timber 详细解释

timber

['timbə]

n.木材, 木料

n.

1. 【英】木材, 木料[U]

The houses are built of timber.

这些房子用木料建造。

2. (可作木材的)树木, 林木[U]

Half of his land is covered with timber.

他的地有一半长着树木。

3. 树林, 林地[U]

4. 横梁; (船的)肋材[C]

Heavy timbers supported the floor above.

粗大的横梁支撑着上面的楼面。

5. 性格; 才干, 素质[U]

The country needs more men of his timber.

国家需要更多有他这种才干的人。

vt.

1. 用木材建造(或装配)

2. 用木材支撑

int.

(伐木工用语)树倒啦! 躲开!

词形变化

动词过去式: timbered | 动词过去分词: timbered | 动词现在分词: timbering | 动词第三人称单数: timbers |

词义辨析

同义:

n.木材

wood  lumber  logs  

同义参见:

lumber  log  tree  beam  

英英释义

名词 timber:

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

同义词:lumber

a beam made of wood

a post made of wood

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

同义词:forest, woodland, timberland

(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

同义词:timbre, quality, tone

补充

timbertimber英:[ˈtimbə] 美:[ˈtɪmbɚ]n.1.木料, 木材The timber has started to decay.木材已开始腐烂。2.树木, 横梁A timber fell from the roof.一根横梁从屋顶落下。

例句

1. These Severn Valley woods have been exploited for timber since Saxon times.从撒克逊时代起, 人们就开始采伐塞文山谷的这些树林获取木料。 2. Most of the region's building timber is imported from the south.该地区的建筑木材大多从南方输入。 3. Most of his land is planted with timber.他大部分土地都种着树。 4. A bird was nestling in the timbers of the roof.一只鸟栖息于屋顶横梁上。 5. It is a single-story timber building.这是一栋木质平房。 6. the exploitation of forests for timber.为获取木材而对森林进行的砍伐。 7. [as modifier]a small timber building.小型木建筑。 8. contracts to cut timber.林木砍伐合同。 9. we cried ‘timber!’ as our tree fell.树要倒下时我们嚷道:“让开!”。 10. she is frequently hailed as presidential timber.她常被赞为是块当总统的料。 11. roof timbers屋顶栋木 12. They shouted “timber!” as the tree began to fall.当树开始倒下的时候,他们大喊:“树要倒啦!” 13. the roof's oak timbers屋顶的橡木 14. a chair made of sturdy timber [=(US) lumber]用坚固的木料制成的椅子 15. The house has a timber frame.这栋房子是木构架的。 16. the timber industry木材产业