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单词 timber
释义
timber
noun
uk
/ˈtɪm.bər/us
/ˈtɪm.bɚ/
C2[U]
treesthat aregrownso that thewoodfrom them can be used forbuilding:
林木；树木
a timberforest材用林
Thesetreesare beinggrownfor timber.这些树是供材用而栽种的。
C2[U]UK
(USlumber)
woodused forbuilding:
（建筑用）木材
a timbermerchant木材商
C2[C]
alongpieceofwoodused forbuilding,especiallyhousesandships:
（建房或船的）木料，长条形木材
rooftimbers房檩
More examples
  • It was abrickhousefrontedon threesideswith timber.
  • We use a timberpreservativeregularly.
  • Untreated timber wouldrotveryquickly.
  • Russia has awealthofcoaland timber.
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Building materials
  • adobe
  • airbrick
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  • bamboo
  • biomaterial
  • fibro
  • flagged
  • flagstone
  • flitch
  • floorboard
  • lacquer
  • paving
  • prestressed
  • putty
  • razor wire
  • rebar
  • shingle
  • wattle
  • wattle and daub
  • weatherboarding
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Types of wood
timber
exclamation
uk
/ˈtɪm.bər/us
/ˈtɪm.bɚ/
shoutedwhen atreethat has beencutis about tofall
（在被伐树木倒下时喊的）倒啦
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Forestry
  • afforestation
  • agroforestry
  • arborist
  • brush
  • cut down
  • deforest
  • deforestation
  • disafforest
  • logging
  • lumberjack
  • old growth
  • ranger
  • reafforest
  • reafforestation
  • slash-and-burn
  • the treeline
  • undercut
  • understorey
  • woodcutter
  • woody
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(Definition oftimberfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

timber| American Dictionary

timber
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈtɪm·bər/
woodfromtreesthat is used forbuilding, ortreesgrownfor this use:
[U]Thehouseswereconstructedof timber andwhitewashedclay.
(Definition oftimberfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

timber| Business English

timber
noun[U]
NATURAL RESOURCESUK
uk
/ˈtɪmbər/us
(USlumber)
woodthat has beenspeciallyproducedfor use in thebuildingindustry:
Houses at theeco-friendlyretirementcomplexare made fromsustainabletimber andstonethat has beenquarriedlocally.
Ouraimis toboostthestate'stimberindustryby $5billionover the next 10years.
timbersales/production/harvesting
a timbercompany/business/group
(Definition oftimberfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftimber

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Moreover, assembly of the framing could only have been accomplished with scaffolding to support the timbers until they were all in place and jointed together.
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Here, the majority of timbers are not even supported by a wall at one end.
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Three 10m timbers might have been procured, but (at least) two tension connections would have been needed.
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Curved timbers large enough to span the whole height of the dome would have been difficult to procure.
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Any additional timbers needed shall be from a reclaimed source.
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All timbers tend to come to an equilibrium with the relative humidity of the surrounding air.
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The longest timbers here were only 20ft (6m) long.
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The natural celluloses which we use include a very large number of timbers, bamboo, cane, flax, hemp, cotton, ramie, sisal, esparto and so on.
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Carpenters brought the stage timbers from their storage place, and set about transforming the hall into a theatre.
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The third-stage timbers have specialized, if any, uses.
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They are used to" tan" leather and give rise to the" termite-proof" and" teredo-proof" timbers so prized in tropical construction.
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Boards are thin planks, 4' to 6' wide, as opposed to the squarish timbers used for framing.
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He therefore devised a combination of seven timbers for each beam joined together in such a way that the tensile forces could be transmitted.
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They reached the drawbridge, and were careful to tread even more softly, for heavy footfalls on its timbers above a void could echo hollowly.
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In the international context, world trade in hardwood timbers until the 1960s was still dominated by the production of temperate regions.
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