英语词汇“spruce”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	spruce
释义	Trends of spruce View usage for: spruce (spruːs) Word forms: plural spruce, 3rd person singular presenttense spruces, present participle sprucing, past tense, past participle spruced 1. variable noun A spruce is a kind of evergreen tree. Trees such as spruce, pine and oak have been planted. ...a young blue spruce. ...80-year-old spruces. Spruce is the wood from this tree. Early settlers built frames of spruce, maple and pine. 2. adjective Someone who is spruce is very neat and smart in appearance. Chris was looking spruce in his stiff-collared black shirt and new short hair cut. Synonyms: smart, trim, neat, elegant More Synonyms of spruce Phrasal verbs: See spruce up spruce in British English 1 (spruːs) noun 1. any coniferous tree of the N temperate genus Picea, cultivated for timber and for ornament: family Pinaceae. They grow in a pyramidal shape and have needle-like leaves and light-coloured wood See also Norway spruce, blue spruce, white spruce, black spruce 2. the wood of any of these trees Word origin C17: short for Spruce fir, from C14 Spruce Prussia, changed from Pruce, via Old French from Latin Prussia spruce in British English 2 (spruːs) adjective neat, smart, and trim Derived forms sprucely (ˈsprucely) adverb spruceness (ˈspruceness) noun Word origin C16: perhaps from Spruce leather a fashionable leather imported from Prussia; see spruce1 spruce in American English 1 (sprus) adjectiveWord forms: ˈsprucer or ˈsprucest 1. neat and trim in a smart, dapper way verb transitiveWord forms: spruced or ˈsprucing 2. to make spruce usually with up verb intransitive 3. to make oneself spruce usually with up Derived forms sprucely (ˈsprucely) adverb spruceness (ˈspruceness) noun Word origin < ME Spruce (see spruce2), esp. in the phr. Spruce leather, fine leather imported from Prussia spruce in American English 2 (sprus) noun 1. any of a genus (Picea) of evergreen trees of the pine family, having slender needles that are rhombic in cross section 2. the soft, light wood of any of these trees 3. any of several evergreen trees, as the Douglas fir, resembling the spruces Word origin ME Spruce, for Pruce, Prussia < OFr < ML Prussia: prob. because the tree was first known as a native of Prussia Image of spruce © Artur Marfin, shutterstock Examples of 'spruce' in a sentence spruce What is causing the small lumpy growths on the branches of my spruce tree? The Sun (2015) My father was fond of spruce trees. Eddison, Sydney A Patchwork Garden: Unexpected Pleasures from a Country Garden (1990) Some spruce up scruffy gardens while owners are out. The Sun (2015) How to spruce up your garden in time for summer thetimes. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The blue spruce is growing somewhere in Arizona. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Smaller, decorative home items also performed well as consumers continued to spruce up their homes instead of moving. Times, Sunday Times (2010) A whiff of spruce and pine. Edward Beauclerk Maurice THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic (2004) Use twigs, cut ivy, holly and a branch of blue spruce for more of that wonderful festive vibe. Times, Sunday Times (2010) When they return home, they nest in pine and spruce forests, making a cup of twigs and reindeer moss. Times, Sunday Times (2011) A blue spruce, which looks good both indoors and in the garden, is a great choice. The Sun (2015) AT last the weather is warming up so this weekend I plan to spruce up my garden with outdoors bargains. The Sun (2010) Word lists with spruce tree, wood In other languages spruce British English: spruce NOUN A spruce is a kind of evergreen tree. Trees such as spruce, pine and oak have been planted. American English: spruce Brazilian Portuguese: abeto Chinese: 云杉 European Spanish: pícea French: épicéa German: Fichte Italian: abete rosso Japanese: トウヒ Korean: 가문비나무 European Portuguese: abeto Latin American Spanish: pícea British English: spruce ADJECTIVE Someone who is spruce is very neat and smart in appearance. He was looking spruce in his stiff-collared black shirt and new short hair cut. American English: spruce Brazilian Portuguese: arrumado Chinese: 打扮漂亮的 European Spanish: arreglado French: pimpant German: adrett Italian: lindo Japanese: 清楚な Korean: 말쑥한 European Portuguese: arrumado Latin American Spanish: arreglado