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- （亦作pine tree）an evergreen coniferous tree which has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves. Many kinds are grown for the soft timber, which is widely used for furniture and pulp, or for tar and turpentine松树。比较FIR.
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- Genus Pinus, family Pinaceae: many species, including the Scots pine and stone pine松属, 松科：多种, 包括欧洲赤松和意大利五针松。
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- used in names of coniferous trees of other families, e.g. Chile pine.用于其他科针叶类树木名称中, 如Chile pine …松。
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- used in names of unrelated plants that resemble the pines in some way, e.g. ground pine, screw pine［用于某方面类似松树而与松树无关的植物名称中, 如ground pine, screw pine］…松。
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- as modifier having the scent of pine needles有松针香味的：
a pine pot-pourri.
有松针香味的百花香料。
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- informal a pineapple〈非正式〉凤梨, 菠萝。
派生词
pinery
noun词源
Old English, from Latin pinus, reinforced in Middle English by Old French pin.
no obj.
1- suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart（尤指因伤心）消瘦, 憔悴, 衰弱：
she thinks I am pining away from love.
她认为我因爱情而憔悴。
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pine for
miss and long for the return of怀念, 思念。
词源
Old English pīnian '(cause to) suffer', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pijnen, German peinen 'experience pain', also to obsolete pine 'punishment'; ultimately based on Latin poena 'punishment'.