新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

wood

英  [wʊd]
    

[NOUN]

    CONVENTION. 习惯表达
  • touch wood

    1但愿好运仍在

    You can say 'touch wood' to indicate that you hope to have good luck in something you are doing, usually after saying that you have been lucky with it so far.

    双语例句

    例:

    I got it all taken care of, touch wood.

    我已经做得很周到了,老天保佑。

    NOUN. 名词
  • woods

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 木头

    Wood is the material that forms the trunks and branches of trees.

    双语例句

    例:

    Their dishes were made of wood.

    他们的盘子是用木头制成的。

    例:

    There was a smell of damp wood and machine oil.

    有一股潮湿的木料和机油的气味。

    2[C 可数名词] 树林

    A wood or woods is a fairly large area of trees growing near each other.

    双语例句

    例:

    After dinner Alice slipped away for a walk in the woods with Artie.

    晚饭后,艾丽斯悄悄溜到树林里与阿迪散步。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • not out of the woods

    1尚未摆脱困境

    If something or someone is not out of the woods yet, they are still having difficulties or problems.

    双语例句

    例:

    The nation's economy is not out of the woods yet.

    该国的经济尚未摆脱困境。