单词 | oak |
释义 | Word Frequency oak(əʊk) noun 1. any deciduous or evergreen tree or shrub of the fagaceous genus Quercus, having acorns as fruits and lobed leaves See also holm oak, cork oak, red oak, Turkey oak, durmast ▶ Related adjective: quercine2. a. the wood of any of these trees, used esp as building timber and for making furniture b. (as modifier) an oak table 3. any of various trees that resemble the oak, such as the poison oak, silky oak, and Jerusalem oak 4. a. anything made of oak, esp a heavy outer door to a set of rooms in an Oxford or Cambridge college b. sport one's oak 5. the leaves of an oak tree, worn as a garland 6. the dark brownish colour of oak wood 7. Australian any of various species of casuarina, such as desert oak, swamp oak, or she-oak Word origin Old English āc; related to Old Norse eik, Old High German eih, Latin aesculus |
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