land·scape /ˈlæn(d)ˌskep/
橫向風景,山水,風景畫(vi.)進行造園工程(vt.)使自然美化
Land·scape n. [Formerly written also landskip.]
1. A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.
2. A picture representing a scene by land or sea, actual or fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water. etc. Compare seascape.
3. The pictorial aspect of a country.
The landscape of his native country had taken hold on his heart. --Macaulay.
Landscape gardening, The art of laying out grounds and arranging trees, shrubbery, etc., in such a manner as to produce a picturesque effect.
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landscape
n 1: an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
2: painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery
3: a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery
[syn: landscape painting]
4: an extensive mental viewpoint; "the political landscape
looks bleak without a change of administration"; "we
changed the landscape for solving the proble of payroll
inequity"
v 1: embellish with plants; "Let's landscape the yard"
2: do landscape gardening; "My sons landscapes for corporations
and earns a good living"