Briars

基本释义

briars 是名词 briar 的复数形式，指 带刺的灌木或荆棘，尤其常指野玫瑰、黑莓等带有尖刺的植物。在文学和日常用语中常与“障碍、困难”产生隐喻意义。

音标

英式音标：/ˈbraɪəz/

美式音标：/ˈbraɪərz/

翻译

n. 荆棘，带刺的灌木（复数）

引申义：困境、阻碍（多见于比喻性表达）

读音

briars 读作 [braɪərz]，与单词 buyers 发音相近，但起始音为 [br-]。

用法

常用于自然环境描写，表示荒地或树林中带刺的植物丛。

在文学或诗歌中，象征艰难、困苦、障碍。

可与 roses（玫瑰）等词对比，表达“痛苦与美丽并存”的意境。

例句（10句）

The path was covered with briars, making it difficult to walk.

He cut his hands on the sharp briars while picking blackberries.

The rabbit hid in the thick briars to escape the fox.

They cleared the field of briars before planting crops.

Life’s journey is full of roses and briars alike.

The hunter pushed his way through the dense briars.

Her dress was torn by the briars along the trail.

The abandoned garden had grown wild with briars.

He compared his struggles to walking barefoot through briars.

The poet wrote of briars as symbols of hardship.

常见短语与搭配

briar patch：荆棘丛，常用作比喻困境或复杂处境

wild briars：野生荆棘

briar rose：荆棘玫瑰，文学或童话