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be covered in sawdust
sawdust 通常作不可数名词，表达数量时可用 a pile of 等。
The workshop floor was covered in sawdust.
车间地板上覆盖着一层锯末。
锯末；木屑
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
锯末；木屑
fine particles produced when sawing wood
The workshop floor was covered in sawdust.
车间地板上覆盖着一层锯末。
锯切木材或其他材料时产生的细颗粒(粉末)。
The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.
锯木时产生的细木屑
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
The carpenter swept up the sawdust after cutting the boards.
木匠在切割木板后清扫了锯末。
Sawdust can be used as bedding for small animals like hamsters.
锯末可以用作仓鼠等小动物的垫料。
The old workshop smelled of fresh sawdust and varnish.
旧工坊里弥漫着新鲜的锯末和清漆的气味。
sawdust 通常作不可数名词，表达数量时可用 a pile of 等。
The workshop floor was covered in sawdust.
车间地板上覆盖着一层锯末。
He swept a pile of sawdust into the corner.
他把一堆锯末扫到了角落里。
用 from 指明锯末的来源，强调“由……产生”。
The sawdust from the pine boards smelled fresh.
松木板的锯末闻起来很清新。
Not this
He gave me some sawdusts.
Use this
He gave me some sawdust.
sawdust（锯末）是不可数名词，表示具体数量时不能加复数 -s，用 some sawdust 即可。
Not this
Particleboard is made by sawdust.
Use this
Particleboard is made from sawdust.
被动结构中 made by 用来引出动作的执行者，而 sawdust 是原材料，应使用 made from 表示“由……制成”。
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锯末堆
The children played near the sawdust pile behind the workshop.
孩子们在作坊后面的锯末堆旁玩耍。
锯末垫料
The animal shelter uses sawdust bedding for its cages.
动物收容所用锯末垫料铺笼子。
锯末压块
These sawdust briquettes burn longer than ordinary firewood.
这些锯末压块比普通木柴烧得更久。
锯末废料
The factory turns sawdust waste into useful panels.
工厂把锯末废料变成有用的板材。
锯末收集器
A good sawdust collector keeps the workshop air clean.
好的锯末收集器能保持车间空气清洁。
（在奋兴会等集会中）走到台前悔改信主；皈依宗教
She hit the sawdust trail at her cousin's tent meeting and never looked back.
她在表亲举行的帐篷奋兴会上信了主，从此再也没有回头。
你为什么只看见你弟兄眼中的木屑，却看不见自己眼中的横梁呢？
The workshop floor was covered in sawdust.
车间地板上满是锯末。
Use sawdust naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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saw（锯子）+ dust（灰尘）→ 想象锯木头时飞出的木屑，就是 sawdust。
语域：neutral 常见场景：woodworking shops、home DIY projects、construction sites sawdust 是中性日常用词，通常指锯木时产生的细木屑，多用于木工、装修或手工制作场景；正式与口语中均可用，没有明显褒贬色彩。
不可数名词，没有复数形式，使用单数动词。
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