英:['ɡɑ:dnɪŋ]
美:[ ˈɡɑrdnɪŋ]
英:['ɡɑ:dnɪŋ]
美:[ ˈɡɑrdnɪŋ]
词根:garden
n.garden 花园;菜园
gardener 园丁;花匠;园艺家
vi.garden 从事园艺;在园中种植
vt.garden 栽培花木
noun
the act, activity, or pastime of planning and cultivating gardens … there is no shortage this spring of slick and glossy books on gardening that are long on toothsome photography and short of thoughtful text …—Allen Lacy Halide lamps are the most popular source of white light available for indoor gardening, providing the best light spectrum for all stages of plant growth.—Laura L. Kramer—often used before another noungardening glovesgardening tools
… America's number-one leisure pursuit remains the gentle, slow-going, idyllic activity of gardening.—Margaret Langstaff
landscape gardening造园术
1570年代,动名词,源自于 garden(动词)。
The first known use of gardening was in the 15th century
1 Now she had to do all the gardening, all the water carrying, all the hunting, and still find time to cut down the muktva tree and carve it into the shape of a boat.
2 “Well, Manhattan’s a big city, with not much gardening space.”
3 I began to order books on gardening and horticulture.
4 I ain’t partial to swords—the time on the reverse is too long if you miscalculate your swing—but it’s better than a couple of rusty gardening blades.
5 The most popular outdoor activity for Americans was gardening.
最受美国人欢迎的户外活动是园艺。
6 She pantomimes gardening gestures at me and taps her index finger on an imaginary watch.
7 She had let them in the house but immediately went into the backyard to do her gardening, leaving the Baudelaire orphans alone in her glorious library.
8 The latest trend is gardening.
最新的时尚是园艺。
9 I wonder if he will lose his cleaning job like some of the gardening jobs.
10 Gardening is very popular in Maryland.
园艺在马里兰州很受欢迎。
11 I saw Henry himself, over her shoulder, standing in the corner in his old gardening clothes.
12 His knees were covered with rich black dirt, and he wore a pair of green gardening gloves.
13 We’re in some sort of large shed; sunlight seeps through the cracks between the warped wooden boards, and there’s a jungle of gardening implements leaning against the walls.
14 To date, the sum of my gardening experience had been futile efforts to rid the flower beds of grass.
迄今为止,我全部的园艺经验就是给花圃徒劳地除草。
15 Unfortunately I'm not suitably dressed for gardening.
不幸的是,我的着装不适合做园艺活。
16 They kept to themselves as much as possible, gardening, raising chickens and pigs and goats and even some sheep, only going down the slope to the village out of necessity.
17 You have an early-morning gardening job tomorrow and you get drunk the night before.
18 Now he spends most of his time gardening, reading, and writing articles that he submits to the Korean newspapers.
19 Two Helpers had appeared on the path below them, each lugging two buckets full of gardening tools.
20 Granny unexpectedly lost one of her two gardening jobs.
2 造园