woods

1. N-MASS 木材;木料；木头
   Wood is the material which forms the trunks and branches of trees.
   1. Their dishes were made of wood...
      他们的盘子是木制的。
   2. There was a smell of damp wood and machine oil.
      有潮湿的木料和机油的气味。
   3. ...a short piece of wood.
      一块短木料
2. N-COUNT 树林，林子（美国英语通常用woods）
   A wood is a fairly large area of trees growing near each other. You can refer to one or several of these areas as woods, and this is the usual form in American English.
   1. After dinner Alice slipped away for a walk in the woods with Artie...
      晚餐后艾利斯溜出去跟阿蒂到林子里散步。
   2. About a mile to the west of town he came upon a large wood.
      他在镇子以西约一英里处偶遇一大片林地。
3. See also: dead wood
4. PHRASE 仍未摆脱困境(或问题)
   If something or someone is not out of the woods yet, they are still having difficulties or problems.
   1. The nation's economy is not out of the woods yet.
      该国经济尚未摆脱困境。
5. CONVENTION 上天保佑(表示希望继续走好运)
   You can say 'touch wood' in British English, or 'knock on wood' in American English, 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.
   1. She's never even been to the doctor's, touch wood...
      她从未看过病，希望她一直好运。
   2. Touch wood, I've been lucky enough to avoid any other serious injuries.
      老天保佑，我一直很幸运，别的重伤都躲过了。
6. your neck of the woods → see: neck

1. Perhaps you've some doubts about the attack. In that case it may interest you to know that Miss Woods witnessed it
   你也许对这起袭击还有些怀疑。那么如果我告诉你伍兹小姐亲眼目睹了这起事件，你可能会感兴趣。
2. Officers combed the woods for the murder weapon
   警察在树林里四处搜寻凶器。
3. It may interest you to know that Miss Woods, the housekeeper, witnessed the attack.
   您或许会有兴趣知道管家伍兹小姐目击了袭击过程。
4. It's so good to see you. What brings you to this neck of the woods?
   见到你真高兴，哪阵风把你吹来了？
5. Police believe the gunmen ran off into the woods
   警方认为持枪的歹徒逃到树林里去了。
6. There's nothing but woods on the other side of the highway
   公路对面只有树林。
7. Did the two of you split up in the woods?
   你们俩是在树林里分开的吗？
8. The army lorries were sprayed with machine gun fire from guerrillas in the woods.
   部队的运货卡车遭到了树林中游击队机关枪的扫射。
9. These Severn Valley woods have been exploited for timber since Saxon times.
   从撒克逊时代起就开始采伐塞文山谷的这些树林获取木料。
10. After dinner Alice slipped away for a walk in the woods with Artie
    晚餐后艾利斯溜出去跟阿蒂到林子里散步。
11. The nation's economy is not out of the woods yet.
    该国经济尚未摆脱困境。
12. The troops rested in the woods.
    部队在树林里停歇。
13. A cigarette thrown into the woods in dry weather may catch [ start] a fire.
    在干燥的天气里将点燃的香烟扔在树林里容易失火。
14. The ground levels off beyond the woods.
    过了树林，地面就平坦了。
15. The badger and the snake had a ferocious battle in the woods.
    獾和蛇在树林里进行了一场恶斗。
16. Without a compass, it is easy to lose one's bearings in the woods.
    在森林中没有指南针是容易迷失方向的。
17. The hunters stayed in the woods all day in quest of game.
    猎人整天呆在树林中搜寻猎物。
18. Walking in the empty woods, I was filled with apprehension.
    我走在空无一人的树林里，心里直毛咕。
19. Now far away in the woods a bird called.
    这时远远的树林里，小鸟在鸣叫。
20. Woods burned with paper.
    木头和纸一起燃烧着。
21. The villagers combed out the woods, looking for the missing boy.
    村民们仔细搜索树林，寻找失踪的男孩。
22. They bound woods with rope.
    他们用绳子绑木头。
23. The guide misled the tourists in the woods.
    向导在森林里给旅游者带错了路。
24. We could see birds without number all in the woods.
    在这林子里我们可以看到无数只飞鸟。
25. It was lovely to walk in the woods.
    在树林中散步真让人愉快。
26. The woods are sparse.
    林木稀疏。
27. They combed the woods for the lost child.
    他们在树林里到处寻找那个走失的孩子。
28. The estate consists of a main house, servants's quarters, a garage, stables and100 acres of woods.
    这地产包括一栋住宅，仆人住室，一个汽车房，几间马厩及100英亩的树林。
29. He plies his axe in the woods.
    他在林中忙于砍伐。
30. The hill is crowned with woods.
    山顶上有树林。

noun

1. the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

   Synonym:    forestwood