1 [U] [C] the hard substance that trees are made of 木;木材:
He chopped some wood for the fire.他劈了些木头当柴烧。Pine is a softwood.松木是软木材。☞picture on page C2 见C2页插图
2 [C] (often plural 常用复数) an area of land that is covered with trees. A wood is smaller than a forest 树林:
a walk in the woods在树林里散步
touch wood (US 美) ;knock on wood an expression that people use (often while touching a piece of wood) to prevent bad luck (避邪用语,常边说边触摸木头)好运常在:
I've been driving here for 20 years and I haven't had an accident yet -- touch wood!我在这儿开车开了20年,从没出过意外─愿好运常在!
wood/wUd; wʊd/n 1 [U] the hard material that trees are made of [→ wooden] 木﹐木材﹐木头: a boat made of wood 木头造的船a piece of wood 一块木头2 [C] also 又作 the woods an area of land that is covered in trees [→ forest] 树林﹐林地see box at见 TREE 方框3 touch wood BrE 【英】; knock on wood AmE 【美】spoken used after you say you have been fortunate, because it is supposed to make your good luck continue【口】上帝保佑〔夸说自己好运后接此句﹐以期好运连续〕
woodwoodwoodsnoun1(no plural) the hard substance that trees are made of: Put some more wood on the fire. The table is made of wood.2(alsowoods) a big group of trees, smaller than a forest: a large wooda walk in the woods