| 单词 | woods |
| 释义 | woods —wood /wʊd/ adjective ► F0 made of wood: » Solid wood furniture is much more sturdy and durable than chipboard furniture.» We sanded and polished the wood floor in the living room.» Much of the original 18th-century wood panelling was destroyed in the fire.→ SEE ALSO WOODEN(Cf. ↑wooden) (WOOD)Thesaurus+: ↑Types of woodnoun (MATERIAL) A2 [C or U] a hard substance that forms the branches and trunks of trees and can be used as a building material, for making things, or as a fuel: » He gathered some wood to build a fire.» She fixed a couple of planks of wood to the wall for shelves.» Mahogany is a hard wood and pine is a soft wood.» The room was heated by a wood-burning stove.Thesaurus+: ↑Types of woodF0 [C] a type of golf club (= long, thin stick) with a rounded wooden end, used for hitting the ball over long distances: » He likes to use a number 2 wood to tee off.Thesaurus+: ↑GolfWord Builder:–Nouns: wood–Adjectives: wooded, wooden• • • Extra Examples:» He was chopping wood in the yard.» The house was built of wood but faced with brick.» A flute is made of wood or metal in three jointed sections.» In cheap furniture, plastic is often used to simulate wood.» Screw this piece of wood to the wall.noun [C] (ALSO woods [plural]) (GROUP OF TREES) ► A2 an area of land covered with a thick growth of trees: » an oak wood» We went for a walk in the woods after lunch.→ SEE ALSO WOODLAND(Cf. ↑woodland)Thesaurus+: ↑ForestryWord Builder:–Nouns: wood–Adjectives: wooded, wooden• • • Extra Examples:» The wood lies on the southern extremity of the estate.» The cottage is situated in the middle of a wood at the end of a narrow potholed lane.» From the top of the hill we could see our house and the woods beyond.» The police searched the woods for the missing boy.» We go for a ramble through the woods every Saturday. |
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