| 单词 | old-growth |
| 释义 | ˈold-growth adjective [only before noun] old-growth forests/rainforest/timber etc forests etc that have been growing in a place for a long time, rather than ones planted more recently 成熟的森林/热带雨林/树木等〔相对新种植的林木而言，指在某一地区生长了很长时间的树林等〕Examples from the Corpusold-growth• But propaganda that all old-growth forests are being hacked down willy-nilly is nonsense.• The floors of old-growth forests tend to be fairly sterile because overhead canopies of leaves prevent light from reaching the ground.• Like the northern spotted owl, the tiny bird is dependent on old-growth forests.• Somehow they have to protect Young as if he were the last old-growth redwood tree.• Frank Riggs, R-Windsor, whose district includes the hotly contested grove of old-growth redwoods.• The report has been welcomed by many legislators as the most authoritative and independent assessment of the old-growth timber industry ever prepared.ˈold-growth adjectiveChineseSyllable growing been in have Corpus forests etc that |
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