Definition of bough in English:

bough

noun baʊbaʊ

A main branch of a tree.
树枝，大树枝
apple boughs laden with blossom
开满了花的苹果树枝。
Example sentencesExamples
- People are collecting the branches and boughs of trees smashed down by the icy snow.
- As she dropped off to sleep, some of the boughs of the tree bent down and covered the entrance of hollow, obscuring her from view.
- Overlap Christmas tree boughs and evergreen prunings atop beds to protect newly planted and tender perennials and bulbs.
- Garland, wreaths, and pine tree boughs would be hung, red candles lit in the windows, and holly branches attached to the outside of the pews with big red bows.
- He quickly picked apples from the boughs of the tree, throwing them forcefully down upon the heads of his assailants.
- She sat under the boughs of a tree and cried, and her tears formed this pool, this pool the direst of blue to symbolize her sorrow.
- Old newspapers soaked in water and wrapped around a wire coat hanger were decorated with pine boughs from a backyard tree.
- He smiled gently, pale blue eyes glimmering ever so slightly in the moonlight that flickered down through the boughs of the tree.
- It had been a very sunny day, and he was calmly enjoying the warmth, sitting on one of the uppermost boughs of a village tree.
- It was completely silent and tree boughs splintered the moonlight.
- Looking around, Jacob was astonished to find large plates of metal hanging down from the lower boughs of the tall trees.
- He took hold of the tree bough and jumped up, heaving himself onto the branch and disappearing among the leaves.
- We are also planning enhancement programs using tree boughs to alter the flow of the current.
- In Woodlore, for instance, the bough of a tree spreads its yellow branches against a green background.
- Trees drew in their boughs and leaves, revealing the bare, lonesome path.
- After Christmas, use boughs of discarded trees to protect plants from sunscald and frost heave.
- It looked rather like someone had chopped off a tree bough and roughly hewn off all the twigs and leaves.
- Through the gently swaying boughs of trees a cloudless, azure sky was visible, heralding the beginning of a hot, clear day.
- The boughs of a bougainvillea tree in full bloom had climbed over the wall and formed a sweet-smelling canopy above her.
- The boughs of the pine trees drooped with mounds of fluffy snow, and every branch of the hardwoods was outlined in white.
Synonyms
branch, limb, arm, twig, sprig, offshoot, spur

Origin

Old English bōg, bōh 'bough or shoulder', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boeg 'shoulders or ship's bow', German Bug 'ship's bow' and 'horse's hock or shoulder', also to bow³.

bow from Old English:
The bow of a ship has nothing to do with a person bowing in respect or a support bowing under pressure. The nautical bow (early 17th century) is in fact related to bough (Old English), the limb of a tree. Its immediate source, in the later Middle Ages, was German or Dutch. The phrase a shot across the bows, ‘a warning statement or gesture’, has its origins in the world of naval warfare, where it is one which is not intended to hit, but to make ships stop or alter their course. See also buxom. The archer's bow and the act of bending, both Old English, are related and come from Germanic roots. The archer's bow got its name from the shape, which also appears in Old English rainbow and elbow (Old English). The first part of the latter gives us the old measurement the ell, a variable measure, originally the distance from elbow to fingertip, which comes from the Indo-European root that also gives us ulna (mid 16th century) for the bone that runs from elbow to wrist.

Rhymes

allow, avow, Bilbao, Bissau, bow, bow-wow, brow, cacao, chow, ciao, cow, dhow, Dow, endow, Foochow, Frau, Hangzhou, Hough, how, Howe, kowtow, Lao, Liao, Macao, Macau, miaow, Mindanao, mow, now, ow, Palau, plough (US plow), pow, prow, row, scow, Slough, sough, sow, Tao, thou, vow, wow, Yangshao

