bush
gb/bˈʊʃ/ us/bˈʊʃ/
A2
Ingles
~ 1200
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan
A2
entity
1
A low, dense plant or shrub
A plant that is short and has many small branches and leaves close together.
Padron ng paggamit:
a [adjective] bush
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bush' with 'tree', but a bush is shorter and has many stems from the base.
Mga kasingkahulugan
shrub (More formal or technical term for a small to medium-sized woody plant.)
Mga kasalungat
tree (A woody plant that is typically taller with a single main stem.)
Mga kolokasyon
rose bush
|hedge bush
|bush trimming
|thick bush
|under the bush
Mga tema
nature
|gardening
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Pangngalan
B1
entity
2
Wild or rural undeveloped land
Land with many wild plants and few or no buildings.
Padron ng paggamit:
in the bush
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse this with 'forest'. Bush can include open scrubland, not just dense trees.
Mga kasingkahulugan
wilderness (Implies an even more remote and untouched area than 'bush'.)
Mga kasalungat
city (An urban area with many buildings and people.)
Mga kolokasyon
out in the bush
|bush track
|bush country
|deep in the bush
Mga tema
geography
|travel
|nature
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- We walked in the bush.
- He lives in the bush far from town.
- There are many animals in the bush.
Pandiwa
informal
B2
action
3
Push through plants while moving
To walk through plants and push them away to move forward.
Padron ng paggamit:
to bush through [vegetation]
Mga kasingkahulugan
push through (More general; not limited to plants.)
Mga kolokasyon
bush through
|bush your way
Mga tema
nature
|travel
Mga Halimbawa
- We bushed our way through the undergrowth.
- He had to bush through thick shrubs to reach the cabin.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- We bushed through the plants.
- He bushed through to find the road.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
bush
IPA
GB/bˈʊʃ/
US/bˈʊʃ/
Mga pantig at diin
bush (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (bush)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: bush
- Plural: bush, bushes
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
bushes
noun
Core family
bushy
adjective
Related words
bushfire
noun
bushland
noun
Mga ekspresyon
beat the bushes
1/bˈit ðə bˈʊʃɪz/
idiom
informal
Search very thoroughly
To look everywhere for something or someone.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened.
- She never answers directly; she always beats around the bush.