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!