Word · Frequency #8143
mahoganies
桃花心木
mahoganies is the plural of mahogany.
wood from any of various mahogany trees, used for cabinetwork and furniture
- 1.
The valuable wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture.
红木；用于制作家具的热带美洲常绿树木材
- 2.
wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture
各种红木树的木材；广泛用于家具和橱柜制作
- 3.
Any of the trees from which such wood comes.
生产这种木材的树木
- 4.
any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish
属于楝科尤其是红木属的各种热带木材树,以其易加工且可抛光的硬质黄褐色至红褐色木材而著称
- 5.
(by extension) Any of various kinds of trees, the timber of which resembles that of trees the genus Swietenia.
类似红木的树木或木材
- 6.
a shade of brown with a tinge of red
带有红色调的棕色
- 7.
A reddish-brown color, like that of mahogany wood.
红棕色,如红木的颜色
红褐色；红木；用于制作家具的热带美洲常绿树木材；各种红木树的木材；广泛用于家具和橱柜制作；生产这种木材的树木；属于楝科尤其是红木属的各种热带木材树,以其易加工且可抛光的硬质黄褐色至红褐色木材而著称
In use
The antique table is made of solid mahogany.
They stained the mahogany a deep red to match the room.
Several mahoganies were felled in the tropical forest.
mahogany + noun (attributive use, indicating the material)
桃花心木作定语，表示由这种木材制成。
a mahogany table
一张桃花心木桌子
be + made of + mahogany (passive construction for material)
The desk is made of mahogany.
这张书桌是桃花心木做的。
a/an + (adjective) + mahogany (as a color term, countable)
此处mahogany指颜色。
Connections
Collocations
- mahogany furniture
- 桃花心木家具
- The dining room is furnished with elegant mahogany furniture.餐厅里摆放着优雅的桃花心木家具。
- mahogany table
- 桃花心木桌子
- She inherited a beautiful mahogany table from her grandmother.她从祖母那里继承了一张漂亮的桃花心木桌子。
- mahogany wood
- 桃花心木木材
- Mahogany wood is prized for its durability and rich color.桃花心木因其耐用性和丰富的色彩而备受珍视。
- mahogany tree
- 桃花心木树
- The mahogany tree can grow up to 50 meters tall.桃花心木树可以长到50米高。
- mahogany color
- 红褐色
- She painted the walls a warm mahogany color.她把墙壁涂成了温暖的红褐色。
- mahogany finish
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音'马哈嘎尼'，联想一匹红褐色的马打哈欠，嘎吱一声咬下一块桃花心木。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：家具制作、装饰设计 该词通常用于描述高档家具木材或红褐色，在专业语境和日常描述中均常见，属于中性偏正式的语域。
Grammar Note
作为木材名称通常不可数；表示种类或具体物件时可数
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words listed share the unstressed /əni/ ending with mahogany, but their stress patterns differ—mahogany stresses the second syllable (/hɑ/), while these words typically stress the first. Also note that words like 'many' /ˈmɛni/ are not rhymes despite similar spelling.
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。
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