scrubby
🇺🇸
/ˈskrʌbi/
🇬🇧
/ˈskrʌbi/
An area with lots of small bushes and not many big trees.
We hiked through the scrubby terrain, where only small plants could grow.
我们徒步穿越了只有小植物才能生长的灌木丛生地带。
Small and not fully grown, like a young plant or a person who is not very tall.
The scrubby little tree was struggling to reach the sunlight.
那棵矮小的树在努力争取阳光。