bush
gb/bˈʊʃ/ us/bˈʊʃ/
A2
Englisch
~ 1200
Bedeutungen
0 Bedeutungen
Nomen
A2
entity
1
A low, dense plant or shrub
A plant that is short and has many small branches and leaves close together.
Verwendungsmuster:
a [adjective] bush
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bush' with 'tree', but a bush is shorter and has many stems from the base.
Synonyme
shrub (More formal or technical term for a small to medium-sized woody plant.)
Antonyme
tree (A woody plant that is typically taller with a single main stem.)
Wortverbindungen
rose bush
|hedge bush
|bush trimming
|thick bush
|under the bush
Themen
nature
|gardening
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- The rabbit hid under the bush.
- She planted a rose bush in the garden.
- We had to cut back the overgrown bushes along the path.
- A bird's nest was hidden deep inside the bush.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The cat is under the bush.
- There is a small bush in the yard.
- I see a bird in the bush.
- We have green bushes near the house.
Nomen
B1
entity
2
Wild or rural undeveloped land
Land with many wild plants and few or no buildings.
Verwendungsmuster:
in the bush
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may confuse this with 'forest'. Bush can include open scrubland, not just dense trees.
Synonyme
wilderness (Implies an even more remote and untouched area than 'bush'.)
Antonyme
city (An urban area with many buildings and people.)
Wortverbindungen
out in the bush
|bush track
|bush country
|deep in the bush
Themen
geography
|travel
|nature
Beispiele
- They went camping deep in the bush.
- The village is located on the edge of the bush.
- Bush fires can spread quickly in dry seasons.
Beispiele für Lernende
- We walked in the bush.
- He lives in the bush far from town.
- There are many animals in the bush.
Verb
informal
B2
action
3
Push through plants while moving
To walk through plants and push them away to move forward.
Verwendungsmuster:
to bush through [vegetation]
Synonyme
push through (More general; not limited to plants.)
Wortverbindungen
bush through
|bush your way
Themen
nature
|travel
Beispiele
- We bushed our way through the undergrowth.
- He had to bush through thick shrubs to reach the cabin.
Beispiele für Lernende
- We bushed through the plants.
- He bushed through to find the road.
Grammatik
Grundform
bush
IPA
GB/bˈʊʃ/
US/bˈʊʃ/
Silben & Betonung
bush (1 Silbe)
Stress on 1st syllable (bush)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: bush
- Plural: bush, bushes
Wortfamilie
Forms
bushes
noun
Core family
bushy
adjective
Related words
bushfire
noun
bushland
noun
Ausdrücke
beat the bushes
1/bˈit ðə bˈʊʃɪz/
idiom
informal
Search very thoroughly
To look everywhere for something or someone.
Beispiele
- The police are beating the bushes for clues.
- We beat the bushes trying to find a good restaurant.
out in the bush
1/ˈaʊt ˈɪn ðə bˈʊʃ/
fixed phrase
In rural wild land
Far from towns and cities, in wild land with few people.
Beispiele
- They live out in the bush, hours from the nearest store.
- I spent a week out in the bush with no phone signal.
beat around the bush
1/bˈit ɚˈaʊnd ðə bˈʊʃ/
idiom
informal
Avoid direct topic discussion
To talk about other things instead of saying what is important or true.
Beispiele
- Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened.
- She never answers directly; she always beats around the bush.