pine

/paɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /paɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpīn/ (ame, mw)

pine — noun

1. a tall tree with thin needle-like leaves and brown cones, found mostly in cold o

1.名詞B2
釋義

a tall tree with thin needle-like leaves and brown cones, found mostly in cold or mountainous regions and green throughout the year.

例句

Tall pines surrounded the cabin where Maya spent her summers in Colorado.

common subject: tall pines / a row of pines

The forest behind the school was thick with old pines and silver birches.

同義詞
  • conifer

    broader scientific term covering pines, firs, and spruces

  • evergreen

    any tree that keeps its leaves all year, not only pines

用法筆記

Frequently used both as a count noun (the trees themselves) and as a mass noun for the smell or appearance (a smell of pine, a hint of pine). When the species is meant, often appears with another noun: pine tree, pine forest, pine needles.

常見錯誤

❌I planted a pine in my garden last spring.
✅I planted a pine tree in my garden last spring.
💡in everyday speech 'pine tree' sounds more natural than bare 'pine' for a single tree.

2. the light-coloured, soft wood cut from pine trees, often used to make furniture,

2.名詞B2
釋義

the light-coloured, soft wood cut from pine trees, often used to make furniture, floors, and doors.

例句

Lina bought a kitchen table made of solid pine for under two hundred dollars.

pattern: made of pine / made from pine

The bedroom floor was bare pine, scratched in places by the dog's claws.

同義詞
  • softwood

    general term for wood from conifers; pine is one type

  • deal

    British, slightly old-fashioned word for sawn pine or fir wood

反義詞
  • hardwood

    wood from broad-leaved trees such as oak or beech

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable. Often acts as a noun modifier in front of furniture or building words: pine shelves, pine door, pine floor. Distinguish from sense 1 (the tree itself) — here the noun refers only to the timber.

常見錯誤

❌She bought two pines for her new bookshelf.
✅She bought some pine for her new bookshelf.
💡as a material, 'pine' is uncountable, so use 'some pine' or 'pine boards', not 'two pines'.

3. the long seat beside a basketball court or other sports field where substitutes

3.名詞
釋義

the long seat beside a basketball court or other sports field where substitutes sit and wait for their turn to play.

例句

After a weak first half, the rookie spent the rest of the game on the pine.

fixed phrase: on the pine

Coach Reyes warned the players that lazy practice would put them on the pine for Friday's game.

fixed phrase: put someone on the pine

同義詞
  • bench

    the standard, neutral term used in any variety of English

  • sidelines

    the area beside the field where non-playing staff and substitutes wait

文法句型

the pine

用法筆記

Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'on the pine' or 'ride the pine'. Mainly North American sports slang; in British English, 'bench' or 'on the bench' is the normal choice.

常見錯誤

❌The coach made him sit on a pine.
✅The coach made him sit on the pine.
💡the slang phrase always uses 'the pine', not 'a pine'.

pine — verb