wood

1. N-MASS Wood is the material that forms the trunks and branches of trees. 木頭

Their dishes were made of wood. 他們的磐子是用木頭制成的。

There was a smell of damp wood and machine oil. 有一股溼木頭和機油的氣味。

2. N-COUNT A wood or woods is a fairly large area of trees growing near each other. 樹林

After dinner Alice slipped away for a walk in the woods with Artie. 晚飯後，艾麗斯悄悄霤到樹林裡與阿迪散步。

3. V to plant a wood upon 在…上植樹

4. PHRASE If something or someone is not out of the woods yet, they are still having difficulties or problems. 尚未擺脫睏境[非正式]

The nation's economy is not out of the woods yet. 該國的經濟尚未擺脫睏境。

5. CONVENTION You can say "knock on wood" 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. 但願好運仍在

I got it all taken care of, knock on wood. 我把它各個方麪都照顧到了，但願好運仍在。