veg·e·ta·tion
noun/ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃn/
/ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable]- plants in general, especially the plants that are found in a particular area or environment
（统称）植物；（尤指某地或环境的）植被，植物群落，草木 - The hills are covered in lush green vegetation.
这片丘陵草木茂盛，郁郁葱葱。 - Desert areas have little vegetation.
沙漠地区植被很少。
Extra ExamplesTopics Plants and treesc1- As we drove towards the desert, the vegetation became sparse.
我们驱车前往沙漠，沿途的草木渐渐变得稀疏。 - Removal of the natural vegetation has resulted in a loss of nutrients in the soil.
破坏天然植被造成了土壤养分的流失。 - piles of rotting vegetation
一堆堆逐渐腐烂的草木
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- green
- dense
- lush
- …
- be covered in
- be covered with
- destroy
- …
- grow
- cover
Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally referring to the action or process of vegetating): from medieval Latin vegetatio(n-) ‘power of growth’, from the verb vegetare, from vegetus ‘active’, from vegere ‘be active’. - The hills are covered in lush green vegetation.