| 单词 | primary forest |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprimary forest primary forest n. see sense A. 24b. primary forest b. Esp. in primary forest. Designating forest or woodland that has remained relatively undisturbed by human activity; (also) designating an area that has been continuously wooded since ancient times. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective] > wooded > types of bushya1382 ramagea1500 boskya1616 brakya1637 brushy1658 brushed1666 scrubbya1687 pine barrenc1721 bush-grown1837 stumpy1838 bush-skirted1858 bushed1868 bush-covered1873 bush-fringed1891 bush-clad1909 primary forest1909 1909 Geogr. Jrnl. 34 682 Very definite conclusions as to the prospects of forest-exploitation are not yet possible, but the opinion is expressed that it is only the primary forest which would repay systematic attempts at conservation. 1952 P. W. Richards Trop. Rain Forest ii. 29 It seems likely that this forest has suffered disturbance in the past and is old secondary rather than truly primary. 1996 Independent (Nexis) 20 Apr. 13 A measly (by comparison) 300,000 hectares is ancient, or primary, woodland, such as can be seen in Hatfield Forest in Essex. 2004 Guardian (Nexis) 18 Mar. 5 After exhausting most of Indonesia's primary rainforests, illegal loggers have turned to national parks. < as lemmas |
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