gardening

英 [ˈɡɑːdnɪŋ]

美 [ˈɡɑːrdnɪŋ]

v. 做园艺工作; 种植花木
garden的现在分词

现在分词：gardening　

BNC.5625 / COCA.7049

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT （住宅旁的）花园，菜园，庭园，园子（美国英语中表示此义时常用yard，而garden仅用来指花园和菜园）
In British English, agardenis a piece of land next to a house, with flowers, vegetables, other plants, and often grass. In American English, the usual word isyard, and agardenrefers only to land which is used for growing flowers and vegetables.
1. ...the most beautiful garden on Earth.
  世界上最漂亮的花园
VERB 干园艺活；种植花木
If yougarden, you do work in your garden such as weeding or planting.
1. Jim gardened at the homes of friends on weekends.
  吉姆周末帮忙打理朋友家的花园。
N-PLURAL 公园
Gardensare places like a park that have areas of plants, trees, and grass, and that people can visit and walk around.
1. The Gardens are open from 10.30am until 5pm.
  公园从上午10点半到下午5点之间开放。
2. ...Kensington Gardens.
  肯辛顿公园
N-IN-NAMES （用于街名）园，街，广场
Gardensis sometimes used as part of the name of a street.
1. He lives at 9, Acacia Gardens.
  他住在金合欢街9号。

noun

His remarks about gardening were hardly to the purpose.
他对园艺的一席话简直是文不对题。
His only experience of gardening so far proved immensely satisfying
到目前为止他唯一的一次园艺经历非常令人满意。
She is reading a handbook on gardening.
她正在阅读一本园艺手册。
She had a passion for gardening
她酷爱园艺。
He loved gardening. He went at it hammer and tongs as soon as he got back from work
他酷爱侍弄花草。只要下班一回到家，他就兴冲冲地忙活起来。
All this gardening is hungry work.
这些园艺活儿让人干了肚子饿。
I am a gardening enthusiast, in the balcony of our house is filled with my favorite flowers.
我是一个养花爱好者，在我们家的阳台上，摆满了。
The settlement means that the three executives can return from gardening leave and start their new jobs.
这份协议意味着3位主管可以结束园艺假，开始新的工作。
Tomorrow I'll treat myself to a day's gardening
明天我将犒劳一下自己——享受一天的园艺乐趣。
Unfortunately I'm not suitably dressed for gardening.
不幸的是，我的着装不适合做园艺活。