wood
n
1
(a) [U] hard fibrous substance in the trunk and branches of a tree, enclosed by the bark 木; 木材; 木頭
There are many kinds of wood growing in this forest. 這片森林出產(chǎn)各種木材.
(b) this substance, cut and used as building material, fuel, etc 木料; 木柴
Tables are usually made of wood. 桌子多為木制的. *Put some more wood on the fire. 再往火里添點兒柴.
[attrib 作定語]
a wood floor, ie made of wood 木制地板.
(c) [C] particular type of this 某種木材
Pine is a soft wood and teak is a hard wood. 松木是軟木, 柚木是硬木.
Oak is a good type of wood for making furniture. 橡木是制作家具的好材料.
2 [C often pl 常作復數(shù)]
area of land (not as large as a forest) covered with growing trees 樹林(不如forest大)
a house in the middle of a wood 樹林中間的一所房子
go for a walk in the wood(s)到林中去散步.
3 [C] (sport 體) = bowl 2.
4 [C] golf-club with a wooden head 頂部為木制的高爾夫球棒. Cf 參看 iron1 4.
5 (idm 習語) dead wood => dead. from the `wood from the cask or wooden barrel 從木桶里
beer from the wood 從木桶里取出的啤酒. neck of the woods => neck. not see the ,wood for the `trees not see or understand the main point, subject, etc because one is paying too much attention to details 見樹不見林
If you add too many notes to the text, the reader won't be able to see the wood for the trees. 要是給正文加注過多, 讀者就覺得喧賓奪主了. ,out of the `wood(s) (infml 口) (usu with a negative 通常與否定詞連用) free from trouble or difficulties 沒有麻煩或困難
She's regained consciousness, but she's not out of the woods (ie sure to recover) yet. 她已恢復了知覺, 但尚未脫險. touch wood => touch1.
?? 擴展釋義
*[wud]n. 木材, 木制品vt. 植林于, 給...添加木柴vi. 收集木材【醫(yī)】 木相關詞組: in the green wood saw wood can't see the wood for the trees