sagebrush

• n. [植] 蒿属植物（产于美国西部）

sage,鼠尾草，brush,灌木植物，刷子。因这种灌木形如鼠尾草而得名。

sagebrush (n.)

1850, from sage (n.1), to which it has no biological affinity, + brush (n.2). Said to be so called for resemblance of its appearance or odor.

Sage-brush is very fair fuel, but as a vegetable it is a distinguished failure. Nothing can abide the taste of it but the jackass and his illegitimate child, the mule. ["Mark Twain," "Roughing It"]

1. Boston Tea Party. The Whiskey Rebellion. The Sagebrush Rebellion.

波士顿倾茶事件, 威士忌酒反抗事件, 还有山艾树起义事件.

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2. While that's good for sagebrush ; it's not good for its plant neighbors.

虽然这样对山艾树比较好,但是对邻近的植物造成威胁.

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3. They keep sagebrush under control.

他们使山艾树的数目受到控制.

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4. In the unheated natural area, sagebrush is a source an army of thirsty insects.

在没有加热的自然区域, 山艾树是很多昆虫的水源.

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5. But just a few feet away, sagebrush under the heater grows far better with fewer bugs.

但是就在几英尺之外, 收到加热的山艾树生长状况好很多,虫子很少.

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