Tree Noun Wood Countable Uncountable Forest Triː Leaves
The flashcard defines "tree" as a tall plant with a trunk, branches, and leaves, and also includes idiomatic phrases like "barking up the wrong tree" (pursuing a mistaken course of action) and "can't see the wood for the trees" (focusing too much on details and missing the bigger picture).
;树;树木;乔木 A tree is a tall plant that has a hard trunk, branches, and leaves.
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I planted those apple trees.
我栽了那些苹果树。
...a variety of shrubs and trees.
各种灌木和乔木
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[PHRASE 短语]走错路线;搞错方向;想法不对路 If you say that someone is barking up the wrong tree, you mean that they are following the wrong course of action because their beliefs or ideas about something are incorrect.
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[INFORMAL 非正式]
Scientists in Switzerland realised that most other researchers had been barking up the wrong tree.
瑞士科学家意识到其他研究者大多研究方向不对头。
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[PHRASE 短语]只见树木,不见森林;只重细节,不顾整体 If someone can't see the wood for the trees in British English, or can't see the forest for the trees in American English, they are very involved in the details of something and so they do not notice what is important about the thing as a whole.
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the top of the tree→see:
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tree★/triː; NAmEtriː/noun _tree_bark_comp.jpg _tree.jpg a tall plant that can live a long time. Treeshave a thick central wooden trunkfrom which branches grow, usually with leaves on them. 树;树木;乔木◆an oak tree橡树◆to plant a tree植树◆to chop/cut down a tree伐╱砍倒一棵树◆They followed a path through the trees.他们沿着林间小路走着。☞collocationsat
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bush
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bay tree
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Christmas tree
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family tree
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gum tree
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plane tree
IDIOMbe out of your ˈtree( informal) to be behaving in a crazy or stupid way, perhaps because of drugs or alcohol (药物或酒精等引起的)发疯,发傻☞more at
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top
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treetreestreedtreeingtree/triː; NAmEtriː/
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treetree /triː/ ●●●S1W1 noun [countable]
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1tree (1)a very tall plant that has branches and leaves, and lives for many years: As a kid, I loved to climb trees.a cherry/peach/apple etc tree We planted a peach tree in the backyard. the trunk of an old oak tree (=the main central part, from which the branches grow)2a drawing that connects things with lines to show how they are related to each other →
family tree
→ top of the tree
at top1(3)
, → it doesn’t grow on trees
at grow(7)
, → be up a gum tree
at gum tree(2)
THESAURUStypes of treeevergreen adjective an evergreen tree does not lose its leaves in winter: · English ivy is evergreen and grows even during the winter.deciduous adjective a deciduous tree loses its leaves in winter: · The oak is deciduous, but loses its leaves late in the year.conifer noun [countable] a tree such as a pine or fir that has leaves like needles and produces cones containing seeds: · The owners have planted conifers along the fence in order to reduce the traffic noise.· a dwarf coniferfruit tree noun [countable] a tree that produces fruit that can be eaten: · Fruit trees such as apples and pears can be pruned during the winter months.sapling noun [countable] a young tree: · It's best to buy young saplings rather than fully-grown trees.areas of treescopse noun [countable] a small group of trees: · a small copse of fir treeswoodland noun [uncountable] land covered with trees: · the maintenance of ancient woodland· woodland areaswood noun [countable] (also woods) a large area with many trees: · We went for a walk in the woods.forest noun [countable, uncountable] a very large area with a lot of trees growing closely together: · pine forests· They worked as tree planters in the forests of Washington State.· The forest fire was started by a discarded cigarette.rainforest noun [countable, uncountable] a tropical forest with tall trees, in an area where it rains a lot: · the Amazon rainforest· 12 million acres of rainforest have been destroyed.jungle noun [countable, uncountable] a tropical forest with trees and large plants: · The wreckage of the plane was found in dense jungle.· a remote jungle areamaterial from treeswood noun [countable, uncountable] the usual word for the hard material that trees are made of: · They were chopping wood for the fire.· The doors are made of solid wood.· wood flooringtimber British English, lumber American English noun [uncountable] wood used for building and making things: · a timber company· softwood lumberhardwood noun [countable, uncountable] strong heavy wood from trees such as oak: · hardwood floors· hardwoods such as teaksoftwood noun [countable, uncountable] wood from trees such as pine and fir that is cheap and easy to cut: · Most tables are made from softwood.firewood noun [uncountable] wood that has been cut or collected in order to be burned in a fire: · They collected branches that could be used for firewood.
WDF
tree
[tri:]treed, treeing, trees
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trees[31753]
树(99%),树状物(1%)
n.树;木料;树状物
vt.把...赶上树
vi.爬上树;逃上树
n.(Tree)人名;(英)特里
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