Definition of bough in US English:

bough

nounbaʊbou

A main branch of a tree.
树枝，大树枝
apple boughs laden with blossom
开满了花的苹果树枝。
Example sentencesExamples
- It was completely silent and tree boughs splintered the moonlight.
- She sat under the boughs of a tree and cried, and her tears formed this pool, this pool the direst of blue to symbolize her sorrow.
- Trees drew in their boughs and leaves, revealing the bare, lonesome path.
- He smiled gently, pale blue eyes glimmering ever so slightly in the moonlight that flickered down through the boughs of the tree.
- The boughs of the pine trees drooped with mounds of fluffy snow, and every branch of the hardwoods was outlined in white.
- Through the gently swaying boughs of trees a cloudless, azure sky was visible, heralding the beginning of a hot, clear day.
- He took hold of the tree bough and jumped up, heaving himself onto the branch and disappearing among the leaves.
- In Woodlore, for instance, the bough of a tree spreads its yellow branches against a green background.
- We are also planning enhancement programs using tree boughs to alter the flow of the current.
- People are collecting the branches and boughs of trees smashed down by the icy snow.
- Old newspapers soaked in water and wrapped around a wire coat hanger were decorated with pine boughs from a backyard tree.
- After Christmas, use boughs of discarded trees to protect plants from sunscald and frost heave.
- Garland, wreaths, and pine tree boughs would be hung, red candles lit in the windows, and holly branches attached to the outside of the pews with big red bows.
- The boughs of a bougainvillea tree in full bloom had climbed over the wall and formed a sweet-smelling canopy above her.
- As she dropped off to sleep, some of the boughs of the tree bent down and covered the entrance of hollow, obscuring her from view.
- He quickly picked apples from the boughs of the tree, throwing them forcefully down upon the heads of his assailants.
- It looked rather like someone had chopped off a tree bough and roughly hewn off all the twigs and leaves.
- Overlap Christmas tree boughs and evergreen prunings atop beds to protect newly planted and tender perennials and bulbs.
- It had been a very sunny day, and he was calmly enjoying the warmth, sitting on one of the uppermost boughs of a village tree.
- Looking around, Jacob was astonished to find large plates of metal hanging down from the lower boughs of the tall trees.
Synonyms
branch, limb, arm, twig, sprig, offshoot, spur

Origin

Old English bōg, bōh ‘bough or shoulder’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boeg ‘shoulders or ship's bow’, German Bug ‘ship's bow’ and ‘horse's hock or shoulder’, also to bow.

