Word · Frequency #1108
forest
造林；在…植树造林
to cover an area with trees; to establish a forest on previously unforested land
- 1.
To cover an area with trees.
植树造林；以树木覆盖某地。
- 2.
establish a forest on previously unforested land
在原本无林的土地上造林
植树造林；以树木覆盖某地。；在原本无林的土地上造林；植树于
In use
The government plans to forest the barren hills to prevent soil erosion.
Local volunteers forested the area last spring, planting over a thousand saplings.
This nonprofit organization has been foresting degraded land for a decade.
forest + noun phrase (direct object)
They plan to forest the hillside.
他们计划在山坡上植树。
be forested (with + noun phrase)
The land was forested with pines.
这片土地种满了松树。
Verb forms
base forest · third person forests · -ing foresting · past forested · past participle forested
指植树造林的动作
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- forested area
- 森林覆盖的地区
- Many animals live in forested areas.许多动物生活在森林覆盖的地区。
- densely forested
- 森林茂密的
- The island is densely forested.这个岛森林茂密。
- forested with pines
- 种满松树的
- The hills are forested with pines.山上种满了松树。
- newly forested
- 新造林的
- Newly forested land helps prevent soil erosion.新造林地有助于防止水土流失。
Idioms & figurative uses
- can't see the forest for the trees
- 见树不见林；只见树木，不见森林（因过于关注细节而忽略整体）She's so busy checking every detail that she can't see the forest for the trees.她忙于检查每个细节，结果只见树木，不见森林。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住：forest不只是名词‘森林’，作动词表示‘造林’——在空地上种树，让它变成森林。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：生态修复项目、林业管理文件、正式环保报道 表示“植树造林”时通常属于正式书面用语，多用于生态、林业等专业语境；日常口语中更常说 plant trees 或 reforest。
Pronunciation & Spelling
florist 和 sorest 在美式发音中分别读 /ˈflɔːrəst/、/ˈsɔːrəst/，与 forest /ˈfɔrəst/ 押韵；interest、honest、priest 虽以 -est 结尾，但发音不同，不押韵；tourist 末尾读音接近，但重读元音不同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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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