英语词汇“touchwood”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

touch•wood n.

wood converted into an easily ignitible substance by the action of certain fungi, and used as tinder;
punk.
[Mycol.]amadou.

touch + wood¹ 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

touchwood /ˈtʌtʃˌwʊd/ n

something, esp dry wood or fungus material such as amadou, used as tinder

Etymology: 16th Century: touch (in the sense: to kindle) + wood¹

wood¹ n.

Botanythe hard, fiberlike substance that makes up most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub beneath the bark: [uncountable]fine, hard wood.[countable]different hard woods.
[uncountable] timber or lumber.
[uncountable] firewood.
Often, woods. [plural] a thick growth of trees;
forest:[countable]a wood in the valley.
Sport[countable] any of a set of four golf clubs that originally had wooden heads.

adj. [before a noun]

made of wood;
wooden.
used to store, work with, or carry wood.
dwelling or growing in woods.

Idioms

Idioms out of the woods, no longer in a dangerous, critical, or difficult situation or condition;
safe:The country is not out of the woods yet; a worse crisis awaits us.

wood¹ n.

the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark;
the xylem.
the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other purposes;
timber or lumber.
firewood.
Winethe cask, barrel, or keg, as distinguished from the bottle:aged in the wood.
Fine ArtSee wood block (def. 1).
Music and Dance
- a woodwind instrument.
- the section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwinds.
Often, woods. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a large and thick collection of growing trees;
a grove or forest:They picnicked in the woods.
Sport[Golf.]a club with a wooden head, as a driver, brassie, spoon, or baffy for hitting long shots. Cf. iron (def. 5).
British Terms have the wood on, [Australian Slang.]to have an advantage over or have information that can be used against.
Idioms knock on wood, (used when knocking on something wooden to assure continued good luck):The car's still in good shape, knock on wood.Also, esp. Brit., touch wood.
out of the woods:
- out of a dangerous, perplexing, or difficult situation;
  secure;
  safe.
- no longer in precarious health or critical condition;
  out of danger and recovering.

adj.

made of wood;
wooden.
used to store, work, or carry wood:a wood chisel.
dwelling or growing in woods:wood bird.

v.t.

to cover or plant with trees.
to supply with wood;
get supplies of wood for.

v.i.

to take in or get supplies of wood (often fol. by up):to wood up before the approach of winter.

bef. 900; Middle English; Old English wudu, earlier widu; cognate with Old Norse vithr, Old High German witu, Old Irish fid

wood′less, adj.

7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See forest.

wood² adj. [Archaic.]

wild, as with rage or excitement.
mad;
insane.

bef. 900; Middle English; Old English wōd; cognate with Old Norse ōthr; akin to German Wut rage, Old English wōth song

Wood n.

Biographical Grant, 1892–1942, U.S. painter.
Biographical Leonard, 1860–1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator.

单词	touchwood
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 touch•wood (tuch′wŏŏd′),USA pronunciation n. wood converted into an easily ignitible substance by the action of certain fungi, and used as tinder; punk. [Mycol.]amadou. touch + wood¹ 1570–80 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: touchwood /ˈtʌtʃˌwʊd/ n something, esp dry wood or fungus material such as amadou, used as tinder Etymology: 16th Century: touch (in the sense: to kindle) + wood¹ WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 wood¹ /wʊd/USA pronunciation n. Botanythe hard, fiberlike substance that makes up most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub beneath the bark: [uncountable]fine, hard wood.[countable]different hard woods. [uncountable] timber or lumber. [uncountable] firewood. Often, woods. [plural] a thick growth of trees; forest:[countable]a wood in the valley. Sport[countable] any of a set of four golf clubs that originally had wooden heads. adj. [before a noun] made of wood; wooden. used to store, work with, or carry wood. dwelling or growing in woods. Idioms Idioms out of the woods, no longer in a dangerous, critical, or difficult situation or condition; safe:The country is not out of the woods yet; a worse crisis awaits us. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 wood¹ (wŏŏd),USA pronunciation n. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other purposes; timber or lumber. firewood. Winethe cask, barrel, or keg, as distinguished from the bottle:aged in the wood. Fine ArtSee wood block (def. 1). Music and Dance a woodwind instrument. the section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwinds. Often, woods. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a large and thick collection of growing trees; a grove or forest:They picnicked in the woods. Sport[Golf.]a club with a wooden head, as a driver, brassie, spoon, or baffy for hitting long shots. Cf. iron (def. 5). British Terms have the wood on, [Australian Slang.]to have an advantage over or have information that can be used against. Idioms knock on wood, (used when knocking on something wooden to assure continued good luck):The car's still in good shape, knock on wood.Also, esp. Brit., touch wood. out of the woods: out of a dangerous, perplexing, or difficult situation; secure; safe. no longer in precarious health or critical condition; out of danger and recovering. adj. made of wood; wooden. used to store, work, or carry wood:a wood chisel. dwelling or growing in woods:wood bird. v.t. to cover or plant with trees. to supply with wood; get supplies of wood for. v.i. to take in or get supplies of wood (often fol. by up):to wood up before the approach of winter. bef. 900; Middle English; Old English wudu, earlier widu; cognate with Old Norse vithr, Old High German witu, Old Irish fid wood′less, adj. 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See forest. wood² (wŏŏd),USA pronunciation adj. [Archaic.] wild, as with rage or excitement. mad; insane. bef. 900; Middle English; Old English wōd; cognate with Old Norse ōthr; akin to German Wut rage, Old English wōth song Wood (wŏŏd),USA pronunciation n. Biographical Grant, 1892–1942, U.S. painter. Biographical Leonard, 1860–1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator.
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