logging

logging — noun

1. the work of felling trees in a forest and preparing the wood to be sold or used

1.名詞B2
釋義

the work of felling trees in a forest and preparing the wood to be sold or used in building and manufacturing

例句

Adina works in logging and spends most days in the forest.

The logging industry supplies wood that is used to build homes and make paper.

collocation: logging industry

同義詞
  • timber industry

    focuses on the business and commercial side rather than the physical activity

  • forestry

    broader field that includes planting, managing, and protecting forests, not just cutting

  • lumber industry

    more common in American English; emphasises the processing stage rather than the tree-felling itself

用法筆記

Uncountable noun — do not say 'a logging' or 'loggings'. 'Logging' refers to the industry as a whole, not to cutting down a single tree. The related countable noun 'log' means a piece of cut wood.

常見錯誤

❌The company does logging and loggings in the north.
✅The company does logging in the north.
💡'logging' is uncountable and has no plural form.
❌He works for a logging.
✅He works for a logging company.
💡'logging' alone cannot follow an article; use it as a modifier or uncountable noun.