单词	bough
释义	Definition of bough in English: bough noun baʊbaʊ A main branch of a tree. 树枝，大树枝 apple boughs laden with blossom 开满了花的苹果树枝。 Example sentencesExamples People are collecting the branches and boughs of trees smashed down by the icy snow. As she dropped off to sleep, some of the boughs of the tree bent down and covered the entrance of hollow, obscuring her from view. Overlap Christmas tree boughs and evergreen prunings atop beds to protect newly planted and tender perennials and bulbs. Garland, wreaths, and pine tree boughs would be hung, red candles lit in the windows, and holly branches attached to the outside of the pews with big red bows. He quickly picked apples from the boughs of the tree, throwing them forcefully down upon the heads of his assailants. She sat under the boughs of a tree and cried, and her tears formed this pool, this pool the direst of blue to symbolize her sorrow. Old newspapers soaked in water and wrapped around a wire coat hanger were decorated with pine boughs from a backyard tree. He smiled gently, pale blue eyes glimmering ever so slightly in the moonlight that flickered down through the boughs of the tree. It had been a very sunny day, and he was calmly enjoying the warmth, sitting on one of the uppermost boughs of a village tree. It was completely silent and tree boughs splintered the moonlight. Looking around, Jacob was astonished to find large plates of metal hanging down from the lower boughs of the tall trees. He took hold of the tree bough and jumped up, heaving himself onto the branch and disappearing among the leaves. We are also planning enhancement programs using tree boughs to alter the flow of the current. In Woodlore, for instance, the bough of a tree spreads its yellow branches against a green background. Trees drew in their boughs and leaves, revealing the bare, lonesome path. After Christmas, use boughs of discarded trees to protect plants from sunscald and frost heave. It looked rather like someone had chopped off a tree bough and roughly hewn off all the twigs and leaves. Through the gently swaying boughs of trees a cloudless, azure sky was visible, heralding the beginning of a hot, clear day. The boughs of a bougainvillea tree in full bloom had climbed over the wall and formed a sweet-smelling canopy above her. The boughs of the pine trees drooped with mounds of fluffy snow, and every branch of the hardwoods was outlined in white. Synonyms branch, limb, arm, twig, sprig, offshoot, spur Origin Old English bōg, bōh 'bough or shoulder', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boeg 'shoulders or ship's bow', German Bug 'ship's bow' and 'horse's hock or shoulder', also to bow³. bow from Old English: The bow of a ship has nothing to do with a person bowing in respect or a support bowing under pressure. The nautical bow (early 17th century) is in fact related to bough (Old English), the limb of a tree. Its immediate source, in the later Middle Ages, was German or Dutch. The phrase a shot across the bows, ‘a warning statement or gesture’, has its origins in the world of naval warfare, where it is one which is not intended to hit, but to make ships stop or alter their course. See also buxom. The archer's bow and the act of bending, both Old English, are related and come from Germanic roots. The archer's bow got its name from the shape, which also appears in Old English rainbow and elbow (Old English). The first part of the latter gives us the old measurement the ell, a variable measure, originally the distance from elbow to fingertip, which comes from the Indo-European root that also gives us ulna (mid 16th century) for the bone that runs from elbow to wrist. Rhymes allow, avow, Bilbao, Bissau, bow, bow-wow, brow, cacao, chow, ciao, cow, dhow, Dow, endow, Foochow, Frau, Hangzhou, Hough, how, Howe, kowtow, Lao, Liao, Macao, Macau, miaow, Mindanao, mow, now, ow, Palau, plough (US plow), pow, prow, row, scow, Slough, sough, sow, Tao, thou, vow, wow, Yangshao Definition of bough in US English: bough nounbaʊbou A main branch of a tree. 树枝，大树枝 apple boughs laden with blossom 开满了花的苹果树枝。 Example sentencesExamples It was completely silent and tree boughs splintered the moonlight. She sat under the boughs of a tree and cried, and her tears formed this pool, this pool the direst of blue to symbolize her sorrow. Trees drew in their boughs and leaves, revealing the bare, lonesome path. He smiled gently, pale blue eyes glimmering ever so slightly in the moonlight that flickered down through the boughs of the tree. The boughs of the pine trees drooped with mounds of fluffy snow, and every branch of the hardwoods was outlined in white. Through the gently swaying boughs of trees a cloudless, azure sky was visible, heralding the beginning of a hot, clear day. He took hold of the tree bough and jumped up, heaving himself onto the branch and disappearing among the leaves. In Woodlore, for instance, the bough of a tree spreads its yellow branches against a green background. We are also planning enhancement programs using tree boughs to alter the flow of the current. People are collecting the branches and boughs of trees smashed down by the icy snow. Old newspapers soaked in water and wrapped around a wire coat hanger were decorated with pine boughs from a backyard tree. After Christmas, use boughs of discarded trees to protect plants from sunscald and frost heave. Garland, wreaths, and pine tree boughs would be hung, red candles lit in the windows, and holly branches attached to the outside of the pews with big red bows. The boughs of a bougainvillea tree in full bloom had climbed over the wall and formed a sweet-smelling canopy above her. As she dropped off to sleep, some of the boughs of the tree bent down and covered the entrance of hollow, obscuring her from view. He quickly picked apples from the boughs of the tree, throwing them forcefully down upon the heads of his assailants. It looked rather like someone had chopped off a tree bough and roughly hewn off all the twigs and leaves. Overlap Christmas tree boughs and evergreen prunings atop beds to protect newly planted and tender perennials and bulbs. It had been a very sunny day, and he was calmly enjoying the warmth, sitting on one of the uppermost boughs of a village tree. Looking around, Jacob was astonished to find large plates of metal hanging down from the lower boughs of the tall trees. Synonyms branch, limb, arm, twig, sprig, offshoot, spur Origin Old English bōg, bōh ‘bough or shoulder’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boeg ‘shoulders or ship's bow’, German Bug ‘ship's bow’ and ‘horse's hock or shoulder’, also to bow.
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