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Timber Wood Building Making Trees House Noun Things

This flashcard describes "timber" as wood used for building and making things, or trees grown for this purpose. It can also refer to large wooden beams used in construction, or as a warning cry when a tree is about to fall.

This flashcard describes "timber" as wood used for building and making things, or trees grown for this purpose. It can also refer to large wooden beams used in construction, or as a warning cry when a tree is about to fall.

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[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


Oxford tim·ber / ˈtɪmbə(r) ; NAmE ˈtɪmbər / noun 1 [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 usually lum·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 4 timber! 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 timber timbers timbered timbering tim·ber / ˈtɪmbə(r) ; NAmE ˈtɪmbər /
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timbertim‧ber /ˈtɪmbə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun
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1[uncountable] British English wood used for building or making things SYN 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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n.木材;木料
n.(Timber)人名;(瑞典)廷贝尔

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