bush /buʃ/ n. ［c］ 1.矮灌木，丛枝灌木（cf. shrub & scrub）：beat around/about the bush 旁敲侧击：He beat about the bush for half an hour without coming to the point.他拐弯抹角讲了半个小时却不上正题。 2.(酒店做招牌的)常春藤：Good wine needs no bush.［谚］酒好不必挂牌子。（酒香不怕巷子深。）