单词 | log |
释义 | log (once / 155 pages) 1nv 2n 3n 4nv A log is the trunk of a tree minus the branches: logging is cutting down trees. A log is also a written record of something, and logging is keeping such a record. The first type of log is a tree that's been cut down with the branches stripped. Think of a log cabin: it's made up of logs. Logging is when trees are cut down for lumber. The other type of log is some type of written record or list of messages. A ship captain keeps a log of notes on the ship's status and progress. When you make such a record, you're logging. Logging can be written or orally recorded. WORD FAMILYlog: logged, logger, logging, logs+/logger: loggers/logging: loggings USAGE EXAMPLESBut nothing was found other than inconsistent driving logs. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) As I waited to log on in my home office, I noticed a piece of paper on the printer. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) The streets around St. Mary’s Park were the scene of two fatal shootings logged in the 40th Precinct this year. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1n a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches Hypo|Hyper nurse log a large decomposing tree trunk that has fallen, usually in a forest; the decaying wood provides moisture and nutrients for a variety of insects and plants saw loglog large enough to be sawed into boards wood the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees 2v cut lumber, as in woods and forests 2Syn|Hyper lumber cut down, drop, fell, strike down cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow n measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water 3Hypo|Hyper harpoon log a cylindrical log with a device that registers distance patent log, screw log, taffrail loga cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something 1n a written record of messages sent or received they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station an email log Hyper written account, written record a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events 2n a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane) 4Hyper written account, written record a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events 1n the exponent required to produce a given number Syn|Hypo|Hyper logarithm common logarithm a logarithm to the base 10 Napierian logarithm, natural logarithma logarithm to the base e exponent, index, power a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself 2v enter into a log, as on ships and planes Hyper enter, put down, record make a record of; set down in permanent form |
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