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be made of bamboo
bamboo作材料时不可数。
The furniture is made of bamboo.
这件家具是竹子做的。
竹子
bamboos — plural of bamboo
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
竹子
The fast-growing tropical grass with woody, hollow stems, or the plant itself.
The furniture is made of bamboo.
这件家具是竹子做的。
竹；禾本科竹亚科快速生长的草本植物,茎木质、中空、圆直且有节。
Any of the fast-growing grasses of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterized by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem.
竹子的坚硬木质茎；用于建筑、工艺和钓鱼竿
the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles
竹材；用作建筑、家具等的竹子木材。
Wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc.
具有中空木质茎的热带草本植物；成熟的竹竿用于建筑和家具
woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture
The panda's diet consists almost entirely of bamboo.
熊猫的食物几乎完全是竹子。
They built a fence using thick bamboo poles.
他们用粗竹竿建了一道篱笆。
She bought a set of bamboo kitchen utensils.
她买了一套竹子做的厨房用具。
bamboo作材料时不可数。
The furniture is made of bamboo.
这件家具是竹子做的。
bamboo作定语修饰名词，表示竹制的或竹子的。
We walked through a bamboo forest.
我们穿过一片竹林。
表示植物特性时用单数。
Bamboo grows very quickly.
竹子长得很快。
表示品种时用'a species of bamboo'等结构。
This is a rare species of bamboo.
这是一种稀有的竹子品种。
Not this
I found some bamboos on the ground.
Use this
I found some bamboo on the ground.
bamboo 作为材料（如木材或纤维）时是不可数名词，不应加复数。表示多个植物个体时可用复数，但这里指材料，所以应用不可数形式。
Not this
I saw two bamboo near the river.
Use this
I saw two bamboos near the river.
bamboo 表示单个竹子的茎或植株时可数，复数形式为 bamboos。汉语中无复数变化，易漏加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
竹笋
The panda was eating fresh bamboo shoots.
熊猫正在吃新鲜的竹笋。
竹林
We walked through a dense bamboo forest.
我们穿过一片茂密的竹林。
竹竿
He used a long bamboo pole to pick the mangoes.
他用一根长竹竿摘芒果。
竹制家具
This shop sells bamboo furniture and woven baskets.
这家商店出售竹制家具和编织篮。
竹脚手架
Builders in Hong Kong still use bamboo scaffolding on skyscrapers.
香港的建筑工人仍然在摩天大楼上使用竹脚手架。
竹子天花板（比喻亚裔在职场晋升的无形障碍）
Many Asian Americans feel they hit the bamboo ceiling in corporate leadership.
许多亚裔美国人感到自己在企业领导层遇到了竹子天花板。
竹幕（冷战时期指隔绝中国与西方世界的思想与政治壁垒）
During the Cold War, the bamboo curtain separated China from the West.
冷战期间，竹幕将中国与西方隔开。
竹子网络（指海外华人企业间基于人际关系和文化的商业网络）
His family business succeeded by relying on the bamboo network across Southeast Asia.
他的家族企业依靠遍布东南亚的竹子网络获得了成功。
能弯曲的竹子比抵抗的橡树更强。
When facing difficulties, he often reminded himself that the bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.
面对困难时，他常提醒自己，能弯曲的竹子比抵抗的橡树更强。
你有没有见过一个男人拿着竹拐杖走在街上？
In the musical film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Dick Van Dyke sings about a man with a bamboo walking stick.
在音乐电影《飞天万能车》中，迪克·范·戴克唱到一个人拿着竹拐杖。
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
Use bamboos naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住“bamboo”像“搬木”，竹子可以用来搬运木头。
语域：neutral 常见场景：construction、crafts、fishing “bamboo”通常用于描述建筑、手工艺和钓鱼中的竹子材料。
Words like 'kangaroo', 'taboo', and 'guru' share a similar ending sound with 'bamboo', but be aware that their initial sounds differ.
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