lumber
发音
英 [ˈlʌmbə(r)]
美 [ˈlʌmbər]
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- n.
- 木材
- 隆隆声
- 废物
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- vt.& vi.
- 砍伐
- 笨重地行进
- 胡乱堆积
单词词源
lumber 吃力的走,木头,大件物品
来自lame,跛的,-er,表反复,引申词义吃力的走。木材义词源不详,可能来自timber,字母t,l音变,比较language,tongue,并由木材引申词义大件物品等。
双语例句
- 1. Whereas I can get local lumber from a sawmill .
- 但我可以从伐木场弄到本地木材。
- 2. In contrast to this belief , a large lumber company had taken a contract to cut down the trees .
- 但事与愿违,一家大型伐木公司签订了一项合同被允许砍伐这些树木。
- 3. Those who suffered vivisection , including women made pregnant by the doctors , were called " lumber " .
- 那些遭受活体解剖的人被称作“圆木”,其中就有被医生们蹂躏至怀孕的女人。
- 4. It also cited a firming of lumber prices , starting in december on the west coast , as a sign the company 's prospects will continue to improve in 2011 .
- 它还认为,西海岸地区的木料价格从去年12月开始走强,预示着公司的前景将在2011年继续向好。
- 5. The lumber and paper industries are moribund .
- 木材业和造纸业也在垂死挣扎。