英语词汇“sandalwood”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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(sændəlwʊd)

1. uncountable noun

Sandalwood is the sweet-smelling wood of a tree that is found in South Asia and Australia. It is also the name of the tree itself.

2. uncountable noun

Sandalwood is the oil extracted from the wood of the tree. It is used to make perfume.

sandalwood in British English

(ˈsændəlˌwʊd), sandal or sanderswood

noun

any of several evergreen hemiparasitic trees of the genus Santalum, esp S. album (white sandalwood), of S Asia and Australia, having hard light-coloured heartwood: family Santalaceae

the wood of any of these trees, which is used for carving, is burned as incense, and yields an aromatic oil used in perfumery

any of various similar trees or their wood, esp Pterocarpus santalinus (red sandalwood), a leguminous tree of SE Asia having dark red wood used as a dye

Word origin

C14 sandal, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Late Greek sandanon, from Sanskrit candana sandalwood

Sandalwood in American English

(ˈsændəlˌwʊd)

Obsolete

Sumba

sandalwood in American English

(ˈsændəlˌwʊd)

noun

the hard, light-colored, closegrained, sweet-smelling heartwood of any of severalallied trees of Asia, used for carving and cabinetmaking or burned as incense; esp., thewood of a S Asian evergreen tree (Santalum album) of the sandalwood family

any tree yielding such wood

any of a number of similar or related trees

the wood of any of these

adjective

designating a family (Santalaceae, order Santalales) of dicotyledonous plants, shrubs, and trees including the quandong

Word origin

sandal, sandalwood < ME sandell < MFr sandal < ML sandalum < LGr santalon < Ar ṣandal, ult. < Sans candana < IE base *kand-, to gleam, bright > L candere, to shine

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She did not wait for permission to enter, but marched straight up to the delicately carved sandalwood doors of her father's office.My present was a box in sandalwood on which sat three little monkeys.The Russian fished another cigarette from a sandalwood box and lit it.The scent of sandalwood pervaded the air, and opposite the door was a carven screen blocking my view of the chamber's stove-bed.

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Oils used in perfume and medicine, tree, wood

单词	sandalwood
释义	Trends of sandalwood View usage for: sandalwood (sændəlwʊd) 1. uncountable noun Sandalwood is the sweet-smelling wood of a tree that is found in South Asia and Australia. It is also the name of the tree itself. 2. uncountable noun Sandalwood is the oil extracted from the wood of the tree. It is used to make perfume. sandalwood in British English (ˈsændəlˌwʊd), sandal or sanderswood noun 1. any of several evergreen hemiparasitic trees of the genus Santalum, esp S. album (white sandalwood), of S Asia and Australia, having hard light-coloured heartwood: family Santalaceae 2. the wood of any of these trees, which is used for carving, is burned as incense, and yields an aromatic oil used in perfumery 3. any of various similar trees or their wood, esp Pterocarpus santalinus (red sandalwood), a leguminous tree of SE Asia having dark red wood used as a dye Word origin C14 sandal, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Late Greek sandanon, from Sanskrit candana sandalwood Sandalwood in American English (ˈsændəlˌwʊd) Obsolete Sumba sandalwood in American English (ˈsændəlˌwʊd) noun 1. a. the hard, light-colored, closegrained, sweet-smelling heartwood of any of severalallied trees of Asia, used for carving and cabinetmaking or burned as incense; esp., thewood of a S Asian evergreen tree (Santalum album) of the sandalwood family b. any tree yielding such wood 2. a. any of a number of similar or related trees b. the wood of any of these adjective 3. designating a family (Santalaceae, order Santalales) of dicotyledonous plants, shrubs, and trees including the quandong Word origin sandal, sandalwood < ME sandell < MFr sandal < ML sandalum < LGr santalon < Ar ṣandal, ult. < Sans candana < IE base *kand-, to gleam, bright > L candere, to shine Image of sandalwood © Suzi44, shutterstock Examples of 'sandalwood' in a sentence sandalwood She did not wait for permission to enter, but marched straight up to the delicately carved sandalwood doors of her father's office. Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001) My present was a box in sandalwood on which sat three little monkeys. Holt, Victoria THE BLACK OPAL (2001) The Russian fished another cigarette from a sandalwood box and lit it. Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE (2001) The scent of sandalwood pervaded the air, and opposite the door was a carven screen blocking my view of the chamber's stove-bed. various (2001) Word lists with sandalwood Oils used in perfume and medicine, tree, wood
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