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wood¹ /wʊd/ n. | a. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 木；木质部
2. 木材，木料，木头
a bridge constructed wholly of wood 完全由木料建造的桥
3. 木柴，柴火
chop wood for the fire 劈柴生火
Put some more wood on the fire. 往炉火上再加点木柴。
4. [常作 woods] [用作单或复]森林，树林；林地
a wood of larches 落叶松林
an oak wood 橡树林
ride through the wood(s) 骑马穿过树林
They picnicked in the wood(s). 他们在树林里野餐。
5. 木制的东西
6. [常作 the wood] 木制酒桶
wine in the wood 桶装葡萄酒
sherry from the wood 从桶(而不是从酒瓶)里倒出的雪利酒
The wine had had forty years in wood before bottling. 这酒在桶内贮藏了40年才装瓶。
7. 木刻，木版画
8. 【音】木管乐器
9. 【网】球拍木框
He hit a winning shot off the wood. 他用球拍木框打出一个得分球。
10. 【高尔夫】木头球棒，木棒
11. (草地滚木球戏中用的)木球
II a.
1. 木制的
a wood box 木箱
a wood chair 木椅
2. 用以截断(或装载、雕刻)木材的
a wood saw 截木锯
a wood chisel 木雕(或木刻)用刀
3. [亦作 woods] 树林中的；生长(或生活)在树林里的
a woods trail 林间小道
III ❶ vt.
1. 植林于；使长满树木
2. 给…添加木柴
wood a locomotive 给机车添木柴
❷ vi.
采集木柴；(舟、车)装上木柴(up)
The vessel wooded twice during the voyage. 船在航行中两次添装木柴。
[<OE widu, wudu; 与 OHG witu, OIr fid tree 有关] phr. cannot (或 be unable to)see the wood for the trees 见树不见林 Don't halloo till you are out of the wood(s). 〈谚〉未出危险境，切莫先高兴。 have (got)the wood on 〈澳口〉对…占有优势 in the green wood 在青春兴旺时期；在无忧无虑的环境中 knock (on) wood 〈美〉= touch wood
out of the wood(s) 脱离险境(或困境)
Mary nearly died during the operation, and she is not out of the woods yet. 玛丽在动手术时差点儿死去，她现在还未脱离危险。
saw wood 〈美口〉
1. 一心只管干自己的事；不管他人的事；[用作命令句]别多管闲事
2. 打鼾，打呼噜；鼾睡
take to the woods 1. 逃进树林
2. 〈口〉逃跑并躲藏起来；逃避责任，不履行义务
touch wood 用手碰木头(据迷信认为可以避邪或在儿童游戏中免被捉住) |