wood-man /'wudmen/ noun {pi. -men /-man/)
(also woods-man) a person who works or lives in a forest, taking care
of and sometimes cutting down trees, etc.
护林人;伐木工;樵夫
wood*peck-er
/'wudpek8(r)/ noun a bird with a long beak that it uses to
make holes in trees when it is looking for insects to eat 琢木鸟 wood pigeon /7〇w/7 a bird of the pigeon family, that "lives in woods and fields rather
than in cities 林合4;斑 尾鸽
wood-pile /'wudpail/ noun a pile of wood that will
be used for fuel 木柴堆
wood pulp noun [U] wood that has
been broken into small pieces and crushed until it is soft. It is used for
making paper.木桨('
用手造纸)
wood-shed I'wudSedl_noun a
small building for storing wood in, especially for fuel 木料间;丨光指)藥房; 柴棚
woods-man /'wudzman/ noun [pi. -men /-men/)
=WOODMAN
woodsy
/'wudzi/ adj. {informal, especially NAm£) covered with
trees; connected with woods 树林备盖的;树林的
wood-turn-ing
/'wudt3:mi3; NAmE -t3:rn-/ noun [U] the process of
shaping a piece of wood by turning it against a sharp tool on a machine (called
a lathe)木工车床加 X ►wood-turn-er/?ou/7
wood-wind /'wudwind/
noun [U+sing./pl. v.] (also
woodwinds [pi.] especially in NAmE) the group of musical instruments in
an orchestra that are mostly made
of wood or metal and are played by blowing. Flutes,
clarinets and bassoons are
all woodwind in- struments.(管弦乐团的)来管乐器,木管乐器组:the woodwind sectfcm 〇/the orchestra管弦乐队的木管乐器组
—picture o
page R8 —compare brass(2), percussion, STRING n.[6), WIND1 /7.(4), WIND INSTRUMENT wood-work /'wudw3:k;
NAmE -W3:rk/ noun [\J] 1 things made of wood in a building or room,
such as doors and stairs (建筑物或房间的)木建部分,木构件,木制品:
77ie
woodwork needs painting.木建部分需要上油漆。◊ (6r£) He hit
the woodwork (= the wooden frame of the goal in the game of football/soccER, etc.) twice before scoring.他两次射门击中球门框之后,终得进球。2 (fir£) (also wood-work-ing NAmE, Br£) the activity or skill of making
things from wood X ;木 U 艺 IT»TO1 blend/fade into the
'woodwork to
behave in a way that does not attract any attention; to disappear or hide默默无闻;销声匿迹;蛰伏come/crawl out of the woodwork (informal, disapproving) if you say that sb comes/crawis out of the
woodwork,you mean that they have suddenly appeared in order to express an opinion
or to take advantage of a situation 突然露面;
妻i■纷出笼:When he
won the 〖otter% dH sorts o/cfctant reZatives came outo/the
woocfworfc:他博彩'中奖后V 八杆 子打不着的亲戚都突然来登门造访。
wood-worm /'wudw3:m; NAmE
-W3:rm/ noun
1 [C] a small worm that eats
wood, making a lot of small holes in it 木虹虫;木蠹 2 [U】the damage caused
by woodworms _木駐虫害;木蠹虫害:rhe
beams are n'ddZed with woodworm.这些木梁被蛀虫蛀得都是洞。
woody /'wudi/ 喊 1 (of plants 植物)having a thick,
hard stem like wood 未本的;木质如 2 covered with
trees长满树木的;树木茂盛的:a woody vaHey树木茂 盛的山谷3 having a smell like wood像木头味的 woof /wuf/ exclamation, noun
m exclamation (informaf) a word
used to describe the loud noise that a dog makes (狗叫声)汪汪:‘Woo//
Woo//’ he barfced “汪!汪! ”它叫着。►
woof veri? [V] mnoun
= WEFT
woof-er /'wu:fa(r)/ noun a loudspeaker for reproducing the low
notes in a sound system (P|r) ^ H 的)低音扬声低音喇叭一comparetweeter
WOOl tHt /wul/ noun [U]
1
the soft fine hair that covers the body of
sheep, goats and some other
animals (■羊等■碎)绒,毛
long thick thread made
from animal’s wool,used for knitting 毛线;绒线:a baH 〇/ wooZ — 团毛线一picture
〇 knitting 3 doth
made from animai’s wool,used for
| 2311 word
making clothes,etc.毛料;■毛织物:This scarf is 100% wooL这条披肩是纯毛的。◊ pure new woo?纯新毛料◊ a wooZ bZanfcet 毛毯一see also cotton wool, dyed
IN THE WOOL, LAMBSWOOL, STEEL WOOL, WIRE WOOL
ITiTOl
see
pull v.
