| 单词 | blue gum |
| 例句 | The shacks were made of plastic, tin and cardboard and stood near clumps of blue gum trees, whose branches screamed like ghosts in the icy Cape wind. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We then dug up large, round tuber roots called kaumbu and carved them into wheels, using blue gum poles as axles. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Evenings in the village, just after the sun disappeared over the blue gums, were my favorite time of day. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z As usual, we found a line of truck drivers, market women, farmers, and traders waiting outside under the blue gum trees to share their concerns and grievances. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Without anyone seeing, I ran into the blue gum grove behind my house, leaned against a tree, and tried to make myself clean. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z It was just a small place under a grove of blue gums, with tall grass grown up around a few concrete headstones. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Once, I even saw one of them climb a blue gum pole while upside down, like a spider. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z We came across a row of five stout stumps of 130-year-old blue gum trees that are known as “the Burghers of Prince Albert.” An Artist Colony Thrives in the South African Desert 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z As one character remarks, in the run-up to the forest fire in which some part of what Tealing has become "perishes" for the second time, "blue gums love fire … they grow back very fast". The Professor of Truth by James Robertson – review 2013-06-19T12:30:01Z Among them are southern magnolia, Virginia cedar, southern sugar maple, blue gum and mimosa. A man landed a 3,500-pound catfish…with a block of wood 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z According to the logging industry, the blue gum trees were harvested in November and the contractor followed all of the protocols in place to protect the animals. Dozens of koalas found dead after logging 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Among the precise rows of smouldering blue gums, he had found signs of two deliberately lit fires, 100 metres apart. On the arsonist’s trail: inside Australia’s worst bushfire catastrophe 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Balboa Park may be full of palms and blue gum eucalyptus but a new program announced Thursday will add a wider diversity of other species to the 149-year-old park’s arboreal catalog. Greening up Balboa Park: 500 trees to replace those felled by drought 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z The tree most favoured for this purpose is the blue gum, or Eucalyptus globus. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z As there was nothing else to see on Serendib they worked a way between the blue gums back to the raft, and re-embarked for New Formosa. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z A block of out-buildings adjoined, and several spacious enclosures sloped down into the hollow; but save for a few tall blue gums overshadowing the house, the surroundings were destitute of trees. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The arsonist had had no need to set kindling among the blue gums. On the arsonist’s trail: inside Australia’s worst bushfire catastrophe 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z A poignant longing comes to them sometimes, even in Park Lane, for the glitter of galvanised-iron and sardine-tins and Nestle's Brand—and the red dust, and the spectral blue gums. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z The blue gum is extensively cultivated outside of Australia, because experiment shows that it produces the most timber in the least time. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z In a willow stole or blue gum Mark found the nest of a sedge bird, but empty, the young birds hatched long since. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z I smiled when I greeted him, and for a moment he showed his blue gums in a vain attempt at cheerfulness, but he quickly subsided into his habitual gloom. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z It bears the same relation to the more dangerous effects of phosphorus that “blue gum” does to the systemic effects of lead. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z E. globulus, so called from the rounded form of its cap-like corolla, is the blue gum tree of Victoria and Tasmania. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z For an appreciation of the decorative effect of our young blue gums, we must go to the Riviera or to English conservatories. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z They stayed therefore under the blue gum boughs and waited. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z I’ve had a special place in my heart for these creatures ever since while strolling on the beach I saw what I thought was a wad of blue gum on the sand. Nudibranchs, Corals and Readers' Questions 2010-08-10T17:29:00Z Under the cloudless curve Of a wide remorseless sky Sleeps the patchy scrub of the sweeping veld And the slim blue gums, and the wattle belt Where the shrike broods watchfully. Provocations There were acres and acres of sage brush, sometimes a field of wild buckwheat and once in a while a small grove of live oak shrubs or of red and blue gum trees. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines Moreover, I never saw a lizard in the blue gums, though dozens of them were to be seen about the oaks and in the brush. A-Birding on a Bronco Bevis poled the raft across to Serendib, and then very quietly round the northern end of that island, where the water was deep enough to let the raft pass close to the blue gum boughs. