tree
noun/triː/
/triː/
Idioms - a tall plant that can live a long time. Trees have a thick central wooden trunk from which branches grow, usually with leaves on them
enlarge image树；树木；乔木 - an oak/olive/apple tree
橡树；橄榄树；苹果树 - to plant a tree
植树 - to chop/cut down/fell a tree
砍倒一棵树 - They took a seat on a fallen tree trunk in the middle of a small clearing.
他们坐在一小块空地中央一截倒下的树干上。 - They followed a path through the trees.
他们沿着林间小路走着。 - Tall pine trees line the roadways.
道路两旁排列着高大的松树。 - a fruit tree
果树 - I quickly climbed a nearby tree and hid in the branches.
我赶紧爬上附近的一棵树，躲进树枝里。 - The branches of trees sway in the wind.
树枝在风中摇曳。
Collocations The living worldThe living worldAnimalscompare bush, shrub see also bay tree, bread tree, Christmas tree, clothes tree, family tree, gum tree, maidenhair tree, phone tree, plane tree, sausage tree, shade tree, shoe tree, tea tree- animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)
- fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)
- birds fly/migrate/nest/sing
- insects crawl/fly/bite/sting
- insects/bees/locusts swarm
- bees collect/gather nectar/pollen
- spiders spin/weave a web
- snakes/lizards shed their skins
- bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate
- insect larvae grow/develop/pupate
- an egg/a chick/a larva hatches
- attract/find/choose a mate
- produce/release eggs/sperm
- lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs
- inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast
- mark/enter/defend (a) territory
- stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey
- trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower
- a seed germinates/sprouts
- leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form
- flower buds swell/open
- a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something
- pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant
- produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores
- produce/bear fruit
- develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves
- provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients
- perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis
- bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply
- bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something
- bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease
- bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)
- a virus enters/invades something/the body
- a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)
- be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria
- contain/carry/harbour bacteria/a virus
- kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria
Extra ExamplesTopics Plants and treesa1- A fallen tree was blocking the road.
一棵倒下的树挡住了路。 - Palm trees line the broad avenue.
宽阔的道路两旁种着棕榈树。 - Protesters formed a human blockade to stop loggers felling trees.
抗议者组成人墙阻止伐木者伐木。 - The cat got stuck up a tree.
猫被困在树上了。 - The floods left a tide of mud and uprooted trees.
洪水过后，留下了一地污泥和连根拔起的树。 - The forest can be dated by studying tree rings.
通过观察树的年轮可以推测森林形成的年代。 - The tree belt around the fields acts as a windbreak.
田地周围的林带起着挡风墙的作用。 - Tree cover would prevent further soil erosion.
林木植被能防止进一步的水土流失。 - Monkeys were swinging wildly from tree to tree.
猴子们疯狂地从一棵树荡到另一棵树。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deciduous
- evergreen
- coniferous
- …
- clump
- copse
- grove
- …
- grow
- plant
- climb
- …
- grow
- stand
- line something
- …
- bark
- branch
- leaves
- …
- in a/the tree
- on a/the tree
- under a tree
- …
Word OriginOld English trēow, trēo: from a Germanic variant of an Indo-European root shared by Greek doru ‘wood, spear’, drus ‘oak’. - an oak/olive/apple tree
Idioms
the apple doesn’t fall/never falls far from the tree
- (saying, especially North American English) a child usually behaves in a similar way to his or her parent(s)
有什么样的父母就有什么样的儿女；上行下效
at the top of the tree
- in the highest position or rank in a profession or career
（在行业、事业中）高居首位，处于顶峰
be barking up the wrong tree
- (informal) to have the wrong idea about how to get or achieve something
把方法搞错（或想偏）；走错路线 - You're barking up the wrong tree if you're expecting us to lend you any money.
你要是指望我们借钱给你，你是走错庙门了。
- You're barking up the wrong tree if you're expecting us to lend you any money.
be out of your tree
- (informal) to be behaving in a crazy or stupid way, perhaps because of drugs or alcohol
（因药物或酒精等）发疯，发傻
it/money doesn’t grow on trees
- (saying) used to tell somebody not to use something or spend money carelessly because you do not have a lot of it
树上长不出钱来，那东西（或钱）来之不易（告诫人不要随便乱用）
not see the wood for the trees (British English)
(North American English not see the forest for the trees)
- to not see or understand the main point about something, because you are paying too much attention to small details
见树不见林