wool-len (6r£)
{NAmE wool-en) /'wulan/ adj. 1 [usually before
noun] made of wool 毛g如;■羊老■的;■毛的; 毛线的:a vvooZien b/anfcet.毛毯◊ wooHen
doth'毛¥斗 2 [only before nounj involved in making
cloth from wool 毛纺的;毛纺织业知:the
wooHen industry毛纺业 wool-lens (Br£) {NAmE wool-ens)
/'wulanz/ noun [pi.]
clothes made of wool, especially knitted clothes (.尤指 针织的 >毛衣
wool-ly/'wuli/ adj., noun
madj. {NAmE also wooly)
1
covered with wool or with hair like wool有毛覆盖的;毛状物覆盖的:wooHy mortfc^ys 毛驾茸的猴子 2 6/f) made
of wool; like wool 毛制的;毛的;似毛的 HIT!
woollen :a wooHy hat 毛质的帽子 3 (of
people or their ideas,etc•人或思想等j not thinking clearly;
not clearly expressed 糊涂的;M 乱的;博糊的 EBd
confuse:d : wooHy
arguments 混乱的论点 VwooMi.ness [U] mnoun {pi. -ies) {informal)
1 [BrE,
becoming old-fashioned) a piece of clothing made
of wool, especially one that has been knitted毛料衣服;(尤指针织的)毛线衣 2 (/Wsfra/f,A/Z£) a sheep 羊
Woop
Woop /'wup
wup/ noun [AustralE, informal) a humorous name for a town or area that
is a long way from a big city偏远城镇(或堆区)‘ woozy /'wu:zi/ adj. {informal 1 feeling unsteady,
confused and unable to think clearly 眩晕的;■头昏的; 晕头胀脑的 2 (espec/fl//)/ A/zAmf) feeling as though
you might vomit恶心的;要呕卩土的
wop /wop; NAmE wa:p/ noun
{taboo, slang) a very offensive word for a person from southern
Europe, espe- cially an Italian南欧人;南蛮子;(尤指)意大利佬 Wor-ces-ter sauce /.wusta 'so:s; NAmE .wustar/ (also Worcestershire sauce /.wusteja; NAmE .wustarjir/) noun [U] a dark thin sauce made of vinegar, soy sauce and spices伍斯特沙司^用醋、酱油和香料调制而成丨. word /w3:d; NAmE W3:rd/ noun, verb, exclamation ■
noun
2
UNIT OF LANGUAGE 语言单位 1 [C] a single
unit of language which means sth and can be spoken or written 单词;词;字:.Do not write more than 200 words.:-•写的东西不要超过200字。◊ Do you fcnow the words to this
song?知知道这首歌的歌词吗What’s
the Spanish word/or ‘taWe’? * table —词班牙语里叫
什么? ◊ He was a true _/hend in aH
senses 〇/ the word. 从任何意义上来说他都是位真正的朋友。me what happened in your own words.用你自己的话告诉我出了
什么事。◊/ couZd
hear, every word t/tey were saying.我 可以听到他们说的每一个字。.◊
悔,实在无以言喻。◊ I can’t'remember her exacf words. 我记不清她的原 了。◊ Angry is not the word /or it— J
wcwiizrious‘说‘f生气”都不够——我是怒不可遏。
—see also buzzword, four-letter
word, household WORD at HOUSEHOLD NAME, SWEAR WORD
STH
YOU SAY 说的话 2 [C] a thing that you
say; a remark or statement 说的话;语;■言语:Have a word with Pat and see vWiat
she thinfcs.和帕特谈一谈,看她是怎么
想的。◊ CouZd J have a qui’cfc word wi'th
you (= speak to you quickly)?我能跟你無点儿说句话吗? ◊
A word 〇/ warning: read the instructions very
carefully. ^
/js* : 细阅读说明。◊ words o/Zove 情话◊ She without a word (;=
without saying anything).她一句i备也没说就走 了。◊ J don’t beZieve
a word 〇少 his story (= I don’t
believe any of it).他说的这件事莪一句都不;^信。◊ a man
of few words (= who doesn't talk very
much) iP'W 寡语尚.男子◊ J’d Zifce to say a /ew words about
jiuture pZans. _想就今后的计划说几句。:◊ Remember—not a word to .(= don’t tell) Peter about any 〇/ this•记住, 对彼得可要只字不提这件事的任何情况。◊He never