timber
timber
noun
[mass noun]
noun
[mass noun]
- wood prepared for use in building and carpentry
木材；原木
the exploitation of forests for timber.
为获取木材而对森林进行的砍伐。
[as modifier]a small timber building.
小型木建筑。
■trees grown for such wood
（用作木材的）树木，林木
contracts to cut timber.
林木砍伐合同。
■[count noun](一般作 timbers)a wooden beam or board used in building a house or ship
（造屋或造船用的）大木料，栋木
■[as exclamation]used to warn that a tree is about to fall after being cut
（树木倒下前的警告）倒啦；避开
we cried ‘Timber!’ as our tree fell.
树要倒下时我们嚷道：“让开！”。
■[usu. with adj.](chiefly US)personal qualities or character, especially as seen as suitable for a particular role
(主美)（尤指人适于某角色的）素质；性格；才干
she is frequently hailed as presidential timber.
她常被赞为是块当总统的料。
- Old English in the sense 'a building', also 'building material', of Germanic origin; related to German Zimmer 'room', from an Indo-European root meaning 'build'
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