Word · Frequency #20859
spruce
云杉木；云杉材
spruce wood
- 1.
Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.
云杉属(Picea)的各种大型针叶常绿乔木或灌木,原产于北温带和寒带地区；最初多称为云杉冷杉。
- 2.
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
云杉树的轻质、柔软、中等强度的木材；特别用于木材和木工
- 3.
The wood of a spruce.
云杉的木材。
- 4.
any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
任何属于云杉属的针叶树
- 5.
Made of the wood of the spruce.
用云杉木制成的。
云杉属(Picea)的各种大型针叶常绿乔木或灌木,原产于北温带和寒带地区；最初多称为云杉冷杉。；云杉树的轻质、柔软、中等强度的木材；特别用于木材和木工；云杉的木材。；任何属于云杉属的针叶树；用云杉木制成的。
In use
The carpenter chose spruce for the new bookshelves because it is light and easy to work with.
We need to buy more spruce to finish the deck.
The old table was made of solid spruce.
spruce sth up
spruce up 是短语动词；宾语是名词时也可放在 up 后，如 spruce up the room；代词则须放在中间，如 spruce it up。
We spruced the living room up with new cushions.
我们用新靠垫把客厅收拾整洁了。
spruce up
不带宾语时表示把自己打扮整洁。
He spruced up for the party.
他为聚会打扮了一番。
look spruce
作形容词时意为“整洁的、干净的”，常与 look、feel 等连系动词连用。
You look spruce in that suit.
Connections
Collocations
- spruce up
- 把…收拾整洁；打扮整齐
- We spruced up the bedroom before my parents arrived.在父母到来之前，我们把卧室收拾整洁了。
- spruce tree
- 云杉树
- A tall spruce tree stood by the cabin.小屋旁有一棵高大的云杉树。
- spruce wood
- 云杉木
- The frame is made of spruce wood.这个框架是用云杉木做的。
- spruce forest
- 云杉林
- The trail runs through a dense spruce forest.这条小径穿过一片茂密的云杉林。
- blue spruce
- 蓝云杉
- We planted a blue spruce in the garden.我们在花园里种了一棵蓝云杉。
- look spruce
- 显得整洁利落
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一棵云杉（spruce）被修剪得整整齐齐，于是spruce也指‘整洁的、打扮整齐’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：林业/森林、木材加工、日常对话 该词作名词时通常指云杉树或其木材，属于中性词汇，在林业、木材加工和日常对话中比较常见；具体语感会随搭配环境略有差异。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 spruce 押韵，读作 /uːs/：truce 拼写为 -ruce，loose/goose/moose 拼写为 -oose，juice 拼写为 -uice。注意：sauce /sɔːs/、source /sɔːrs/ 等词形似但发音不同，不要混淆。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.