| 单词 | birch |
| 释义 | birch /berrch/, n. 1. any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood. Cf. birch family. 2. the wood itself. 3. a birch rod, or a bundle of birch twigs, used esp. for whipping. adj. 4. birchen. v.t. 5. to beat or punish with or as if with a birch: The young ruffians were birched soundly by their teacher. [bef. 900; ME birche, OE birce; c. OHG birka (G Birke); akin to Skt bhurja kind of birch] |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。