wood
/wʊd/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈʊd] /wʊd/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈʊd] /ˈwu̇d/ (ame, mw)
wood — noun
- woodsingular
- woodsplural
1. the tough natural substance taken from tree trunks and branches, used in constru
the tough natural substance taken from tree trunks and branches, used in construction, furniture-making, craftwork, or as fuel
Eitan cut the wood into small pieces for the legs of his new table.
cut the wood into pieces — preparing wood for a specific project
Putri collected dry wood from the garden to build a fire for the barbecue.
dry wood — wood for fuel
The old houses in this mountain village are built mostly from local stone and wood.
Sana bought several long pieces of wood at the hardware shop on Saturday.
Maple wood is often used by luthiers to make the backs of acoustic guitars.
用法筆記
Uncountable when referring to the substance in general. Countable only when talking about a specific type (e.g., 'a rare African wood') or a specific piece ('choose your woods carefully').
常見錯誤
2. a piece of land thickly covered with trees, not as big as a forest
a piece of land thickly covered with trees, not as big as a forest
The children often play hide-and-seek in the wood behind the school building.
in the wood — location within a wooded area
Dahlia spotted a deer running through the wood near her grandmother's farm.
A narrow dirt path winds through the wood and ends at a small river crossing.
In early spring the wood is carpeted with bluebells and wild garlic leaves.
用法筆記
Both 'wood' and 'woods' are used with the same meaning. 'The woods' can sometimes suggest a larger, wilder area. In place names, 'Wood' often appears as a suffix (e.g., 'Sherwood', 'Harwood').
常見錯誤
3. in the sport of golf, a club with a broad head that players use to send the ball
in the sport of golf, a club with a broad head that players use to send the ball a very long way
Hyun pulled his wood from the golf bag and stepped up to the tee.
The coach showed Christopher how to hold the wood for a long drive down the fairway.
hold a wood — grip technique for this club type
Maja bought a second-hand wood at the sports equipment sale last spring.
Élise prefers using her five-wood when she needs to hit the ball over a water hazard.
- driver
the lowest-loft wood (usually 1-wood), used for the longest shots
- fairway wood
a wood used for long shots from the fairway, typically higher-loft than a driver
用法筆記
Countable. Often modified by a number indicating the loft angle (e.g., 'a three-wood', 'a five-wood'). Modern golf clubs called 'woods' are often made of metal but retain the historical name.
常見錯誤
wood — adjective
- woodpositive
- woodercomparative
- woodestsuperlative
1. made from the hard material that comes from tree trunks and branches
made from the hard material that comes from tree trunks and branches
A large wood dining table filled most of the kitchen in the old cottage.
wood dining table — attributive use before a noun
Nala keeps her collection of stickers on a small wood shelf above her desk.
The wood bridge across the stream was replaced with a concrete bridge last winter.
Heloísa bought a beautiful wood jewellery box from the craft market in town.
- wooden
far more common for describing objects made of wood; also has a figurative meaning ('stiff' or 'awkward') that 'wood' does not
用法筆記
The adjective 'wood' is used before nouns (attributive position). The more common form 'wooden' has the same meaning and is preferred in most contexts. 'Wood' appears in established compound-like phrases such as 'wood fire', 'wood floor', and 'wood panel'.