Green thumb 表示某些人非常擅長(zhǎng)種花、種菜,有特殊的園藝才能。
a green-thumbed gardener 指的就是“園藝高手”,再例如:Thanks to my mother's green thumb, we usually had vegetables fresh from the garden. (多虧了媽媽擅長(zhǎng)種植,我們總能從花園里摘到信息的蔬菜。)
water 作動(dòng)詞時(shí),表示“澆水”。
We need to water the lawn.
我們要給草坪澆澆水。
pull weeds 拔草
We pulled weeds from the garden.
我們?cè)诨▓@里拔草。
mow the lawn 修剪草坪
My mother asked me to mow the lawn.
媽媽讓我去修剪草坪
pick 采摘
Our grapes are picked by hand.
我們的葡萄都是手工采摘的。
prune 修剪
You should prune back the unwanted branches.
你應(yīng)該將不要樹(shù)枝都剪掉。
graft 嫁接
He grafted the branch onto the apple tree.
他將這根樹(shù)枝嫁接到了蘋(píng)果樹(shù)上。
potting soil 盆栽土
He rooted the tulip bulbs in potting soil.
他將郁金香球莖植在盆栽土里,等著生根。
sprout 發(fā)芽
The tree is already sprouting leaves.
那棵樹(shù)已經(jīng)開(kāi)始發(fā)芽了。
shrivel up 使......干枯
The heat shriveled up the plant's leaves.
炎熱的天氣下,葉子都枯萎了。