redwood
英 ['redwʊd]
美 ['rɛdwʊd]
- n. 红木树，[林] 红杉；红树木材
- n. (Redwood)人名；(英)雷德伍德
英文词源
- redwood (n.)
- 1610s, "wood that has a red hue," from red (adj.1) + wood (n.). Of various types of New World trees that yield such wood, from 1716; specifically of the California Sequoia sempervirens from 1819. In Scottish English 16c.-18c. the same word as an adjective meant "completely deranged, raving, stark mad," from wood (adj.).
双语例句
- 1. I've heard that many redwood trees are thousands of years old.
- 我听说许多红杉都有几千年的树龄.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Its banks were shaded by cottonwood and redwood trees.
- 河流的两岸被棉花树和红木树遮蔽住了。
来自辞典例句
- 3. Wood from one redwood tree is worth $ 8,000.
- 一棵红杉树所生成的木料价值为8000美金.
来自英语晨读30分（高三）
- 4. We stood in awe of the lofty redwood trees.
- 高耸入云的巨杉令我们惊叹不已.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Cypress and redwood are seldom used in the superstructure of commercial greenhouses.
- 扁柏和美州红松很少用于商用温室的上部结构.
来自辞典例句