复合形式：
bush | |
| 英语 | 中文 |
| A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. expr | (Don't risk what you have.) (谚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林 yì niǎo zài shǒu shèng yú èr niǎo zài lín |
| I'm told I can do better if I keep looking for opportunities, but I'll stay at this job for now; after all, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. |
beat around the bush,
also UK: beat about the bush v expr | figurative (avoid getting to the point) | SCSimplified Chinese 旁敲侧击 páng qiāo cè jī
TCTraditional Chinese 旁敲側擊 |
| Stop beating around the bush and give me the real reason! |
beating around the bush,
beating about the bush n | (not getting to the point) | SCSimplified Chinese 旁敲侧击，拐弯抹角，绕圈子 páng qiāo cè jī，rào quān zi
TCTraditional Chinese 旁敲側擊 |
| All this beating around the bush is starting to annoy me; just say yes or no! |
blackberry,
blackberry bush n | (shrub that bears blackberries) (植物) | SCSimplified Chinese 黑莓 hēi méi |
| There are blackberries near the back of the orchard. |
blueberry,
blueberry bush n | (bush that bears blueberries) | SCSimplified Chinese 蓝莓 lán méi |
| The plants by the fence aren't raspberries, they're blueberries. |
| burning bush n | (Bible: in Book of Exodus) (《圣经》典故) | SCSimplified Chinese 燃烧的灌木，燃烧的荆棘 rán shāo de guàn mù，rán shāo de jīng jí |
| bush baby n | (African mammal) (分布于非洲) | SCSimplified Chinese 婴猴 |
| bush league n | (minor-league baseball) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国次级职业棒球联盟 |
bush league,
bush-league adj | US, figurative (amateurish) | SCSimplified Chinese 业余的 yè yú de
TCTraditional Chinese 業餘的 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 外行的 yè yú de ，wài háng de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| bush meals npl | (native Australian foods) | SCSimplified Chinese 澳大利亚本地食品 |
| bush pilot | (small aircraft pilot) | SCSimplified Chinese 丛林飞行员 |
| bush plane n | (for remote areas) | SCSimplified Chinese 丛林飞机 |
| A bush plane is sometimes the only means of getting to remote locations. |
bushfood,
bush tucker n | (Australian native foods) (澳大利亚) | SCSimplified Chinese 丛林食物 |
| butterfly bush n | (flowering plant: buddleia) | SCSimplified Chinese 醉鱼草 |
| caper bush n | (plant with edible buds and berries) | SCSimplified Chinese 刺山柑 |
dittany,
gas plant,
burning bush,
fraxinella n | (aromatic herb) (芳香草本植物) | SCSimplified Chinese 白鲜 |
rosebush,
rose bush n | (tree bearing roses) | SCSimplified Chinese 玫瑰树丛 méi guī shù cóng
TCTraditional Chinese 玫瑰樹叢 |
without beating around the bush,
without beating about the bush adv | informal (in a straightforward way) | SCSimplified Chinese 有话直说 yǒu huà zhí shuō
TCTraditional Chinese 有話直說 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 别拐弯抹角 |
| He told me right away what he thought, without beating about the bush. |
