| 单词 | tree shrews |
| 释义 | tree /trē/noun
To take refuge in a tree adjectiveWooden combining form
ORIGIN: OE trēow, trēo; cf Gr drȳs oak, and dory spear; Sans dru tree treeˈless adjective treeˈlessness noun treeˈlike adjective treeˈship noun Existence as a tree tree bicycle noun A mechanical device used for climbing trees tree burial noun Disposal of the dead in the branches of trees tree calf noun A light-brown calf bookbinding with a branching tree design tree creeper noun Any small northern hemisphere bird of the family Certhildae that runs up tree trunks in search of insects tree diagram noun A diagram in which different possible outcomes are presented as branches of a tree tree farm noun A commercially-managed forest or woodland area tree fern noun A large, tropical fern with a tall woody trunk tree frog noun An arboreal amphibian, esp one of the family Hylidae, more akin to toads than to frogs tree heath another name for brier2 tree hopper noun Any of the homopterous leaping insects of the family Membracidae tree house noun A house built in a tree, esp as a playhouse treeˈ-hugger noun (informal, usu derogatory) An environmentalist treeˈ-hugging noun tree kangaroo noun A tree-climbing kangaroo (genus Dendrolagus) tree lily noun A xerophytic treelike plant of the Brazilian campos (genus Vellozia) tree line same as timber line (see under timber). treeˈ-lined adjective (of roads, etc) having trees along either side tree mallow noun Lavatera arbarca, a treelike plant of the Malvaceae family, having reddish-purple flowers tree moss noun
treenail or trenail /trēˈnāl, trenˈl/ noun A long wooden pin or nail to fasten the planks of a ship to the timbers tree of heaven noun Ailanthus tree of lead noun Saturn's tree (qv) tree of life noun
tree of silver or Diana's tree noun An arborescent deposit of silver tree onion noun A variety of onion with bulbs instead of flowers tree peony noun A shrub (Paeonia suffruticosa, also called moutan) of the family Ranunculaceae, native to China and Tibet, with pale pink flowers, from which many garden varieties have been developed tree rings plural noun Annual rings tree shrew noun A squirrel-shrew, any insectivorous mammal of the East Indian family Tupaiidae, squirrel-like animals related to shrews tree snake noun A tree-dwelling snake tree sparrow noun
tree stump noun tree surgeon noun A person who treats and preserves diseased or damaged trees by filling cavities, amputating branches, etc tree surgery noun tree toad noun A tree frog tree tomato noun The tamarillo, a S American solanaceous shrub (Cyphomandra betacea or C. crassifolia) or its tomato-like fruit treeˈtop noun The top of a tree tree trunk noun tree worship noun tree worshipper noun at the top of the tree In the highest position in eg a profession family tree Pedigree out of one's tree (slang) Crazy the tree of knowledge (of good and evil) The tree in the Garden of Eden which bore the forbidden fruit eaten by Adam and Eve (Bible, Genesis 2.17) up a tree (slang, esp N American) In difficulties (cf up a gum tree under gum2) |
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