All related terms of 'spruce' spruce up If something is spruced up , its appearance is improved . If someone is spruced up , they have made themselves look very smart. blue spruce a spruce tree, Picea pungens glauca , native to the Rocky Mountains of North America , having blue-green needle-like leaves spruce beer an alcoholic drink made of fermented molasses flavoured with spruce twigs and cones spruce pine a large pine tree, Pinus glabra, of the southeastern US balsam spruce either of two North American coniferous trees of the genus Picea , P . pungens (the blue spruce ) or P. engelmanni black spruce a coniferous tree, Picea mariana , of the northern regions of North America , growing mostly in cold bogs and having dark green needles Norway spruce a European spruce tree, Picea abies , planted for timber and ornament , having drooping branches and dark green needle-like leaves sitka spruce a tall North American spruce tree, Picea sitchensis, having yellowish-green needle-like leaves: yields valuable timber spruce grouse a game bird, Dendragapus canadensis , occurring in Canadian coniferous forests white spruce a N North American spruce tree, Picea glauca, having grey bark , pale brown oblong cones , and bluish-green needle-like leaves hemlock spruce an umbelliferous poisonous Eurasian plant, Conium maculatum, having finely divided leaves, spotted stems , and small white flowers Engelmann spruce a narrow , conical spruce , Picea engelmannii , of western North America, having short, dense branches and yielding a soft , pale-yellow wood Douglas fir a North American pyramidal coniferous tree, Pseudotsuga menziesii, widely planted for ornament and for timber , having needle-like leaves and hanging cones : family Pinaceae (adjective) in the sense of smart Definition neat and smart Chris was looking spruce in his black shirt. Synonyms smart I was dressed in a smart navy-blue suit. trim The neighbour's gardens were trim and neat. neat Her house was neat and tidy and gleamingly clean. elegant dainty a pair of the daintiest little kid slippers dapper a small, dapper man in his early fifties natty (informal) He was a natty dresser. a natty pin-stripe suit well-groomed well-groomed young men in expensive suits well turned out trig (archaic, dialect) as if you had just stepped out of a bandbox soigné or soignée Opposites messy , untidy , dishevelled , rumpled , bedraggled , unkempt , uncombed , frowsy , disarrayed phrasal verb See spruce something or someone up Additional synonyms in the sense of dainty Definition delicate, pretty, or elegant a pair of the daintiest little kid slippers Synonyms delicate, pretty, charming, fine, slight, slim, elegant, trim, neat, refined, exquisite, graceful, petite, dinky (British, informal) in the sense of dapper Definition (of a man) neat in appearance and slight in build a small, dapper man in his early fifties Synonyms neat, nice, smart, trim, stylish, spruce, dainty, natty (informal), well-groomed, well turned out, trig (archaic, dialect), soigné in the sense of natty Definition smart and spruce He was a natty dresser.a natty pin-stripe suit Synonyms smart, sharp (informal), dashing (old-fashioned), elegant, trim, neat, fashionable, stylish, trendy (British, informal), chic, spruce, well-dressed, dapper, debonair, snazzy (informal), modish, well-turned-out, rakish, crucial (slang), schmick (Australian, informal) Nearby words of spruce sprint sprite sprout spruce spruce something or someone up spry spunk Related terms of spruce spruce something or someone up Synonyms of 'spruce' spruce Explore 'spruce' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of neat Definition clean and tidy Her house was neat and tidy and gleamingly clean. Synonyms tidy, nice, straight, trim, orderly, immaculate, spruce, well-kept, uncluttered, shipshape, spick-and-span in the sense of trim Definition neat and spruce in appearance The neighbour's gardens were trim and neat. Synonyms neat, nice, smart, compact, tidy, orderly, spruce, dapper, natty (informal), well-groomed, well-ordered, well turned-out, shipshape, spick-and-span, trig (archaic, dialect), soigné or soignée in the sense of well-groomed Definition having a smart tidy appearance well-groomed young men in expensive suits Synonyms smart, trim, neat, tidy, spruce, well-dressed, dapper, well turned out, soigné or soignée
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