| 单词 | wood |
| 释义 | Word Frequency wood 1(wʊd) noun 1. the hard fibrous substance consisting of xylem tissue that occurs beneath the bark in trees, shrubs, and similar plants ▶ Related adjectives: ligneous, xyloid2. the trunks of trees that have been cut and prepared for use as a building material 3. a collection of trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, etc, usually dominated by one or a few species of tree: usually smaller than a forest an oak wood ▶ Related adjective: sylvan 4. fuel; firewood 5. golf a. a long-shafted club with a broad wooden or metal head, used for driving: numbered from 1 to 7 according to size, angle offace, etc b. (as modifier) a wood shot 6. tennis, squash, badminton the frame of a racket he hit a winning shot off the wood 7. one of the biased wooden bowls used in the game of bowls 8. music short for woodwind , See also woods (sense 3) 9. a. casks, barrels, etc, made of wood b. from the wood 10. have the wood on 11. out of the wood 12. see the wood for the trees 13. (modifier) made of, used for, employing, or handling wood a wood fire 14. (modifier) dwelling in, concerning, or situated in a wood a wood nymph verb 15. (transitive) to plant a wood upon 16. to supply or be supplied with fuel or firewood Derived forms woodless (ˈwoodless) adjective woodlessness (ˈwoodlessness) noun Word origin Old English widu, wudu; related to Old High German witu, Old Norse vithrWord Frequency wood 2(wʊd) adjective obsolete raging or raving like a maniac Word origin Old English wōd; related to Old High German wuot (German Wut), Old Norse ōthr, Gothic wōths, Latin vātēs seerWord Frequency Wood(wʊd) noun 1. Mrs Henry, married name of Ellen Price. 1814–87, British novelist, noted esp for the melodramatic novel East Lynne (1861) 2. Sir Henry (Joseph). 1869–1944, English conductor, who founded the Promenade Concerts in London 3. John, known as the Elder . 1707–54, British architect and town planner, working mainly in Bath, where he designed the North and South Parades (1728) and the Circus (1754) 4. his son, John, known as the Younger. 1727–82, British architect: designed the Royal Crescent (1767–71) and the Assembly Rooms (1769–71), Bath 5. Ralph. 1715–72, British potter, working in Staffordshire, who made the first toby jug (1762) |
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