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wood
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(a) [U] hard fibrous substance in the trunk and branches of a tree, enclosed by the bark 木; 木材; 木头
There are many kinds of wood growing in this forest. 这片森林出产各种木材.
(b) this substance, cut and used as building material, fuel, etc 木料; 木柴
Tables are usually made of wood. 桌子多为木制的. *Put some more wood on the fire. 再往火里添点儿柴.
[attrib 作定语]
a wood floor, ie made of wood 木制地板.
(c) [C] particular type of this 某种木材
Pine is a soft wood and teak is a hard wood. 松木是软木, 柚木是硬木.
Oak is a good type of wood for making furniture. 橡木是制作家具的好材料.
2 [C often pl 常作复数]
area of land (not as large as a forest) covered with growing trees 树林（不如forest大）
a house in the middle of a wood 树林中间的一所房子
go for a walk in the wood(s)到林中去散步.
3 [C] (sport 体) = bowl 2.
4 [C] golf-club with a wooden head 顶部为木制的高尔夫球棒. Cf 参看 iron1 4.
5 (idm 习语) dead wood => dead. from the `wood from the cask or wooden barrel 从木桶里
beer from the wood 从木桶里取出的啤酒. neck of the woods => neck. not see the ,wood for the `trees not see or understand the main point, subject, etc because one is paying too much attention to details 见树不见林
If you add too many notes to the text, the reader won´t be able to see the wood for the trees. 要是给正文加注过多, 读者就觉得喧宾夺主了. ,out of the `wood(s) (infml 口) (usu with a negative 通常与否定词连用) free from trouble or difficulties 没有麻烦或困难
She´s regained consciousness, but she´s not out of the woods (ie sure to recover) yet. 她已恢复了知觉, 但尚未脱险. touch wood => touch1.
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