privet
/priv-it/US // ˈprɪv ɪt //UK // (ˈprɪvɪt) //
女贞子,女贞,女贞座,私生子
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
Examples
His gray hackles stiffened and his thick-set eyebrows bristled outward like bits of frosted privet.
As the strains died away and the couples moved off among the privet-lined paths, I went slowly down the terrace.
Then a little branch of privet comes and touches M. Flammarion's hand, apparently arriving from somewhere near the window.
The copper beech, the high privet hedge and the willows beyond it, shut out both light and air.
She made a charming picture as she walked slowly the length of the privet hedge and then turned towards the copper beech again.
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