forest
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈfɒr.ɪst/us/ˈfɔːr.ɪst/A2
alargeareaoflandcoveredwithtreesandplants, usuallylargerthan awood, or thetreesandplantsthemselves:
森林;林区theBlackForest黑林山
Thechildrengotlostinthe forest.孩子们在森林里迷了路。
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- Thecampsiteis set in themiddleof apineforest.
- They werecampaigningagainst thedestructionof therainforest.
- Afiercefireis stillragingthrough the forest,burningeverything initspath.
- Herlegswerecoveredinscratchesandbruisesafter herwalkthrough the forest.
- Tropicalrainforests used tocover10% of the earth'ssurface.
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
Idiom
not see the forest for the trees