heath

noun
🔊/hiːθ/
🔊/hiːθ/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a large area of open land that is not used for farming and is covered with rough grass and other small wild plants(杂草和灌木丛生的)荒地,荒野
    • on the heath Wild ponies roam free on the heath.野生小马在荒地上自由漫游。
    • The marshland gave way to heath and sandy scrub.沼泽地让位给荒地和沙质灌木丛。
    Topics Geographyc2
    Word OriginOld English hǣth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heide and German Heide.