释义
[ green -woo d ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈgrinˌwʊd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a woods or forest when green, as in summer.
Origin of greenwood Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at green, wood1
Words nearby greenwood Greenwich Mean Time, Greenwich Time, Greenwich Village, green-winged teal, green with envy, greenwood , green woodpecker, Green Zone, Greer, greet, greeter
Definition for greenwood (2 of 2) [ green -woo d ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈgrinˌwʊd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a city in W South Carolina.
a city in NW Mississippi.
a town in central Indiana.
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Example sentences from the Web for greenwood “There used to be a lot more of us,” said Greenwood , who serves on the board of directors for the National Audubon Society.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows, May 18 | PunditFact.com| May 18, 2014| DAILY BEAST
W.C. Handy, the so-called Father of the Blues and composer of “St. Louis Blues,” is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in the Bronx.
Blues Musicians in Unmarked Graves Are Finally Getting Some Respect | Malcolm Jones| January 12, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Greenwood is a tiny farming community of 15,000 people, and we found about 70 percent of our locations within a three-mile radius.
How We Made 'The Help' | Brunson Green| August 13, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Within an hour of arriving in Greenwood , Miss., we had found our “backlot” for The Help.
How We Made 'The Help' | Brunson Green| August 13, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Boy, were we wrong: Being in Greenwood provided the right recipe to re-create that feeling.
How We Made 'The Help' | Brunson Green| August 13, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Mr. Greenwood knew well that this was only the beginning of his troubles.
Marion Fay | Anthony Trollope
Mr. Greenwood got up from the edge of the chair, and again stood in the middle of the room.
Marion Fay | Anthony Trollope
"Call upon me to-morrow, and I will give you another twenty pounds to free me from these bonds," said Greenwood .
The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4 | George W. M. Reynolds
It will have been caught ere now, or it will make its way to Greenwood .
We followed the Chambersburg pike as far as Greenwood where we turned to the left down a road leading southerly.
Our campaign around Gettysburg | John Lockwood
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British Dictionary definitions for greenwood noun a forest or wood when the leaves are green: the traditional setting of stories about English outlaws, esp Robin Hood
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