whin
noun [ U or C ] UK uk/wɪn/ us/wɪn/
荆豆，荆豆丛
used in some parts of northern England and Scotland to refer to gorse (= a wild bush with sharp thorns and small, yellow flowers), or to a gorse bush
A pheasant exploded out of the whin. 一只野鸡从荆豆丛中飞了出来。
a whin bush 荆豆丛
- More examples
- Furze is also known as gorse or whin.
- The fields were divided by whin hedges.
- The white creature disappeared into the whin bushes.
- They cleared the whins off the mountain and drained the bogs.