bush
gb/bˈʊʃ/ us/bˈʊʃ/
A2
Inglese
~ 1200
bokor, cserje, bozót, vadon, utat tör (a bozótban), átvágja magát (a bozótban)
SOSTANTIVO
A2
1
Schema d'uso:
a [adjective] bush
The rabbit hid under the bush.
A nyúl a bokor alatt bújt el.
She planted a rose bush in the garden.
Egy rózsabokrot ültetett a kertben.
We had to cut back the overgrown bushes along the path.
A bird's nest was hidden deep inside the bush.
Esempi per chi studia
The cat is under the bush.
A macska a bokor alatt van.
There is a small bush in the yard.
Van egy kis bokor az udvarban.
I see a bird in the bush.
We have green bushes near the house.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bush' with 'tree', but a bush is shorter and has many stems from the base.
Significato
A low, dense plant or shrub
Collocazioni
rose bush
|hedge bush
|bush trimming
|thick bush
|under the bush
Sinonimi
shrub (More formal or technical term for a small to medium-sized woody plant.)
Contrari
tree (A woody plant that is typically taller with a single main stem.)
Temi
nature
|gardening
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A plant that is short and has many small branches and leaves close together.
A plant with many small branches growing close to the ground, often forming a thick mass.
SOSTANTIVO
B1
2
Schema d'uso:
in the bush
They went camping deep in the bush.
Mélyen a bozótban mentek kempingezni.
The village is located on the edge of the bush.
A falu a bozót szélén található.
Bush fires can spread quickly in dry seasons.
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We walked in the bush.
A bozótban sétáltunk.
He lives in the bush far from town.
A bozótban él, messze a várostól.
There are many animals in the bush.
Errore comune:
Learners may confuse this with 'forest'. Bush can include open scrubland, not just dense trees.
Significato
Wild or rural undeveloped land
Collocazioni
out in the bush
|bush track
|bush country
|deep in the bush
Sinonimi
wilderness (Implies an even more remote and untouched area than 'bush'.)
Contrari
city (An urban area with many buildings and people.)
Temi
geography
|travel
|nature
Definizione
Land with many wild plants and few or no buildings.
An area of wild land covered with natural vegetation, especially in rural or sparsely populated regions.
VERBO
B2
INFORMAL
3
Schema d'uso:
to bush through [vegetation]
We bushed our way through the undergrowth.
Át kellett törnünk magunkat az aljnövényzeten.
He had to bush through thick shrubs to reach the cabin.
Sűrű bokrokon kellett utat törnie, hogy elérje a kunyhót.
Esempi per chi studia
We bushed through the plants.
Átvágtuk magunkat a növényeken.
He bushed through to find the road.
Áttört a bozótban, hogy megtalálja az utat.
Significato
Push through plants while moving
Collocazioni
bush through
|bush your way
Sinonimi
push through (More general; not limited to plants.)
Temi
nature
|travel
Definizione
To walk through plants and push them away to move forward.
To make one's way through bushes or dense vegetation by pushing them aside.
Grammatica
Forma base
bush
IPA
GB/bˈʊʃ/
US/bˈʊʃ/
Sillabe e accento
bush (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (bush)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: bush
- Plural: bush, bushes
Famiglia di parole
Forms
bushes
noun
Core family
bushy
adjective
Related words
bushfire
noun
bushland
noun
Espressioni
beat the bushes
1/bˈit ðə bˈʊʃɪz/
idiom
informal
Search very thoroughly
To look everywhere for something or someone.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened.
- She never answers directly; she always beats around the bush.