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cedar
柏树;香柏
any of numerous cypress-family trees that resemble cedars
此义指柏科中形似雪松的树木,不是真正的雪松(Cedrus)。
- 1.
A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
松科雪松属的针叶树。
- 2.
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
柏科的众多类似雪松的树木
- 3.
A coniferous tree of the family Cupressaceae, especially of the genera Juniperus, Cupressus, Calocedrus, or Thuja.
柏科针叶树,尤指刺柏属、柏木属、翠柏属或崖柏属。
- 4.
durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests
任何众多雪松树的耐用芳香木材;尤其是常用于雪松箱的红雪松木材
- 5.
A flowering tree of the family Meliaceae, especially of the genera Cedrela or Toona.
楝科开花树木,尤指香椿属或洋椿属。
- 6.
any cedar of the genus Cedrus
雪松属的任何雪松树
- 7.
The aromatic wood from a tree of genus Cedrus or from any of several not closely related trees.
雪松属树木或若干非近缘树木的芳香木材。
松科雪松属的针叶树。;柏科的众多类似雪松的树木;柏科针叶树,尤指刺柏属、柏木属、翠柏属或崖柏属。;任何众多雪松树的耐用芳香木材;尤其是常用于雪松箱的红雪松木材;楝科开花树木,尤指香椿属或洋椿属。
In use
The gardener trimmed the cedar by the gate.
Cedars grow slowly, but they can live for centuries.
From the hill, we could see a tall cedar standing alone in the field.
a cedar
cedar 是可数名词,单数指一棵雪松时用 a。
A cedar grew beside the path.
一棵雪松长在小路旁边。
cedar + noun
cedar 可直接放在名词前作定语,表示“雪松木制的”。
She bought a cedar chest for her sweaters.
她买了一个雪松木箱放毛衣。
there is/are + cedar(s)
表示某处存在某物时用 there be 句型;多棵雪松要用复数 cedars。
There are several ancient cedars in the garden.
Connections
Collocations
- cedar wood
- 雪松木
- The closet is lined with fragrant cedar wood.这个壁橱衬着芳香的雪松木。
- cedar tree
- 雪松树
- A tall cedar tree stands at the edge of the garden.一棵高大的雪松树立在花园边缘。
- cedar chest
- 雪松木箱
- She keeps her winter blankets in an old cedar chest.她把冬天的毯子存放在一个旧雪松木箱里。
- cedar forest
- 雪松林
- We hiked through a dense cedar forest.我们徒步穿过一片茂密的雪松林。
- cedar oil
- 雪松油
- Cedar oil is often used in natural insect repellents.雪松油常用于天然驱虫剂。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
读作 see-der:看见(see)那棵大雪松,木香扑鼻。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:botany、gardening、woodworking cedar 是中性常用词,通常用于日常谈论树木、木材或香味;在植物学、园艺和木工领域中较常见。日常口语与书面语均可使用。
Grammar Note
cedars
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 cedar(/ˈsidɝ/)押韵的有 leader(/ˈlidɚ/)、reader(/ˈridɚ/)、feeder(/ˈfidɚ/)、seeder(/ˈsidɚ/),重读元音均为 /i/,结尾均为 /dɚ/(与 cedar 的 /dɝ/ 同音)。seeder 与 cedar 完全同音但拼写不同。拼写相似的 calendar(/ˈkæləndɚ/,词尾同为 -dar)和 cider(/ˈsaɪdɚ/)不押韵,须注意区分。
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。
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