wood, forest
这两个词都可指“森林”。它们的区别是：
wood指小片森林,多为人工栽培,离人烟较近,内中少有野兽。forest多指大片的、原始的、繁茂的、远离人烟、有野生动物栖息的森林。
wood(s), jungle
这两个词都有“森林”的意思。它们的区别是：
wood(s)可译为“树林,丛林”,指面积比较小的森林,而且接近人烟处; jungle指极其稠密、难以通行的热带丛林。例如:
I am fond of rambling about in the woods.我喜欢在林中徘徊。
They cut a path through the jungle.他们在热带丛林中开辟出一条路。
lumber，timber，wood，log
这些名词均有“木材”、“木”之意。
lumber指伐下后未经削磨的木材，现多用于美国英语中。
timber指经过匠人初步加工的备用木材，多用于英国英语。
wood最普通用词，含义广，除表示“木材，木”外，还可用复数形式表示森林。
log指原木或圆木。
Wood blocks may compress a great deal under pressure.
木块受压时可缩小很多.
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I can give you a rough estimate of the amount of wood you will need.
我可以粗略估计一下你所需要的木材量。
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The management decided to economise by cutting the dead wood from the workforce, thus reducing the wages bill.
资方决定节省开支,裁减劳动力中的冗员, 这样可以减少工资支出.
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The teacher showed us how to cut out part of the surface of the wood and let a pattern in.
老师让我们看如何把木头的表面部分挖掉一块,然后把图案镶进去.
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The strong wind was hurling bits of wood around as though they were toys.
大风把木片掷来掷去,就好像它们是玩具似的.
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This wood is too wet to kindle.
这木柴太湿点不着.
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We ran out of coal, and had to burn wood.
煤烧完了, 只好烧木头.
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Iron, wood and ice are solids.
铁 、 木和冰是固体.
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He ignited the wood with a band of hay.
他用一把干草引燃了这些木柴.
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Some acids are strong enough to burn the wood.
有些酸的酸性强得可以烧坏木头.
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A gust of wind fluttered the shavings wood.
一阵风把刨花吹得到处乱飞.
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The burning wood threw off sparks.
燃烧的木柴火星四迸.
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The school is built of wood.
该校舍为木质结构.
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An overlay of wood covers the brick wall.
砖墙上覆盖了一层木板.
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He made a primitive boat out of some pieces of wood.
他用几块木头做了艘简易的小船.
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The lighting of a wood fire begins with small pieces of wood.
人们用小块木柴点火.
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They pitched their tent in a little clearing in the wood.
他们在树林里的一块小空地上支起了帐篷.
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Clamp the two pieces of wood together until the glue dries.
用夹钳把两块木板夹紧,等胶水干了再松开.
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How much wood would a woodchuck chuck.
一只美洲旱獭能扔掉多少木头呢?
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Wood has not had much luck in carving out a career.
伍德想干出点名堂来，可是总不能如愿。
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Wood burns better [ more easily ] when dry .
干柴 好烧.
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Dry wood burns easily.
干柴容易燃烧.
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He whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood.
他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。
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The wood must be split up for fuel.
必须把这块木头劈开作燃料.
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I got a splinter in my finger while I was sawing the wood.
我在锯木头时手指扎了一根刺.
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Now and then a bird's song broke in upon the silence of the wood.
鸟鸣声不时打破林中的寂静.
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Wood is often painted to imitate stone.
木头常涂上油漆冒充石头.
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You need to treat this wood for woodworm.
你需要对这种木头进行处理以防蛀虫.
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This wood is spongy.
这木料发泡.
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We first treated the wood with creosote.
我们先用杂酚油对木柴进行加工.
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