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

He might be doing a spot of gardening if the weather is fine.
天气晴朗的话，他也许会侍弄侍弄花草。
Martin helped his father dig the water gardens out by hand. Thus he discovered his interest in gardening.
马丁亲手帮他父亲修建起了水景园，就这样对园艺产生了兴趣。
She has many occupations including gardening and wine-making.
他有许多消遣包括园艺和酿酒。
He parted with much of his collection to pay his gardening bills.
他卖掉了大部分藏品来付园艺费。
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。
Gardening is a pleasant employment for a Sunday afternoon.
干些园艺活是星期天下午令人愉快的有益活动。
Unfortunately I'm not suitably dressed for gardening.
不幸的是，我的着装不适合做园艺活。
Which appeals more, dress designing or gardening?
服装设计和园林设计哪个更有吸引力？
This kind of subject setting reflects the close relation between gardening, agriculture and architecture from on aspect.
这种学科设置也从一个侧面反映了园林和农学、建筑学的紧密联系。
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。