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spruce
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural spruces also spruce
plural spruces also spruce
Learner's definition of SPRUCE
1
[count] : a type of tree that has long, thin needles instead of leaves and that stays green throughout the year云杉
2
[noncount] : the wood of a spruce tree云杉木
2 spruce /ˈspruːs/ verb
spruces; spruced; sprucing
2 spruce
/ˈspruːs/
verb
spruces; spruced; sprucing
Learner's definition of SPRUCE
spruce up
[phrasal verb] spruce (someone or something) up or spruce up (someone or something)
: to make (someone or something) look cleaner, neater, or more attractive使（某人或某物）整洁漂亮
- We spruced up the room with a fresh coat of paint.我们把这个房间重新粉刷了一次，把它修饰得既整洁又漂亮。
- I need to spruce myself up a bit before we go out to dinner.我们赴宴前我得打扮一下。
3 spruce /ˈspruːs/ adjective
sprucer; sprucest
3 spruce
/ˈspruːs/
adjective
sprucer; sprucest
Learner's definition of SPRUCE
somewhat old-fashioned
: neat, clean, or stylish in appearance整洁的；漂亮的
- He looked very spruce in his new suit.他穿了一套新衣服，样子很帅。
— sprucely
adverb- a sprucely decorated room装修得很漂亮的房间
spruced; sprucing
: to make spruce —often used with up
plural spruces also spruce
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Adjective He looked very spruce in his new suit. a slim, spruce man in a tailor-made business suit
Recent Examples on the Web
Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com, 27 Mar. 2022 Here are 10 recommendations to spruce things up, a list grounded in the fact that tailgating is the proverbial marathon. Josh Noel, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Baking Pan 2-Piece Set ($9, Amazon) Looking for a fun way to spruce up a boxed cake mix? Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2022 His plan isn't to spruce up the bar to attract more customers, but rather to transform it into a museum. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022 There's no better way to spruce up your wardrobe than by adding a dress. Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 To spruce up any porch, consider repainting the trim or even the front door. Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022 The White House is getting a summer spruce up with the driveway being repaved, window cleaning and replacement of stone pavers. Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 When Alyssa Domasica decided to spruce up her Cincinnati apartment, plants were the obvious choice. Lauryn Azu, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022 Roman Dial, Outside Online, 15 Sep. 2022 The interior is built from spruce wood planks and beech dowels, which means that residents can reassemble walls, dividers, counters, storage and furniture as needed to transform the space. CNN, 27 May 2021 Enthusiasm, thoughtful analysis and humor were part of her teaching style: plasticity of the upper body, spruce footwork and imaginative theatricality were her objectives. Alastair Macaulay, New York Times, 24 July 2019 While spruce pollen is irritating to local residents, the massive pollen release could be a boon to the region’s forests, which have been decimated in recent years by beetle and aphid infestations brought on by rising temperatures. The Economist, 4 July 2019 The site comprises deserts, riparian forests and floodplains of the Ili River, deciduous and spruce forests as well as salt marshes. National Geographic, 14 June 2017 The site comprises deserts, riparian forests and floodplains of the Ili River, deciduous and spruce forests as well as salt marshes. Alex Treadway, National Geographic, 14 June 2017 At this point, there’s nothing stopping the spruce beetle. Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2017 A spruce hen aggressively defended her chicks from competitors. Alaska Dispatch News, 30 June 2017 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Dantzer, a rodent researcher at the University of Michigan, was standing in the Canadian Yukon, scrutinizing the uncooperative squirrel, which was perched high in a spruce tree. Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 8 July 2022 The Clear fire showcased the challenge of trying to contain a blaze tearing through vast tracts of boreal forest, consisting in Alaska largely of spruce and aspens. Simon Romero, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2022 The Clear fire showcased the challenge of trying to contain a blaze tearing through vast tracts of boreal forest, consisting in Alaska largely of spruce and aspens. New York Times, 20 Aug. 2022 The park is blessed with a relative abundance of water and a rain-catchment system, which yields an interior full of fir, spruce, and aspen forests. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2022 Darryl is the green thumb, growing a variety of cultivars including spruce and maple trees, sunny perennials, house plants and some vegetables while Karlanea handles the day-to-day operations of the shrimp farm. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 July 2022 The dead spruce is threatening to tumble on the cabin and must be felled. David James, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2022 Set it off with a skirt of evergreen boughs like pine, juniper, or spruce. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2022 See More
