forest

英 [ˈfɒrɪst]

美 [ˈfɔːrɪst]

n.  森林; 林区; (森林似的)一丛，一片

复数：forests　现在分词：foresting　过去式：forested　第三人称单数：forests　过去分词：forested　

中考高考CET4CET6考研IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1108 / COCA.1108

习惯用语

n.

not see the forest for the treesnot see the forest for the trees

牛津词典

noun

• 森林；林区
  a large area of land that is thickly covered with trees
  1. a tropical forest
     热带森林
  2. a forest fire
     森林火灾
  3. Thousands of hectares of forest are destroyed each year.
     每年都有几千公顷的森林遭到破坏。
• （森林似的）一丛，一片
  a mass of tall narrow objects that are close together
  1. a forest of television aerials
     林立的电视天线

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 森林;树林
  Aforestis a large area where trees grow close together.
  1. Parts of the forest are still dense and inaccessible.
     森林的一些部分仍然很茂密，人迹罕至。
  2. ...25 million hectares of forest.
     2,500 万公顷的森林
• N-COUNT 林立;大量耸立
  Aforestof tall or narrow objects is a group of them standing or sticking upright.
  1. They descended from the plane into a forest of microphones and cameras.
     他们从飞机上走下来，迎接他们的是数不清的麦克风和照相机。

英英释义

noun

• the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
  Synonym:woodwoods
• land that is covered with trees and shrubs
  Synonym:woodlandtimberlandtimber

verb

• establish a forest on previously unforested land
  1. afforest the mountains
  Synonym:afforest

双语例句

• He fled into a forest.
  他逃进森林。
• He got lost in the mountain forest.
  他在山林里迷了路。
• The policemen were hunting gangsters in the forest.
  警察们正在森林中搜捕匪徒。
• Parts of the forest are still dense and inaccessible.
  森林的一些部分仍然很茂密，人迹罕至。
• They walked through thick forest.
  他们徒步穿越了茂密的森林。
• Police and the villagers all unanimously ascribed the forest fire to thunder and lightning.
  警方和村民一致把森林失火归因于雷电。
• He wanted the picnic to be in the midst of the forest.
  他要去森林中野餐。
• That's really quite a forest.
  那片林子可大了去了。
• Work songs broke the silence of the forest.
  一阵阵号子声，打破了森林的寂静。
• Storm roared through the forest.
  暴风在林中怒吼。