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z She could see Lysander's tilted hat moving among the low blue gums beside the shed. Stories of the Foot-hills The land rose to greater heights, the lighter vegetation gave way to heavier growths of spruce and blue gum and maple. The Law-Breakers The blue gum trees in the neighbourhood were extremely fine, whilst that species of Eucalyptus, which is vulgarly called the apple-tree . . . again made its appearance. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Their grayish green suits toned in with the color of the blue gums. A-Birding on a Bronco “There are blue gum trees, and palms, and banyans.” Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The blue gums and oaks that fringed the river gorge and the bushes that grew about were ragged and torn with shell and shrapnel-ball. The Dop Doctor A horse stood grazing in the midst of a small grass patch surrounded by a thick bush of spruce, and maple, and blue gums. The Law-Breakers The blue gums crowded so closely that frequently she was driven to considerable detour. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies Indeed, a young blue gum is as pretty a sight as one often sees; it is a tree of exquisite delicacy of coloring. A-Birding on a Bronco “Nothing but blue gums,” said Mark, who led the way. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z "Now stand up against that blue gum," he continued, pointing at the tree with Kilbride's revolver, his own being back at his hip. Stingaree His jaws were strong and angular, mouth wide, and lips thick, curling back from rows of solid teeth set obliquely in their blue gums. The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan A row of blue gum trees marks the front of each, and, for the most part, a clothes-line, bearing some articles of washing, indicates the back. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies The stations, which occur every four or five miles, are hamlets consisting of half-a-dozen corrugated iron houses, and perhaps a score of blue gum trees. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Bevis poled along till they came to a little inlet, where they stopped, with blue gum branches concealing them on either hand. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z In unoccupied lands were great patches of wild arum, and suddenly I saw the gaunt Australian blue gum, which flourishes here just as well as the English oak. A Tramp's Notebook The lips were drawn back and revealed the blue gums receding from loosened teeth. The Yellow Horde It was quite a snug little farm for South Africa, surrounded by blue gums and fruit trees. The Defence of Duffer's Drift Eucalyptus globulus.—The blue gum, a rapid-growing tree, attaining to a large size. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture Bevis took his bow and arrows, Mark his axe, and they climbed ashore through the blue gums, compelling Pan by threats to keep close behind. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z We drove on between massive hedges of fragrant hawthorn, and up huge avenues of stately blue gum trees, scattering the rabbits before us. Mushrooms on the Moor His yellow teeth in their blue gums flashed in a devilish smile. The Root of Evil After the train had passed the crest of the range, it rolled along through a broken and undulating country, largely devoted to sheep and cattle raising, and having many stretches of blue gum forest. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent Among other fine trees, such as the blue gum and eucalyptus, the pepper tree, with its graceful acacia-like leaf and pendant clusters of red berries, is to be seen overhanging the roads. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta They went very softly, and peering round a blue gum bush, saw the jack basking in the sun, but a good way from shore, just at the edge of some weeds. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z In its native home the blue gum is a most beautiful tree that sometimes grows to a height of three hundred feet. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania The streets are lined with blue gums and oaks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The eucalyptus is by far the most common tree of Australia, and the best known variety is the one that is called “the blue gum.” The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent One of his hands, I forget which, had been amputated, and in lieu thereof he had affixed a stump of blue gum wood, with an iron hook inserted at the end. Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 At the end of the headland a willow trunk or blue gum hung over the water, and as he came near a kingfisher flew off the trunk and away round Serendib. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z For instance, in the blue gum forests of New South Wales a small animal inhabits the trees, in form and aspect exactly like a flying squirrel. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Miles and miles of pasture stretched around her, broken here and there by thick scrub and occasional groups of blue gum trees. The Odds And Other Stories I used to watch the stars and think them like your eyes, and the tall blue gum and think it wasn't as full of grace as you. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel The timber, strange as it may appear, is of inferior size, though still of the same nature, i. e. blue gum, box, and stringy bark. Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America Rivaling this in popularity is the pepper tree, also an evergreen, and the magnolia, fan palm, eucalyptus, or Australian blue gum, and the poplar. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 A few sheds and outhouses surrounded it, four or five blue gums afforded a little shade from the sun and a little relief to the grassy smoothness of the landscape. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria I want to see Gâo, the village on the bank of the river, and the blue gum trees, and the green water. Atlantida During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water. A Man Four-Square The blue gum and stringy bark are also very common on these flooded lands, and of the best description. Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America The blue gum, she-oak, and cherry tree of Port Jackson were common here, and also one with the leaves of the gum tree, but with the soft bark of the tea tree. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 The stations, which occur every four or five miles, are hamlets consisting of half a dozen corrugated iron houses, and perhaps a score of blue gum trees. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria We have likewise the red and blue gum, but in no great quantity, in the immediate vicinity of Perth. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 480, March 12, 1831 "I said they were blue gums from Australia." The Shadow of the Rope Round the door lay a few old ploughs and empty barrels, and beneath a solitary blue gum was a wooden bench with a rough table. Prester John Further, I could not get down the tree, which had a trunk as smooth and branchless as a blue gum. Greenmantle Gigantic blue gum trees overhang the banks, and the Mimosa grew near the bed of the current. Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia The Algerian traveller of twenty-five years ago now finds noble forests of blue gum tree, where, on his first visit, his heart was wrung by the spectacle of a fever-stricken population. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" An ombú, or cluster of blue gums, is certain to be planted there. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America There he stood now, his right hand out, palm upward, his lips curled in the ghastly imitation of a smile, blue gums and yellow lushes showing, a sight to freeze the blood with horror. Darkness and Dawn Poplars, willows, and the blue gum grow quickest, are least affected by the high winds, and are therefore the most popular. Station Life in New Zealand There I saw still the trees we had so gladly got away from, the Casuarina; also the cheering white arms of the Yarra, or blue gum. Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia She knew what was coming, and clasped at one of the young blue gum trees that grew along the path to prevent herself from falling. Jess Stringy bark trees were seen most generally on barren ridges, the larger sized blue gums in the valleys. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales His eyes began to roll, his lips drew back over his blue gums. Rainbow's End Here and there clumps of tall trees rise above the shrubs, and as a background there is a thick plantation of red and blue gums, to shelter the garden from the strong N.W. winds. Station Life in New Zealand The thick grass, low forests of yarra trees, and finally the majestic blue gum trees along the river margin, reminded me of the northern rivers seen during my journey of 1831. Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia The horse's hoofs were drawing near by now, so Jantje slipped as easily and naturally as a snake into a thick tuft of rank grass which grew between the blue gums, and waited. Jess On one of the higher back ridges there are some good iron bark trees, with abundance of cypress; the apple, blue gum, and box, were the principal trees growing on the flats. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales Mr. Young planted some seeds of numerous vegetables, plants, and trees, and among others some of the giant bamboo, Dendrocalamus striatus, also Tasmanian blue gum and wattles. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, The next was at the top of a large blue gum tree, about three feet in diameter, and sending up a smooth column for fifty feet without a branch or twig. Australian Search Party You can take a piece of bark off a blue gum, big enough for a canoe, with one cut of it. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn Half an hour afterwards, when they arrived again at the top of the slope, Mr. Muller was just riding off down the avenue of blue gums. Jess The timber generally might be termed heavy, consisting of blue gum, stringy bark, and iron bark, with fine forest oaks. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales I thought of the blue gums of Australia, and believed these would beat them. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile The Commissioner's staff went away as it had come, back to the building with blue gums in front of it, which afterwards became Government House, that is all except you. Finished The timber was heavy stringy bark, and, in the lower part of the shallow gullies, the tall white stems of the blue gums stood up in the mist like ghosts. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn A couple of minutes later Bessie heard the sound of a horse galloping, and looking up she saw her wooer's powerful form vanishing down the vista of blue gums. Jess The hills were particularly rich and thickly clothed with fine timber, blue gum, and stringy bark. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales The hot air scorched like a furnace blast From the very mouth of Hell: — The blue gums caught and blazed on high Like flaming pillars into the sky; . An Anthology of Australian Verse Bessie was standing idly on the verandah, looking down the long avenue of blue gums, where the shadows formed a dark network to catch the wandering rays of light. Jess Indeed the other timber, which consisted chiefly of common blue gum, was far larger than usually seen on forest lands. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales Passing down a path lined on either side with young blue gums, they reached the little tin-roofed cottage. Jess I do not think the timber is either so large or so good as we had hitherto found it; but there is a great quantity of it, chiefly box, and a species of blue gum. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales |
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