Verb
Speaking of decor, these pretty pastel faux tulips may be the perfect way to spruce up your coffee table for spring and these hanging rope baskets will take your plant game to a new level (literally). Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com, 27 Mar. 2022 Here are 10 recommendations to spruce things up, a list grounded in the fact that tailgating is the proverbial marathon. Josh Noel, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Baking Pan 2-Piece Set ($9, Amazon) Looking for a fun way to spruce up a boxed cake mix? Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2022 His plan isn't to spruce up the bar to attract more customers, but rather to transform it into a museum. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022 There's no better way to spruce up your wardrobe than by adding a dress. Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 To spruce up any porch, consider repainting the trim or even the front door. Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022 The White House is getting a summer spruce up with the driveway being repaved, window cleaning and replacement of stone pavers. Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 When Alyssa Domasica decided to spruce up her Cincinnati apartment, plants were the obvious choice. Lauryn Azu, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022 Adjective
For the last four years, the National Science Foundation has funded a collaborative project among the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), Amherst College, and Alaska Pacific University (APU) to study how spruce forests shift northward. Roman Dial, Outside Online, 15 Sep. 2022 The interior is built from spruce wood planks and beech dowels, which means that residents can reassemble walls, dividers, counters, storage and furniture as needed to transform the space. CNN, 27 May 2021 Enthusiasm, thoughtful analysis and humor were part of her teaching style: plasticity of the upper body, spruce footwork and imaginative theatricality were her objectives. Alastair Macaulay, New York Times, 24 July 2019 While spruce pollen is irritating to local residents, the massive pollen release could be a boon to the region’s forests, which have been decimated in recent years by beetle and aphid infestations brought on by rising temperatures. The Economist, 4 July 2019 The site comprises deserts, riparian forests and floodplains of the Ili River, deciduous and spruce forests as well as salt marshes. National Geographic, 14 June 2017 The site comprises deserts, riparian forests and floodplains of the Ili River, deciduous and spruce forests as well as salt marshes. Alex Treadway, National Geographic, 14 June 2017 At this point, there’s nothing stopping the spruce beetle. Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2017 A spruce hen aggressively defended her chicks from competitors. Alaska Dispatch News, 30 June 2017 Noun
Now the teens hoot in the night somewhere past the spruce, down in the pool house. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Dantzer, a rodent researcher at the University of Michigan, was standing in the Canadian Yukon, scrutinizing the uncooperative squirrel, which was perched high in a spruce tree. Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 8 July 2022 The Clear fire showcased the challenge of trying to contain a blaze tearing through vast tracts of boreal forest, consisting in Alaska largely of spruce and aspens. Simon Romero, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2022 The Clear fire showcased the challenge of trying to contain a blaze tearing through vast tracts of boreal forest, consisting in Alaska largely of spruce and aspens. New York Times, 20 Aug. 2022 The park is blessed with a relative abundance of water and a rain-catchment system, which yields an interior full of fir, spruce, and aspen forests. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2022 Darryl is the green thumb, growing a variety of cultivars including spruce and maple trees, sunny perennials, house plants and some vegetables while Karlanea handles the day-to-day operations of the shrimp farm. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 July 2022 The dead spruce is threatening to tumble on the cabin and must be felled. David James, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2022 Set it off with a skirt of evergreen boughs like pine, juniper, or spruce. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
perhaps from obsolete English Spruce leather leather imported from Prussia
Noun
obsolete Spruce Prussia, from Middle English, alteration of Pruce, from Anglo-French
First Known Use
Verb
1594, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Adjective
1598, in the meaning defined above
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Time Traveler
The first known use of spruce was in the 15th century Phrases Containing spruce
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