1N-MASS 木材;木料;木头Wood is the material which forms the trunks and branches of trees. 木材;木料;木头
Their dishes were made of wood.
他们的盘子是木制的。
There was a smell of damp wood and machine oil.
有潮湿的木料和机油的气味。
...a short piece of wood.
一块短木料
2N-COUNT 树林,林子(美国英语通常用woods) A wood is a fairly large area of trees growing near each other. You can refer to one or several of these areas as woods, and this is the usual form in American English. 树林,林子(美国英语通常用woods)
After dinner Alice slipped away for a walk in the woods with Artie.
晚餐后艾利斯溜出去跟阿蒂到林子里散步。
About a mile to the west of town he came upon a large wood.
4PHRASE 仍未摆脱困境(或问题) If something or someone is not out of the woods yet, they are still having difficulties or problems. 仍未摆脱困境(或问题) [informal]
The nation's economy is not out of the woods yet.
该国经济尚未摆脱困境。
5CONVENTION 上天保佑(表示希望继续走好运) You can say 'touch wood' in British English, or 'knock on wood' in American English, to indicate that you hope to have good luck in something you are doing, usually after saying that you have been lucky with it so far. 上天保佑(表示希望继续走好运)
She's never even been to the doctor's, touch wood.
她从未看过病,希望她一直好运。
Touch wood, I've been lucky enough to avoid any other serious injuries.
老天保佑,我一直很幸运,别的重伤都躲过了。
6 your neck of the woods→see: neck can't the wood for the trees→see: tree
1what trees are made of木頭ADJECTIVE | ... OF WOOD | VERB + WOOD | WOOD + VERB | WOOD + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤hard硬木▸➤soft軟木◇Pine is a soft wood.松木屬於軟木。➤dark黑木◇The house had dark wood floors.這間房子用的是黑木地板。➤light, pale淺色木▸➤green生材◇The wood was too green to burn.這些木頭太潮,點不着。➤dead, rotten, rotting枯木;朽木;逐漸腐爛的木頭◇She pruned the dead wood from the tree.她把樹上的枯枝剪了下來。➤natural天然木材◇varnish that retains the natural wood look保留天然木紋的漆➤seasoned風乾的木頭▸➤rough, smooth粗糙的/光滑的木頭▸➤painted, polished, stained, varnished上過漆的/拋光的/着色的/塗過清漆的木頭▸➤carved木雕▸➤solid實木▸➤laminated多層膠合板▸➤charred木炭▸➤balsa, beech, cherry, pine, etc.輕木、山毛櫸木、櫻桃木、松木等... OF WOOD➤bit, block, piece, plank, strip一小塊木頭;一大塊木頭;一片木板;一塊厚木板;一根木條◇I made a coffee table out of a few bits of wood.我用幾塊小木頭做了一個咖啡桌。➤pile一堆木頭VERB + WOOD➤carve, chop, cut, saw雕木頭;砍木柴;劈柴;鋸木頭▸➤be made from/in/of/out of, carve sth from/in由木頭製成;把木頭雕刻成◇The cabinet is made of cherry wood.櫃子是櫻桃木做的。➤paint, stain給木頭塗油漆/上色◇She stained the wood green.她把木頭漆成了綠色。➤burn燒木柴▸➤gather拾柴火◇We gathered wood for the fire.我們找些木柴來生火。WOOD + VERB➤splinter木頭裂開◇the sound of splintering wood木頭裂開的聲音➤rot木頭腐爛◇Over the years, much of the wood in the house had rotted.過了這麼多年,房子的木頭很大一部份都腐朽了。➤burn木頭燃燒◇Dry wood burns easily.乾木頭易燃。WOOD + NOUN➤chip, shavings木片;刨花➤pulp木漿◇paper made from wood pulp用木漿造的紙➤grain木材的紋理◇The direction of the wood grain influences the composition of the carving.木頭紋路的方向影響雕刻的構造。➤carving木雕➤engraving木刻➤block (usually woodblock)版木◇Japanese woodblock prints日本木版畫➤frame木框▸➤floor, panel, panelling/paneling, plank (especially NAmE) 木地板;木嵌板;木鑲板;木板▸➤veneer飾面薄板▸➤finish, trim木製品的拋光面;木飾條◇a wardrobe in a mahogany wood finish桃花心木貼面的衣櫥➤fire木柴火➤stove (especially NAmE) 柴爐PREPOSITION➤in wood木建的◇The chapel has some interesting works in wood and marble.教堂裏有一些引人注目的木質和大理石結構。PHRASES➤the grain of the wood木頭的紋理◇When using a plane, be sure to follow the grain of the wood.用刨子時一定要順着木頭的紋理。wood
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2 (BrE) small forest樹林ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤deep, dense, thick深林;茂密的樹林;密林▸➤dark昏暗的樹林➤coniferous, deciduous針葉林;落葉林➤ancient古森林◇the largest ancient wood in Scotland蘇格蘭最大的古森林➤beech, birch, oak, etc.山毛櫸林、白樺林、橡樹林等PREPOSITION➤in a/the wood, into a/the wood在樹林中;進入樹林◇a clearing in the wood林中空地➤through a/the wood穿過樹林wood
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3the woodsarea covered with trees林地ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤deep, dense, thick深林區;茂密的林區;密林區▸➤dark昏暗的林區PREPOSITION➤in the wood, into the wood在林區;進入林地◇a walk in the woods林中漫步◇We came to a clearing in the woods.我們來到林中的一片空地。➤through the wood穿過林區◇She wandered through the woods.她信步穿過林區。PHRASES➤deep in the woods林地深處◇a cabin deep in the woods of Maine緬因州林區深處的小屋➤the edge of the woods, the middle of the woods林區邊緣/中央