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　

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

习惯用语

not see the forest for the trees

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

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。

noun

verb

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

Nottingham Forest qualified for the final by beating Tranmere on Tuesday
诺丁汉森林队于星期二打败了特兰米尔队，取得了决赛资格。
The Philippines has just 6,000 square kilometres of forest left.
菲律宾只剩下6,000平方公里的森林了。
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。
Within 40 years there will be no virgin forest left.
过不了40年，就将不会再有未开发的森林了。
Logging companies would have to leave a central area of the forest before the end of the year.
伐木公司可能要在年底前把森林的一处中心地带留出来。
The forest was dark and silent, haunted by shadows and unseen presences
这个森林黑暗寂静，经常有幽灵和看不见的鬼怪出没。
They are concerned for the fate of the forest and the Indians who dwell in it
他们为这片森林及居住于其中的印第安人的命运而担心。
They used axes to clear a path through the forest.
他们用斧子开辟出一条穿过森林的小道。
The forest was destroyed by fire.
森林被大火焚毁了。
The policemen were hunting gangsters in the forest.
警察们正在森林中搜捕匪徒。