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chaparral

/shap-uh-ral, chap-/US // ˌʃæp əˈræl, ˌtʃæp- //UK // (ˌtʃæpəˈræl, ˌʃæp-) //

皲裂,灌木林,灌木丛,皲裂层

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Southwestern U.S.

    • : a dense growth of shrubs or small trees.

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Examples

  • Lisa Phillips, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, said current low moisture levels in the area’s live chaparral vegetation are not usually seen until July.

  • Instead, says Forest Service silviculturist Dana Walsh, they’ve been replaced by thick mats of chaparral, a fire-prone shrub that has squeezed out the forest’s return.

  • The blows of the ax, off in the chaparral, were louder in their ears now, and they could hear a mumble of voices.

  • Both boys were so hard at work that they did not notice the sound of voices had died out in the chaparral.

  • "Oh, he's chasing a two-legged rat through the chaparral," answered the fat boy carelessly.

  • Under his pony's bridle he had tucked some sprigs of chaparral to keep away the deer flies.

  • The impetuous Gila rolled along its yellowish stream between two banks clothed with wood and thick chaparral.

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