n (1)花(果，菜)园(piece of land，often around or at the side of a house，which may be covered with grass or planted with flowers，fruits and vegetables)[C，U]：flower/vegetable/rose～花/菜/玫瑰园;a formal/a small～布置得很整齐/小的花园;a big house with a lot of～一所带有宽敞花园的大住宅;sit in the back～坐在后花园中;weed the～给花园除草;a two-acre～一个两英亩的菜园;G～of Eden伊甸园;～flowers/plants园艺花卉/植物;～seats/paths/apartments 花园座椅/小路/公寓;～plots园地;a～party/city/center/suburb园中聚会/花园城市/园艺中心/花园市郊;～state 花园州(指新泽西州);

(2) 1)公园(public park)[pl]：botanical/zoological～s植/动物园;a public～公园;The botanical～is a very interesting place/is beautiful at this time of year.植物园是个有趣的地方/在一年中的这个时间是很美的。2)(用于街名)(word used in names of certain roads or streets)(大写，有时缩写为Gdns)：Sunnyside/Spring G～s 日光/斯普林公园路;

(3)露天饮食店(outdoor place where soft drinks and food are served)[C]：a beer/a tea～露天啤酒饮食/茶水饮食店;

(4)土地特别肥沃的地区(fertile area or region)[sing](fig)：This region is known as the～of England.这一地区被认为是英国的富饶地区。a～paradise 富饶而美丽的天堂;

vi 从事园艺(work in a garden，making plants grow)[I]：～very much 做很多园艺的活儿;He's been～ing all day.他在花园里劳作已一整天了。

→′gardener n 园丁;′gardening n 园艺