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tree /triː/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 树，树木；乔木
an apple tree 苹果树
cut down a tree 砍倒一棵树
It has always been one of his faults to miss the forest for the trees. 见树不见林，这一直是他的缺点之一。
2. 树(指有直立茎形状似树的草本植物)
a banana tree 香蕉树
Roses are called indifferently bushes or trees. 玫瑰被称作灌木或树都一样。
3. (树状的)木制用具，木制构件；木杆；木制轮轴；〈废〉木头，木料
a clothes tree 衣帽架
4. 【晶】树状结构
5. 【数】树(形)
6. (尤指动物体内)树枝形分支管道系统；支气管树
7. 家谱(图) (= family tree)
8. 鞍架 (= saddletree)
9. 圣诞树 (= Christmas tree)
10. 鞋楦 (= shoe tree)
11. 【语】(说明同一语系中各语言间谱系关系或句子中词与词之间语法关系的)树形图
12. 〈古〉绞架
13. 〈古〉(钉死耶稣的)十字架
14. 〈苏格兰〉杖，短棍棒
II ❶ vt.
1. 〈美〉把(人、兽等)追赶上树
The dog treed the cat. 狗把猫赶上了树。
The hiker was treed by a bear. 步行旅人被熊追赶上树躲避。
2. 在…上植树；用树覆盖
The garden was well treed. 花园里绿树成荫。
3. 〈美口〉使陷入困境，使走投无路
4. 给…提供(或装置)木制用具(或构件)
tree the roof of a coal mine 给煤矿架梁
tree a spade 给铁锹装木柄
5. 给(鞋)上楦头；用鞋楦撑(鞋)
❷ vi.
1. 爬上树；逃上树
The dogs treed early that night. 那天晚上狗很早就爬上树去了。
2. 呈树枝状；长成树
crystals treeing in a saturated solution 在饱和溶液中呈树枝状的结晶体
[<OE trēow; 与 OFris, ON trē, OS trio, Goth triu, Gr doru wood¹, drus tree 有关] phr. at the top of the tree 见 top¹
A tree must be bent while it is young. 〈谚〉育人须趁年轻时。
bark up the wrong tree 1. (猎犬)向无猎物的树乱吠
2. 〈口〉精力花在不该花的地方；找错(或弄错、 看错)目标；错怪了人；捕风捉影
I may be barking up the wrong tree in that neck of the woods. 我在那一带也许白费精力。
If he thinks he can fool me, he is barking up the wrong tree. 假使他以为能愚弄我，那他就认错人了。
(be) out of one's tree 1. 〈主美口〉傻极了，发疯
A: I don't want to live here. B: Then you must be out of your tree. 甲：我不想住在这儿。乙：那你可真傻极了。
2. 在陌生的地方，在异地他乡
be up a gum tree 见 gum tree
grow on trees (好像长在树上似地)伸手即可得到，极易得到
Money doesn't grow on trees. 〈谚〉钱来之不易。
The cost of lumber has gotten so ridiculous, it's hard to believe it grows on trees. 木材贵得出奇，很难使人相信它本是丰富易得的森林资源。
in the dry tree 1. 年老时，在年老力衰时
2. 在逆境中
in the green tree 1. 年轻时，在青春旺盛时
2. 在无忧无虑的环境中
pull up trees 获得巨大成就
The new manager doesn't seem the kind of person who'll pull up trees. 这位新上任的经理看来不像是那种多有建树的人。
shake the pagoda tree 〈旧〉到印度(或远东)去发财致富
up a tree 〈主美口〉骑虎难下的，处境危急的
You cannot judge of a tree by its bark. 〈谚〉不能从树皮判断树木好坏。(或人不可貌相。) |