【bough】 - AEAS备考词汇

bough

UK:  [baʊ]

US:  [baʊ]

复数：boughs  

n.

1.大枝,树枝

2.枝条

3.〔古语〕绞刑架

1 . All that would remain would be to wrap up warmly, snuggle into the bough of a fallen tree.
而剩下的事情，就是穿得暖暖的、蜷缩进倒地的大树枝中。

2 . when Alice was a little startled by seeing the Cheshire Cat sitting on a bough of a tree a few yards off.
这时，那只柴郡猫把她吓了一跳，它正坐在几码远的树枝上。

3 . Mistletoe also known throughout history as the golden bough has several different legends associated with its beginning and its meaning.
关于槲寄生作为金枝的开始和它的涵意有几个不同版本的传说。

4 . 'God is our refuge and strength, ' Mr. Obama said. 'He breaks the bough and cuts the spear in two. '
奥巴马说，上帝是我们的避难所，是我们的力量，他折弓断枪。

5 . Genius is nature, and his lay, like the sap in the bough from which he sings, rises without thought.
大自然是天才，他的抒情歌曲，像他歌中树枝的树液，是不假思索就会冒出来的。