oak
/əʊk/noun
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- （亦作oak tree）a large tree which bears acorns and typically has lobed deciduous leaves. Oaks are dominant in many north temperate forests and are an important source of hard and durable timber used chiefly in building, furniture, and (formerly) ships.栎, 橡树。
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- Genus Quercus, family Fagaceae: many species, including the deciduous common (or English) oak (Q. robur), and the evergreen holm oak.栎属, 壳斗科：多种, 包括落叶的欧洲栎（拉丁名Q. robur）和常绿的圣栎。
1.2
- mass noun a smoky flavour or nose characteristic of wine aged in barrels made from this wood（栎木桶里陈年老酒的）烟香气。
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- chiefly Austral. used in names of other trees or plants that resemble the oaks in some way, e.g. she-oak, silky oak〈主澳〉［用于与橡树相似的其他树木或植物的名称中, 如she-oak, silky oak等］。
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the Oaks
an annual flat horse race for three-year-old fillies run on Epsom Downs, over the same course as the Derby. It was first run in 1779.欧克斯赛马会（每年在埃普瑟姆举行, 参赛马年龄为三岁, 与德比马赛的路径相同, 首次举办于1779年）。- ORIGIN: named after a nearby estate.
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- usu. with modifier a similar race run at another course（举办于其他场地的）欧克斯式赛马会：
the Irish Oaks.
爱尔兰欧克斯式赛马会。
短语
great oaks from little acorns grow
- proverb something of small or modest proportions may grow into something very large or impressive〈谚〉小小橡实可能长成参天大树。
sport the（或one's）oak
- Brit. (in certain universities) shut the outer door of one's room as a sign that one does not wish to be disturbed〈英〉（某些大学中）闭门谢客（指将房门关上表示不希望遭受打扰）。
- ORIGIN: such outer doors were often formerly of oak.
派生词
oaken
adjectiveoaky
adjective词源
Old English āc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eik and German Eiche.