[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]木材;原木;树木;林木Timber is wood that is used for building houses and making furniture. You can also refer to trees that are grown for this purpose as timber .
These Severn Valley woods have been exploited for timber since Saxon times.
从撒克逊时代起就开始采伐塞文山谷的这些树林获取木料。
...a single-story timber building.
木质平房
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](造船或建屋用的)栋木,大梁 The timbers of a ship or house are the large pieces of wood that have been used to build it.
[usu pl]
...a bird nestling in the timbers of the roof.
栖息于屋顶横梁上的鸟
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tim·ber/ˈtɪmbə(r); NAmEˈtɪmbər/noun1[uncountable ]trees that are grown to be used in building or for making things (用于建筑或制作物品的)树木,林木;用材林◆the timber industry林木业2[uncountable ]( especially BrE) (NAmE usuallylum·ber)wood that is prepared for use in building, etc. (建筑等用的)木材,木料◆houses built of timber木屋3[countable , usually plural ]a long heavy piece of wood used in building a house or ship (建造房屋用的)大木料,栋木;(造船用的)肋材◆roof timbers房檩4timber!used to warn people that a tree that has been cut is about to fall (砍伐树木时说)倒啦,小心大树倒下timbertimberstimberedtimberingtim·ber/ˈtɪmbə(r); NAmEˈtɪmbər/
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timbertim‧ber /ˈtɪmbə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun
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1[uncountable] British English wood used for building or making thingsSYN lumber American English: a bench made of timber2[uncountable] trees that produce wood used for building or making things: the timber trade3[countable] a wooden beam, especially one that forms part of the main structure of a house4timber! spoken used to warn people that a tree being cut down is about to fall
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