Word · Frequency #2972
timber
用木料支撑;给…装木梁
to fit or support something with timber beams
- 1.
To fit with timbers.
装配木料
- 2.
To light or land on a tree.
停落或降落在树上
- 3.
To surmount as a timber does.
如木材般架于其上
落在树上;像木梁般架在…上;装配木料;停落或降落在树上;如木材般架于其上
In use
They timbered the old mine entrance to keep it from collapsing.
The crew is timbering the walls of the new cabin.
We need to timber this hillside path before the rainy season.
Verb forms
base timber · third person timbers · -ing timbering · past timbered · past participle timbered
timber 作动词时较罕见,意为用木料装配或支撑,也可指(鸟等)落在树上。
Connections
Collocations
- timbered house
- 木结构房屋
- The village is known for its charming timbered houses.这个村庄以其迷人的木结构房屋而闻名。
- timber a mine
- 用木料支撑矿井
- In the old days, miners timbered the tunnels with oak props.过去,矿工们用橡木支柱支撑坑道。
Pop culture & quotes
- It's going down, I'm yelling timber
- 要开始了,我大喊‘Timber!’From Pitbull and Kesha's 2013 hit song "Timber." In logging, "timber!" is a warning shout when a tree is about to fall. Here the singer uses it to announce the start of a high-energy party.出自皮普保罗和凯莎2013年的热门歌曲《Timber》。在伐木中,‘timber!’是树木将要倒下时的警告喊声。这里歌手用它来宣告一场狂欢的开始。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
伐木工喊 timber 表示树要倒;动词义可联想“给房屋装木梁”,或像木料一样架在、落在树上。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:建筑/木工、鸟类栖息描述 timber 作动词时较为少见,多用于正式或技术性语境,例如建筑木工中表示“用木料装配”;表示“停落在树上”或“像木梁一样架于其上”的用法更为罕见,通常见于文学或专业描述。日常口语中更常用名词形式 timber。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时意为“给……装配木料或木梁”;作不及物动词时常与 on 连用,表示“落在树上”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 timber 完全押韵的词只有 limber(/ˈlɪmbɝ/),重读元音和后续辅音都相同。slumber、number、member、chamber 也以 -mber 结尾,且 -mber 都读 /mbɝ/,但重读元音不同,所以并不押韵。climber 同样以 -mber 结尾,但其中的 b 不发音,读 /ˈklaɪmɝ/,注意不要照拼读。另外,timbre 与 timber 拼写相近,但常读作 /ˈtæmbɝ/,与 timber 不同音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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