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bush [bushes] (category of woody plant) noun [UK: bʊʃ] [US: ˈbʊʃ] | 灌木 /guànmù/noun |
Bush (surname) proper noun [UK: bʊʃ] [US: ˈbʊʃ] | 布什 /Bùshí/proper noun 布希 /Bùxī/proper noun |
bush dog (a wild canine animal) noun | 薮犬 /sǒuquǎn/noun 藪犬noun |
bushel [bushels] (dry measure) noun [UK: ˈbʊʃ.l̩] [US: ˈbʊʃ.l̩] | 蒲式耳 /púshì'ěr/noun |
bushido (ethical code of the samurai) noun [UK: bʊʃˈiːdəʊ] [US: bʊʃˈiːdoʊ] | 武士道 /wǔshìdào/noun |
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (small but certain advantage is preferable) phrase [UK: ə bɜːd ɪn ðə hænd ɪz wɜːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə bʊʃ] [US: ə ˈbɝːd ɪn ðə ˈhænd ˈɪz ˈwɝːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃ] | is worth ten in the forest)phrase 一鳥在手勝於十鳥在林phrase 一鸟在手胜于十鸟在林 /yī niǎo zài shǒu shèngyú shí niǎo zài lín/phrase |
ambush [ambushed, ambushing, ambushes] (to station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy) verb [UK: ˈæm.bʊʃ] [US: ˈæm.ˌbʊʃ] | 伏击 /fújī/verb 伏擊verb 打埋伏 /dǎ máifu/verb |
ambush [ambushes] noun [UK: ˈæm.bʊʃ] [US: ˈæm.ˌbʊʃ] | 伏击 /fújī/ ; 埋伏noun 伏擊noun 埋伏 /máifu/noun |
babushka (an old woman) noun [UK: bə.ˈbʊʃk.ə] [US: bə.ˈbʊʃk.ə] | 老婆婆noun |
beat around the bush (to treat a topic but omit its main points) verb [UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ] [US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ] | 兜圈子 /dōuquānzi/verb 拐彎抹角verb 繞圈子verb 绕圈子 /ràoquānzi/verb 轉彎抹角verb |
burning bush (biblical object) noun | 燃燒的荊棘noun |
burning bush (Euonymus atropurpureus) noun | 紫卫矛 /zǐwèimáo/noun 紫衛矛noun 美卫矛 /měiwèimáo/noun 美衛矛noun |
hide one's light under a bushel (to conceal one’s positive qualities or talents) verb [UK: haɪd wʌnz laɪt ˈʌnd.ə(r) ə ˈbʊʃ.l̩] [US: ˈhaɪd wʌnz ˈlaɪt ˈʌnd.r̩ ə ˈbʊʃ.l̩] | |
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone) noun | 日本樹鶯noun |
saltbush (plant of the genus Atriplex) noun | 滨藜 /bīnlí/noun 滨藜属 /bīnlíshǔ/noun 濱藜noun 濱藜屬noun |
tie bush (shrub) noun | 南嶺蕘花noun |