foxtail

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foxtail 指一种形似狐狸尾巴的植物,常见于草地或农田,也可泛指狐尾状物。

用法要点

名词用法

foxtail 主要作可数名词,指具体的狐尾草植物或其穗状花序,常用于描述植物特征或农业场景。

• a field of foxtails
• the foxtail in the garden
• remove foxtails from crops

介词搭配

常与介词如 in、of、with 连用,表示位置、所属或伴随状态,例如在草地中或带有狐尾特征。

• foxtails in the pasture
• a bouquet with foxtails
• ears of foxtail grass

语域说明

foxtail 在农业、植物学和日常园艺中较常见,属于中性语域,在正式或非正式语境均可使用。

• botanical study of foxtails
• casual talk about weeds
• farming manual references

基础例句

I saw some foxtails growing in the backyard yesterday.

我昨天看到后院长了一些狐尾草。

Be careful not to let your dog run through foxtail grass.

小心别让你的狗跑进狐尾草丛里。

We need to pull out these foxtails before they spread seeds.

我们需要在这些狐尾草散播种子前拔掉它们。

高级例句

The agricultural report highlights foxtail as a major weed affecting crop yields in temperate regions.

农业报告强调狐尾草是影响温带地区作物产量的主要杂草。

In botanical studies, foxtail species are classified based on their spikelet morphology and growth patterns.

在植物学研究中,狐尾草物种根据其小穗形态和生长模式进行分类。

Farmers implement integrated pest management to control foxtail infestations in organic farming systems.

农民采用综合害虫管理来控制有机农业系统中的狐尾草侵扰。

高频搭配

verb

growremoveavoididentifycontrol

adjective

wildcommondrygoldeninvasive

noun

grassweedfieldseedharvest

adverb

naturallyquicklyeasilycommonly

preposition

in the fieldof barleywith foxtailsfrom the lawn

phrase

foxtail milletfoxtail lilyfoxtail grassfoxtail weed

常见错误

❌ 错误:I have a foxtail in my garden, it looks beautiful.
✓ 正确:I have some foxtails in my garden, they look beautiful.

foxtail 通常作可数名词,指多株植物时应用复数形式 foxtails,避免单数泛指。

❌ 错误:The foxtail is a kind of tree.
✓ 正确:The foxtail is a kind of grass or weed.

foxtail 指草本植物如草或杂草,不是树木,中文学习者可能误译其植物类别。

近义词辨析

bristlegrass

bristlegrass 更强调其刚毛状小穗,而 foxtail 侧重狐尾形状,在植物学中常互换但 foxtail 更通用。

Foxtail millet is a common crop, while bristlegrass refers to specific weedy species.

timothy

timothy 是一种牧草,穗较紧密;foxtail 常指杂草,穗松散似狐尾,用途和形态不同。

Farmers plant timothy for hay, but try to eradicate foxtail from pastures.