wood
wood — 名詞
1. the tough natural substance taken from tree trunks and branches, used in constru
木材
樹的硬質物質，用於建築、製作或燃燒
the tough natural substance taken from tree trunks and branches, used in construction, furniture-making, craftwork, or as fuel
Eitan cut the wood into small pieces for the legs of his new table.
Eitan 把木材鋸成小塊，用來做新桌子的桌腳。
cut the wood into pieces — preparing wood for a specific project
Putri collected dry wood from the garden to build a fire for the barbecue.
Putri 從花園裡撿了乾柴，準備在烤肉時生火。
dry wood — wood for fuel
The old houses in this mountain village are built mostly from local stone and wood.
這座山村裡的老房子大多是用當地的石頭和木材建造的。
Sana bought several long pieces of wood at the hardware shop on Saturday.
Sana 星期六在五金行買了幾塊長木材。
Maple wood is often used by luthiers to make the backs of acoustic guitars.
楓木經常用來製作木吉他，尤其是琴身的背板。
用法筆記
Uncountable when referring to the substance in general. Countable only when talking about a specific type (e.g., 'a rare African wood') or a specific piece ('choose your woods carefully').
常見錯誤
2. a piece of land thickly covered with trees, not as big as a forest
樹林
樹木密集生長的土地，面積比森林小
a piece of land thickly covered with trees, not as big as a forest
The children often play hide-and-seek in the wood behind the school building.
孩子們經常在學校後面的樹林裡玩捉迷藏。
in the wood — location within a wooded area
Dahlia spotted a deer running through the wood near her grandmother's farm.
Dahlia 在奶奶家附近的樹林裡看見一頭鹿跑過去。
A narrow dirt path winds through the wood and ends at a small river crossing.
一條狹窄的泥土小徑蜿蜒穿過樹林，通往小溪邊。
In early spring the wood is carpeted with bluebells and wild garlic leaves.
早春時節，樹林裡開滿了藍鐘花和野生蒜苗。
用法筆記
Both 'wood' and 'woods' are used with the same meaning. 'The woods' can sometimes suggest a larger, wilder area. In place names, 'Wood' often appears as a suffix (e.g., 'Sherwood', 'Harwood').
常見錯誤
3. in the sport of golf, a club with a broad head that players use to send the ball
木桿
高爾夫球桿，桿頭較大，用於長距離擊球
in the sport of golf, a club with a broad head that players use to send the ball a very long way
Hyun pulled his wood from the golf bag and stepped up to the tee.
Hyun 從高爾夫球袋中抽出木桿，走到開球區。
The coach showed Christopher how to hold the wood for a long drive down the fairway.
教練教 Christopher 如何正確握好木桿，以便在球道上打出遠距離。
hold a wood — grip technique for this club type
Maja bought a second-hand wood at the sports equipment sale last spring.
Maja 去年春天在運動用品特賣會買了一支二手木桿。
Élise prefers using her five-wood when she needs to hit the ball over a water hazard.
Élise 在需要把球打過水塘的時候，比較喜歡用她的五號木桿。
- driver
the lowest-loft wood (usually 1-wood), used for the longest shots
- fairway wood
a wood used for long shots from the fairway, typically higher-loft than a driver
用法筆記
Countable. Often modified by a number indicating the loft angle (e.g., 'a three-wood', 'a five-wood'). Modern golf clubs called 'woods' are often made of metal but retain the historical name.
常見錯誤
wood — 形容詞
1. made from the hard material that comes from tree trunks and branches
木製的
用木材製成的
made from the hard material that comes from tree trunks and branches
A large wood dining table filled most of the kitchen in the old cottage.
一張大型木製餐桌幾乎佔滿了老屋的廚房。
wood dining table — attributive use before a noun
Nala keeps her collection of stickers on a small wood shelf above her desk.
Nala 把她收集的貼紙放在書桌上方的一個小木架上。
The wood bridge across the stream was replaced with a concrete bridge last winter.
去年冬天，那座橫跨小溪的木橋被一座水泥橋取代了。
Heloísa bought a beautiful wood jewellery box from the craft market in town.
Heloísa 在鎮上的工藝市集買了一個漂亮的木製首飾盒。
- wooden
far more common for describing objects made of wood; also has a figurative meaning ('stiff' or 'awkward') that 'wood' does not
用法筆記
The adjective 'wood' is used before nouns (attributive position). The more common form 'wooden' has the same meaning and is preferred in most contexts. 'Wood' appears in established compound-like phrases such as 'wood fire', 'wood floor', and 'wood panel'.