• n. [植] 蒿屬植物（產(chǎn)于美國西部）

sage,鼠尾草，brush,灌木植物，刷子。因這種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.

波士頓傾茶事件, 威士忌酒反抗事件, 還有山艾樹起義事件.

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

雖然這樣對山艾樹比較好,但是對鄰近的植物造成威脅.

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3. They keep sagebrush under control.

他們使山艾樹的數(shù)目受到控制.

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

在沒有加熱的自然區(qū)域, 山艾樹是很多昆蟲的水源.

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

但是就在幾英尺之外, 收到加熱的山艾樹生長狀況好很多,蟲子很少.

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