forest

noun

/ˈfɒrɪst/

/ˈfɔːrɪst/

Idioms

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[countable, uncountable] a large area of land that is thickly covered with trees
- a tropical/pine forest
- One careless match can start a forest fire.
- Thousands of hectares of forest are destroyed each year.
- the forest floor/canopy
see also cloud forest, rainforest
Extra Examples
- Forest is being cleared to make way for new farming land.
- He warned her never to enter the forest at night.
- Much of Europe was once covered in forest.
- They got lost in the forest.
- Thick forest stretched as far as the eye could see.
- We slashed our way through the dense forest.
- a large stretch of virgin forest
- The species is found in both coniferous and deciduous forests.
Topics Geographya2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dense
- thick
- impenetrable
- …
… of forest
- stretch
- tract
verb + forest
- plant
- clear
- cut down
- …
forest + verb
- stretch
- surround
forest + noun
- tree
- floor
- canopy
- …
preposition
- in a/the forest
- through a/the forest
phrases
- the edge of the forest
- the heart of the forest
- the middle of the forest
- …
See full entry
[countable] forest (of something) a mass of tall narrow objects that are close together
- a forest of cranes on the skyline

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘wooded area kept for hunting’, also denoting any uncultivated land): via Old French from late Latin forestis (silva) , literally ‘(wood) outside’, from Latin foris ‘outside’, from fores ‘door’.

Idioms

not see the forest for the trees (North American English)

(British English not see the wood for the trees)

to not see or understand the main point about something, because you are paying too much attention to small details

单词	forest
释义	forest noun /ˈfɒrɪst/ /ˈfɔːrɪst/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image [countable, uncountable] a large area of land that is thickly covered with trees a tropical/pine forest One careless match can start a forest fire. Thousands of hectares of forest are destroyed each year. the forest floor/canopy see also cloud forest, rainforest Extra Examples Forest is being cleared to make way for new farming land. He warned her never to enter the forest at night. Much of Europe was once covered in forest. They got lost in the forest. Thick forest stretched as far as the eye could see. We slashed our way through the dense forest. a large stretch of virgin forest The species is found in both coniferous and deciduous forests. Topics Geographya2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective dense thick impenetrable … … of forest stretch tract verb + forest plant clear cut down … forest + verb stretch surround forest + noun tree floor canopy … preposition in a/the forest through a/the forest phrases the edge of the forest the heart of the forest the middle of the forest … See full entry [countable] forest (of something) a mass of tall narrow objects that are close together a forest of cranes on the skyline Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘wooded area kept for hunting’, also denoting any uncultivated land): via Old French from late Latin forestis (silva) , literally ‘(wood) outside’, from Latin foris ‘outside’, from fores ‘door’. Idioms not see the forest for the trees (North American English) (British English not see the wood for the trees) to not see or understand the main point about something, because you are paying too much attention to small details
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