Word · Frequency #12047
birch
桦木
the hard, close-grained wood of any of various birch trees, used especially in furniture, interior finishes, and plywood
- 1.
Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere.
桦木属的各种树木,原产于北半球国家。
- 2.
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
各种桦树的坚硬细纹木材,特别用于家具、室内装修和胶合板。
- 3.
A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture.
取自桦树的硬木,通常用于制作家具。
- 4.
any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
桦木属的任何桦树或灌木,具有薄而剥落的树皮。
- 5.
A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.
用桦木制成的棍、棒或细枝束,用于惩罚。
- 6.
a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment
由桦树枝条或一束桦树枝条制成的鞭子,用于抽打人作为惩罚。
- 7.
A birch-bark canoe.
桦树皮独木舟。
桦木属的各种树木,原产于北半球国家。;各种桦树的坚硬细纹木材,特别用于家具、室内装修和胶合板。;取自桦树的硬木,通常用于制作家具。;桦木属的任何桦树或灌木,具有薄而剥落的树皮。;用桦木制成的棍、棒或细枝束,用于惩罚。
In use
The carpenter chose birch for the bookshelves because it is strong and easy to paint.
Most of the doors in this house are made of birch, stained a soft golden color.
Birch is often used to make plywood for cabinets and shelves.
my father never spared the birch
a birch / birches
表示“桦树”时是可数名词,复数形式为 birches。
A mature birch can grow quite tall.
一棵成熟的桦树可以长得很高。
made of birch
表示“桦木”(材料)时通常不可数,前面不加 a/an。
The kitchen table is made of birch.
这张厨房桌子是桦木做的。
Connections
Collocations
- birch tree
- 桦树
- A tall birch tree grows beside the house.房子旁边长着一棵高大的桦树。
- birch wood
- 桦木
- This table is made of birch wood.这张桌子是桦木做的。
- white birch
- 白桦
- The white birch has smooth, pale bark.白桦树皮光滑而发白。
- birch bark
- 桦树皮
- They used birch bark to start the fire.他们用桦树皮生火。
- birch forest
- 桦树林
- We walked through a birch forest in autumn.秋天我们穿过一片桦树林。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
birch 音似“伯吃”,想象白桦树皮白净如纸,可剥下来写字,桦木家具也用它。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:woodworking、furniture making、interior design 该义项指桦木木材,多用于木工、家具制作或室内装修等话题,属于普通书面语,中性偏正式;日常口语中较少单独讨论这种木材的名称。
Grammar Note
指木材时不可数;指桦树时为可数名词,复数形式 birches。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 birch /bɝtʃ/ 押韵的词:church /tʃɝtʃ/、lurch /lɝtʃ/、perch /pɝtʃ/、search /sɝtʃ/,都含 /ɝtʃ/。注意拼写相似但发音不同的词:porch /pɔrtʃ/、march /mɑrtʃ/,它们虽也以 -rch 结尾,但元音不同,不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.