tree
noun[C]
uk/triː/us/triː/A1
atallplantthat has awoodentrunkandbranchesthatgrowfromitsupperpart:
树,树木;乔木aplum/apple/chestnuttree李子/苹果/栗子树
anoak/elm/mapletree橡/榆/枫树
Wesatunder a tree forshade.我们坐在树下乘凉。
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anothertypeoftallplant, without awoodentrunk:
(没有木质树干的)树palmtrees棕榈树
- Afallentree isblockingtheroad.
- Thebirdsbuilttheirnestin thesmallfirtree.
- Theairwas so still that noteventheleaveson the trees weremoving.
- These trees will have to becutdown to make way for the newroad.
- Ayoungboyclimbedinto theappletree andshookthebranchesso that thefruitfelldown.
Forestry
- afforestation
- agroforestry
- arborist
- brush
- clearing
- cut down
- deforest
- deforestation
- disafforest
- lumberjack
- old growth
- ranger
- reafforest
- reafforestation
- slash-and-burn
- the treeline
- undercut
- understorey
- woodcutter
- woody
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