Word · Frequency #15027
poplar
杨木
the soft, light-colored, non-durable wood of the poplar tree
指木材，不指树。
- 1.
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.
杨属的各种落叶乔木之一
- 2.
soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar
白杨树的柔软浅色不耐用木材
- 3.
Wood from the poplar tree.
杨树木材
- 4.
any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins
北温带地区的众多树木之一,具有轻软木材和穗状花
杨属的各种落叶乔木之一；白杨树的柔软浅色不耐用木材；杨树木材；北温带地区的众多树木之一,具有轻软木材和穗状花；杨树
In use
The carpenter chose poplar for the shelves because it is light and easy to paint.
This table is made of poplar, so it is strong but not too heavy.
She prefers poplar for carving because it has a fine, even grain.
a poplar
指单棵树时，poplar 是可数名词，前面用 a/an。
A poplar stood at the end of the lane.
小巷尽头有一棵杨树。
the poplars
the + 复数形式特指某处的那些杨树。
The poplars outside the window blocked the view.
窗外的杨树挡住了视线。
be made of poplar
指木材时是不可数名词，不加 -s。
Connections
Collocations
- poplar tree
- 杨树
- A tall poplar tree stood by the river.河边矗立着一棵高大的杨树。
- poplar wood
- 杨木
- The furniture is made from poplar wood.这件家具是用杨木做的。
- white poplar
- 银白杨
- The white poplar has silvery leaves.银白杨的叶子呈银白色。
- poplar forest
- 杨树林
- We walked through a dense poplar forest.我们穿过一片茂密的杨树林。
- poplar grove
- 杨树丛
- Birds nested in the poplar grove.鸟儿在杨树丛中筑巢。
- trembling poplar
- 颤杨
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 poplar≈popular 少个 u：杨树是常见的‘人气树’，到处都能看到。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：woodworking、carpentry、furniture making 本项取“杨木”（木材）义。在木工、细木工和家具制作等场合中，poplar 属中性常用词，口语和书面语里都比较自然，通常不带特殊语体色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English word rhymes with 'poplar' (/ˈpɑplɚ/). 'Popular' and 'populous' look similar but contain an extra /j/ sound, so they do not rhyme. 'Pop', 'popcorn', and 'poppy' share the opening /pɑp/ but have different endings.
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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