Thicket



GRE

解释

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• n.树丛, 灌木丛
• ［英］ n.树丛, 灌木丛 ( a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: thick ( 浓厚) +et
• ［例］ The fox hid in the thicket where the dog could not reach it.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English *thikket, from Old English thiccet, from thicce thick
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees ; coppice
• 2. something resembling a thicket in density or impenetrability ; tangle <a political thicket><a thicket of reporters>
• ? thickety adjective

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