gar‧den 1 S1 W1 / ɡɑdn $ ɡɑr- / 名词

1 [可数名词] British English the area of land next to a house, where there are flowers, grass, and other plants, and often a place for people to sit 同义词 yard American English :

He’s outside in the garden.

Grace brought us some flowers from her garden.

back/front garden (= at the back or front of the house )

2 [可数名词] a part of the area next to a house, which has plants and flowers in it :

The house has a beautiful herb garden.

3 gardens [复数形式] a large area of land where plants and flowers are grown so that the public can go and see them :

the Botanical Gardens at Kew

4 Gardens British English used in the name of streets :

211 Roland Gardens

→ kitchen garden , market garden , → lead somebody up the garden path at lead 1 ( 12 )

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + garden

overgrown (= covered with plants that have grown in an uncontrolled way ) The garden is getting rather overgrown.

well-kept/tidy British English ( also neat American English ) The hotel is set in a well-kept garden.

untidy There was a small untidy garden behind the house.

the front garden British English (= at the front of a house ) Their house had a small front garden.

the back garden British English (= behind a house ) The children are playing in the back garden.

a flower/rose garden (= a garden planted with flowers/roses ) The cottage was surrounded by a flower garden.

a kitchen garden British English (= where you grow fruit and vegetables ) The kitchen garden supplies vegetables to the manor house.

a vegetable/herb garden (= where vegetables/herbs are grown ) Rows of lettuces had been sown in the vegetable garden.

a rock garden (= a garden with rocks that have plants growing between them ) She helped me choose plants for the rock garden.

动词

water the garden It hasn’t rained for a week – I should water the garden.

weed the garden (= remove unwanted wild plants ) She was outside weeding the garden.

plant a garden They planted a beautiful rose garden in her memory.

garden + NOUN

a garden shed (= a small building in the garden for storing tools and equipment ) We keep the lawnmower in the garden shed.

garden tools (= tools that you use for digging, planting etc in the garden ) Choose the right garden tool and you’ll do the job properly.

a garden centre British English , a garden center American English (= a shop selling plants and things for the garden ) I bought the plants at the garden centre.

garden furniture (= chairs and tables used in a garden ) Garden furniture sells well when the weather is warm.

a garden hose (= a long rubber tube used for watering a garden ) He accidentally left the garden hose running.

a garden pond (= a small area of water in a garden ) The garden pond was full of fish.

a garden gnome (= a stone or plastic figure in a garden, which looks like a little old man with a pointed hat ) Somebody had stolen one of their garden gnomes.

the garden gate (= the gate between a garden and the street ) Martin was waiting by the garden gate.

a garden path Elaine walked up the garden path and into the house.

garden waste (= grass, leaves etc that you have cut and do not want ) The brown bin is for garden waste.

短语

the bottom of the garden British English (= the end of the garden, away from the house ) There was a trampoline at the bottom of the garden.

THESAURUS

areas and structures in a garden

lawn [可数名词] an area of short grass in a garden : They were sitting on the front lawn of the house.

flowerbed [可数名词] an area of ground where you grow flowers : The flowerbeds were well maintained.

rockery [可数名词] British English an area of a garden where there are rocks with small flowers growing between them

hedge [可数名词] a row of small bushes or trees growing close together, used for dividing one garden from another : a beech hedge

vegetable patch/plot [可数名词] ( also kitchen garden British English ) a part of a garden where you grow vegetables

patio [可数名词] a flat stone area next to a house, where people sit outside

decking [不可数名词] a flat wooden area in a garden, where people can sit

pond [可数名词] a small area of water in a garden

water feature [可数名词] a small pool or structure with water running through it, used to make a garden look more attractive

greenhouse [可数名词] a glass building where you can grow plants that need protection from the weather

shed [可数名词] a small wooden building in a garden, where you can store things

work you do in a garden

cut the grass/mow the lawn to cut grass using a machine : I need to mow the lawn.

trim a hedge to make a hedge look neater by cutting small pieces off it : Hedges need to be trimmed regularly in summer.

cut back/prune shrubs to cut pieces off a bush in order to make it grow better : March is the ideal time for pruning roses.

weed the flowerbeds/do some weeding to remove unwanted plants : Dad was doing some weeding.

sow seeds to put seeds in the ground : The children had been sowing sunflower seeds.

plant a plant/tree to put a plant or tree in the ground so that it will grow : They’d planted a row of cherry trees.

deadhead plants to remove the dead or dying flowers from a plant : When deadheading roses, make sure you use sharp pruning scissors.