tree

tree
noun

a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground
树，乔木。比较 shrub
■(in general use) any bush, shrub, or herbaceous plant with a tall erect stem, e.g. a banana plant
（泛指）树（包括灌木和有直立茎的草本植物，如香蕉树）
a wooden structure or part of a structure
木制用具，木制构件
■(archaic or poetic/literary)the cross on which Christ was crucified
(古或诗/文)十字架
■(archaic)a gibbet
(古)绞刑架
a thing that has a branching structure resembling that of a tree
（有分杈的）树状物
■(亦作 tree diagram)a diagram with a structure of branching connecting lines, representing different processes and relationships
（表示不同过程和关系的）树形图

(trees, treed, treeing)

[with obj.](N. Amer.)force (a hunted animal) to take refuge in a tree
(北美)迫使（猎物）爬上树，追赶上树
■(informal, chiefly US)force (someone) into a difficult situation
(非正式，主美)使陷于困境

常用词组
out of one's tree

up a tree

(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)in a difficult situation without escape; cornered
(非正式，主北美)陷于困境的；被逼至困境的

派生
treeless
adjective
treelessness
noun
tree-like
adjective
语源

Old English trēow, trēo: from a Germanic variant of an Indo-European root shared by Greek doru 'wood, spear', drus 'oak'

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