lumber
lumber — 動詞
1. to walk or move in a slow, heavy, and often noisy way, especially because of bei
笨重移動
緩慢而沉重地走或移動
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.
一頭棕熊笨重地走出樹林，在我們前方的路上橫越而過。
lumber + out of [place]
The old steam train lumbered slowly up the steep mountain track, its wheels clanking.
那輛老舊的蒸汽火車沿著陡峭的山路緩慢前行，車輪發出噹噹聲響。
Ryo lumbered home through the heavy snow after his car broke down near the pass.
Ryo 的車在隘口附近拋錨後，他在大雪中步履沉重地走回家。
A rusty delivery truck lumbered past the school gates just as the final bell rang.
一輛生鏽的送貨卡車在放學鈴聲響起時沉重地駛過校門。
Hari lumbered to his feet and stretched his aching back after the twelve-hour flight.
Hari 在十二小時的飛行後吃力地站起來，伸展痠痛的背部。
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
伐木
砍伐樹木並加工成木材
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.
Putri 的家族在這片國家森林中伐木已有三十多年之久。
intransitive: lumber in [location]
Tunde's grandfather worked as a lumberjack, lumbering the old-growth forests of northern Ontario.
Tunde 的祖父是一名伐木工人，曾在安大略省北部的原始森林中伐木。
transitive: lumber + [forest/area]
Strict environmental laws now control which areas can be lumbered to protect local wildlife.
嚴格的法律現在規範哪些區域可以砍伐，以保護當地的野生動物。
The logging crew spent the whole winter lumbering the hillsides before the spring thaw arrived.
伐木隊整個冬天都在砍伐山坡上的樹木，趕在春季解凍前完成工作。
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 — 名詞
1. wood from trees that has been cut into boards or planks and is ready for constru
木材
已切割準備用於建築的木料
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.
Marta 從商店買了幾塊長長的松木木板，準備做新的書架。
uncountable: planks of lumber
After the storm, the town needed lumber to repair over fifty roofs and walls.
暴風雨過後，這個城鎮需要木材來修復五十多棟屋頂和牆壁。
Selim stacked the dry lumber carefully in the shed, keeping it off the damp ground.
Selim 小心地將乾燥的木材堆放在棚子裡，不讓它們接觸潮濕的地面。
The lumber used in this project came from sustainably managed local forests.
這個專案使用的木材來自當地永續經營的森林。
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
廢舊雜物
囤積在儲藏室不再使用的舊家具物品
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.
閣樓裡堆滿了廢舊雜物——破椅子、空箱子，還有早已被遺忘的玩具。
uncountable: old lumber + list of examples
Ada cleared the old lumber out of the spare room for a home office.
Ada 清除了閒置房間裡的舊雜物，騰出空間做家庭辦公室。
Grandma's shed contained nothing but lumber: rusty lamps, old magazines, and a cracked mirror.
奶奶的棚子裡只有一些廢舊雜物：生鏽的燈具、舊雜誌，還有一面裂開的鏡子。
Felipe's family stored lumber in the basement for years, never opening the boxes.
Felipe 一家把雜物存放在地下室多年，從未打開過箱子。
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.