wood
/wʊd/noun
1
- mass noun the hard fibrous material that forms the main substance of the trunk or branches of a tree or shrub木。
1.1
- such material when cut and used as timber or fuel木材, 木料, 木头; 木柴：
a large table made of dark, polished wood
一张由抛光的黑木制成的大桌子
count noun best quality woods were used for joinery.最好质地的木头被用于做门窗等细木工制品。
1.2
the wood
wooden barrels used for storing alcoholic drinks木制酒桶：wines from the wood.
从木桶里倒出的葡萄酒。
1.3
- count noun a golf club with a wooden or other head that is relatively broad from face to back (often with a numeral indicating the degree to which the face is angled to loft the ball)（高尔夫）木头球棒, 木棒。
1.4
- count noun a shot made with such a club木棒挥击。
2
- （亦作woods）an area of land, smaller than a forest, that is covered with growing trees树林; 林地：
a thick hedge divided the wood from the field
一道厚厚的篱笆把树林和田野分开了
a long walk in the woods.
在树林里长时间的散步。
短语
cannot see the wood（或〈北美〉the forest）for the trees
- fail to grasp the main issue because of over-attention to details见树不见林; 见小不见大; 重细节不抓重点。
out of the wood（或woods）
- out of danger or difficulty脱离险境（或困境）。
touch（或〈主北美〉knock on）wood
- said in order to prevent a confident statement from bringing bad luck用手碰碰木头, 但愿老走这种好运：
I haven't been banned yet, touch wood.
我尚未遭禁, 但愿老走这种好运。
ORIGIN: with reference to the custom of touching something wooden to ward off bad luck.
派生词
woodless
adjective词源
Old English wudu, from a Germanic word related to Welsh gwŷdd 'trees'.