Word · Frequency #25223
rosewood
红木
hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree with a strongly marked grain, used in cabinetwork
- 1.
The fragrant wood of Dalbergia nigra, a Brazilian tree in the legume family, which has a sweet smell.
巴西豆科植物黑黄檀的芳香木材,气味甜美。
- 2.
hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork
玫瑰木树的深红色硬木,具有明显的纹理;用于家具制作
- 3.
Any of several dozen woods, resembling that of Dalbergia nigra in some respect.
若干种与黑黄檀类似的木材。
- 4.
any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood--valuable cabinet woods of a dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black
属于黄檀属的硬木树,产出玫瑰木——深红或紫色,带有黑色条纹和变化的珍贵家具木材
- 5.
The wood of a South American tree, Aniba rosaeodora, in the laurel family, with fragrant wood from which an essential oil is distilled.
南美樟科植物玫瑰木的木材,有香味,可提取精油。
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Wood and plant of Pterocarpus spp., for example African rosewood or mukula or Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus, syn. Pterocarpus santalinus).
紫檀属(Pterocarpus)植物的木材和植株,如非洲紫檀、缅甸紫檀。
巴西豆科植物黑黄檀的芳香木材,气味甜美。;玫瑰木树的深红色硬木,具有明显的纹理;用于家具制作;若干种与黑黄檀类似的木材。;属于黄檀属的硬木树,产出玫瑰木——深红或紫色,带有黑色条纹和变化的珍贵家具木材;南美樟科植物玫瑰木的木材,有香味,可提取精油。
In use
The cabinet was made of polished rosewood.
She bought a rosewood jewelry box for her mother.
The craftsman carefully shaped the rosewood into a small sculpture.
made of rosewood
rosewood 通常作不可数名词,指木材本身。
The table is made of rosewood.
这张桌子是红木做的。
rosewood + noun
rosewood 可直接修饰名词,表示“红木制的”。
They bought a rosewood desk.
他们买了一张红木书桌。
a type of rosewood
表示种类时,type/kind of rosewood 后常用单数;指多种红木时也可用复数 rosewoods。
This is a rare type of rosewood.
这是一种罕见的红木。
Connections
Collocations
- rosewood furniture
- 红木家具
- The entire room was furnished with elegant rosewood furniture.整个房间都摆放着优雅的红木家具。
- rosewood table
- 红木桌子
- She bought a handcrafted rosewood table for the dining room.她为餐厅买了一张手工制作的红木桌子。
- rosewood inlay
- 红木镶嵌
- The jewelry box has a delicate rosewood inlay.这个首饰盒上有精致的红木镶嵌。
- rosewood fretboard
- 红木指板
- Many guitarists prefer a rosewood fretboard for its warm tone.许多吉他手喜欢红木指板,因为它音色温暖。
- carved rosewood
- 红木雕刻
- The antique mirror is framed in carved rosewood.这面古董镜子的镜框是红木雕刻的。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 rose(玫瑰)色的 wood(木头),红木颜色像玫瑰一样深红,记住 rose 和 wood 拼在一起就是 rosewood。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:木工、家具制造 rosewood 指红木,是比较常用的中性词,多用于家具、乐器等木制品的语境;正式或日常场合都适用。
Grammar Note
指木材时不可数;表示不同种类时可用复数 rosewoods。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in the same -wood spelling and share the final sound /wʊd/, which matches the second syllable of rosewood. Be careful with -hood words such as childhood /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/: they look similar but sound different.
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.