tree n. 特里〔姓氏〕。 n. 1.树〔主要指乔木,也可指较大的灌木〕。 ★玫瑰可以称为 bush, 也可以称为 tree. 2.木料,木材;木构件;〔古语〕绞首台;〔the tree〕(钉死耶稣的)十字架;鞋楦。 3.树形(物),世系图,家系 (=family tree);【数学】树(形);【化学】树状晶体。 a banana tree 香蕉树。 an axle-tree 心棒,轴料。 a boot-tree 靴楦[型]。 a saddle-tree 鞍架。 at the top of the tree 在最高地位。 tree of Buddha 菩提树。 tree of heaven 臭椿。 tree of knowledge (of good and evil) 【圣经】知道善恶的树,智慧之树。 tree of life 生命之树,生命力的源泉【植物;植物学】金钟柏。 up a tree 〔口语〕进退两难,不知所措。 vt. 赶(猎兽等)上树躲避;〔口语〕使处于困境;穷追;把鞋型插入(鞋内)。
She kept the sheep tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening . 白天,她把羊拴到田野里的一棵树上,晚上就牵回来。
I picked out a tree a little way ahead to measure our progress towards kurtz . 我选定前面不远的一棵大树作标记,测定我们向库尔茨又前进了多少距离。
He stood still and waited till the animal was quite close, then sprang nimbly behind a tree . 他站着不动,等那只野兽离得很近了,才敏捷地跳到树后。
Crudely, we might compare the production of x-rays with the stopping of a bullet by a tree . 我们可以把X射线的产生粗略地与子弹被树挡住这种情形作比较。
The road extended in a reasonably straight line for almost a hundred yards before bending around a tree . 小道绕过一棵大树通来,有百来码长的一段大致成一直线。
The captive elephant , still roped to a tree , plunges and screams every time a man approaches . 捕来且牢固地拴在树上的象,每当有人走近时就会猛烈前冲和发出尖叫。
The young man had no sooner placed himself behind a tree than he caught a glimpse of the arm of the indian . 小伙子刚把身子藏在一颗大树后面,就看见一条印第安人的胳膊。
There was a violent wind, as well as thunder, and either one or the other split a tree off at the corner of the building . 一时狂风大作,雷电交加,把屋角的一颗大树劈裂开来。
A kingfisher stood on the branch of a tree overhanging the pool and its reflection was brilliantly blue in the water . 一只翠鸟停在悬在水上的树枝上,投在水中的倒影蓝得闪闪发亮。
Small flames stirred at the bole of a tree and crawled away through leaves and brushwood, dividing and increasing . 小小的火苗在一株树干上颤动着,又悄悄地爬过簇叶和灌丛蔓延开去,火势在不断增强。