lumber
lumber — verb
1. to walk or move in a slow, heavy, and often noisy way, especially because of bei
to walk or move in a slow, heavy, and often noisy way, especially because of being large, carrying something heavy, or moving through something difficult
A brown bear lumbered out of the woods and crossed the road ahead of us.
lumber + out of [place]
The old steam train lumbered slowly up the steep mountain track, its wheels clanking.
Ryo lumbered home through the heavy snow after his car broke down near the pass.
A rusty delivery truck lumbered past the school gates just as the final bell rang.
Hari lumbered to his feet and stretched his aching back after the twelve-hour flight.
文法句型
lumber + adverb/preposition of direction
用法筆記
Often combines with an adverb or preposition (along, through, into, up, across, past, out of) that specifies the direction or path of the movement. The subject is typically large or heavy — a person, animal, vehicle, or machine.
常見錯誤
2. to cut down trees in a forest and prepare the wood for use in building, furnitur
to cut down trees in a forest and prepare the wood for use in building, furniture-making, or other industries
Putri's family has been lumbering in this national forest for more than thirty years.
intransitive: lumber in [location]
Tunde's grandfather worked as a lumberjack, lumbering the old-growth forests of northern Ontario.
transitive: lumber + [forest/area]
Strict environmental laws now control which areas can be lumbered to protect local wildlife.
The logging crew spent the whole winter lumbering the hillsides before the spring thaw arrived.
文法句型
lumber + noun phrase (forest/area)
lumber (intransitive — cut trees as work)
用法筆記
More common in North American English than British English. In British contexts, use fell trees or cut timber instead. The noun lumber (building wood) is the source of this verb form.
常見錯誤
lumber — noun
1. wood from trees that has been cut into boards or planks and is ready for constru
wood from trees that has been cut into boards or planks and is ready for constructing houses, making furniture, or doing other building projects
Marta bought several long planks of pine lumber from the store for her new bookshelves.
uncountable: planks of lumber
After the storm, the town needed lumber to repair over fifty roofs and walls.
Selim stacked the dry lumber carefully in the shed, keeping it off the damp ground.
The lumber used in this project came from sustainably managed local forests.
用法筆記
The standard term for prepared wood in North American English. In British English the equivalent word is timber. Lumber is an uncountable noun — do not add an -s (lumbers).
常見錯誤
2. old or unwanted furniture, boxes, and other large household objects that are kep
old or unwanted furniture, boxes, and other large household objects that are kept in storage because they might be useful one day
The attic was full of old lumber — broken chairs, empty cases, and forgotten toys.
uncountable: old lumber + list of examples
Ada cleared the old lumber out of the spare room for a home office.
Grandma's shed contained nothing but lumber: rusty lamps, old magazines, and a cracked mirror.
Felipe's family stored lumber in the basement for years, never opening the boxes.
用法筆記
An old-fashioned or traditional use, most common in British English in fixed phrases such as lumber room (a room for storing unwanted household items) or lumber cupboard. Rare in modern American English.