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scrub2/skrʌb/n. 1a vegetation consisting mainly of brushwood or stunted forest growth 灌木丛;矮树丛 b an area of land covered with this 灌木丛地带 2 N. Amer. an animal of inferior breed or physique [北美] (品种低劣或体格瘦小的)动物 often 常作 attrib.: scrub horse 矮马 3 a small or dwarf variety 矮小的品种 often 常作 attrib.: scrub pine 低矮的松树 4 US Sport colloq. a team or player not of the first class [美]【运动】[口]二流运动队(或运动员) □ scrubby adj.[Middle English, variant of SHRUB1] |