redwood
英 ['redwʊd]
美 ['rɛdwʊd]
- n. 紅木樹，[林] 紅杉；紅樹木材
- n. (Redwood)人名；(英)雷德伍德
英文詞源
- redwood (n.)
- 1610s, "wood that has a red hue," from red (adj.1) + wood (n.). Of various types of New World trees that yield such wood, from 1716; specifically of the California Sequoia sempervirens from 1819. In Scottish English 16c.-18c. the same word as an adjective meant "completely deranged, raving, stark mad," from wood (adj.).
雙語例句
- 1. I've heard that many redwood trees are thousands of years old.
- 我聽說許多紅杉都有幾千年的樹齡.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Its banks were shaded by cottonwood and redwood trees.
- 河流的兩岸被棉花樹和紅木樹遮蔽住了。
來自辭典例句
- 3. Wood from one redwood tree is worth $ 8,000.
- 一棵紅杉樹所生成的木料價值為8000美金.
來自英語晨讀30分（高三）
- 4. We stood in awe of the lofty redwood trees.
- 高聳入雲的巨杉令我們驚歎不已.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Cypress and redwood are seldom used in the superstructure of commercial greenhouses.
- 扁柏和美州紅鬆很少用於商用溫室的上部結構.
來自辭典例句