"close-set growth of shrubs, bushes, trees, etc.," late Old English þiccet, from þicce (see thick) + denominative suffix -et. Absent in Middle English, reappearing early 16c., perhaps a dialectal survival or a re-formation.
双语例句
1. An olive-coloured tent stood within a thicket of trees.
一顶橄榄色帐篷扎在树丛当中。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The novel is a thicket of literary references.
这本小说纯粹是由一堆文学参考书胡乱拼凑而成。
来自柯林斯例句
3. A thicket makes good cover for animals to hide in.
丛林是动物的良好隐蔽处.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. He hid in a thicket.
他躲在灌木丛里.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The fox hid in the thicket where the dogs could not reach it.