wood

英 [wʊd]

美 [wʊd]

n. 木; 木头; 木料; 木材; 木柴; 树林; 林地; (保龄球戏的)木瓶

复数：woods　

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习惯用语

not see the wood for the trees

见树不见林
to not see or understand the main point about sth, because you are paying too much attention to small details

not out of the woods

尚未摆脱困境；尚未渡过难关
not yet free from difficulties or problems

knock on wood

neck of the woods

某地方；某地区
a particular place or area
He's from your neck of the woods (= the area where you live) .
他是你那一带的人。

touch wood

（表示希望继续走好运）
used when you have just mentioned some way in which you have been lucky in the past, to avoid bringing bad luck
I've been driving for over 20 years and never had an accident─touch wood!
我开车20多年从来没出过车祸，但愿老走好运！

牛津词典

noun

木；木头；木料；木材；木柴
the hard material that the trunk and branches of a tree are made of; this material when it is used to build or make things with, or as a fuel
1. He chopped some wood for the fire.
  他劈了些柴烧火。
2. a plank of wood
  一长条木板
3. All the furniture was made of wood .
  这里所有的家具都是用木料制作的。
4. a wood floor
  木地板
5. furniture made of a variety of different woods
  用各种不同的木材制作的家具
树林；林地
an area of trees, smaller than a forest
1. a large wood
  一大片树林
2. a walk in the woods
  在树林中散步
（保龄球戏的）木瓶
a heavy wooden ball used in the game of bowls
木头球杆（旧时通常有木制顶部的高尔夫球杆）
a golf club with a large head, that was usually made of wood in the past

柯林斯词典

N-MASS 木材;木料；木头
Woodis the material which forms the trunks and branches of trees.
1. Their dishes were made of wood...
  他们的盘子是木制的。
2. There was a smell of damp wood and machine oil.
  有潮湿的木料和机油的气味。
3. ...a short piece of wood.
  一块短木料
N-COUNT 树林，林子（美国英语通常用woods）
Awoodis a fairly large area of trees growing near each other. You can refer to one or several of these areas aswoods, and this is the usual form in American English.
1. After dinner Alice slipped away for a walk in the woods with Artie...
  晚餐后艾利斯溜出去跟阿蒂到林子里散步。
2. About a mile to the west of town he came upon a large wood.
  他在镇子以西约一英里处偶遇一大片林地。
See also:dead wood
PHRASE 仍未摆脱困境(或问题)
If something or someone isnot out of the woodsyet, they are still having difficulties or problems.
1. The nation's economy is not out of the woods yet.
  该国经济尚未摆脱困境。
CONVENTION 上天保佑(表示希望继续走好运)
You can say 'touch wood' in British English, or 'knock on wood' in American English, to indicate that you hope to have good luck in something you are doing, usually after saying that you have been lucky with it so far.
1. She's never even been to the doctor's, touch wood...
  她从未看过病，希望她一直好运。
2. Touch wood, I've been lucky enough to avoid any other serious injuries.
  老天保佑，我一直很幸运，别的重伤都躲过了。
yourneck of the woods→ see:neck

英英释义

noun

a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots
1. metal woods are now standard
any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
Synonym:woodwindwoodwind instrument
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
Synonym:forestwoods
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

双语例句

I picked up a piece of wood and started carving.
我拿起一块木头，开始雕刻起来。
The wood had been recently polished to bring back the shine.
木头最近经过抛光又恢复了光泽。
To this class of substance belong mica, porcelain, quartz, glass, wood, etc.
属于这类物质的有云母、瓷器、石英、玻璃、木材等等。
Many are employed in the prison's wood and metalwork factories.
许多人受雇于监狱的木材和金属加工厂。
Their dishes were made of wood
他们的盘子是木制的。
He had painted all the wood with metallic silver paint
他给所有的木材都涂上了一层闪耀着金属光泽的银漆。
The floor was covered with shavings from his wood carvings.
地上满是他刻木雕时落下的碎屑。
The chief handicrafts of this country are pottery and wood carving.
这个国家的主要手工艺是制陶和木雕。
I stepped over a broken piece of wood
我跨过一块破木头。
She's never even been to the doctor's, touch wood
她从未看过病，希望她一直好运。