mahogany
/məˈhɒɡəni/ (bre, ipa) · /məˈhɑːɡəni/ (ame, ipa) · /mə-ˈhä-gə-nē/ (ame, mw) · /məˈhɒɡ.ən.i/ (bre, ipa) · /məˈhɑː.ɡən.i/ (ame, ipa)
mahogany — 名詞
1. the hard, reddish-brown timber from a tropical tree, valued for making fine furn
桃花心木
貴重的熱帶紅褐色木材，用於高級家具
the hard, reddish-brown timber from a tropical tree, valued for making fine furniture, cabinets, and musical instruments.
Theo saved for two years to buy a mahogany desk for his study.
Theo 存了兩年錢，為書房買了一張桃花心木書桌。
collocation: mahogany desk / mahogany table
The dining table was carved from a single piece of mahogany.
這張餐桌是用一整塊桃花心木雕刻而成的。
passive: be carved from + material
Amara polished the mahogany cabinet until it shone under the lamp.
Amara 把桃花心木櫃擦得在燈下閃閃發亮。
The carpenter told Ingrid that mahogany resists decay better than pine.
木匠告訴 Ingrid，桃花心木比松木更耐腐朽。
Ananya and her brother found an old mahogany chest in the attic, still in perfect condition.
Ananya 和她哥哥在閣樓發現一個舊桃花心木箱，狀況依然完好。
用法筆記
Always uncountable when referring to the material — you cannot say 'a mahogany' to mean a single piece of the wood. Use 'a piece of mahogany' instead.
常見錯誤
2. a deep reddish-brown colour, named after the wood of the same name.
紅棕色
像桃花心木般的深紅褐色
a deep reddish-brown colour, named after the wood of the same name.
The sunset deepened into a rich mahogany that lit up the whole sky.
夕陽漸深成濃郁的紅棕色，照亮了整片天空。
collocation: rich mahogany
Santiago picked out a sofa in a warm mahogany to match the wooden floor.
Santiago 挑了一張暖紅棕色的沙發來搭配木地板。
Nneka dyed her hair a deep mahogany that caught the light beautifully.
Nneka 把頭髮染成深紅棕色，光芒照上去非常好看。
The leather armchair had faded from mahogany to a pale tan after years of sun.
皮扶手椅經多年日曬，已從紅棕色褪成淺棕褐色。
Fatima pointed to the paint card and asked for the mahogany shade, not the cherry.
Fatima 指著色卡，要紅棕色而不是櫻桃色。
用法筆記
Often used with adjectives like 'deep', 'rich', or 'warm' to describe the exact shade. Compare with sense 1 (the wood) — this sense names only the colour, not the material.
3. a tall evergreen tree native to tropical regions, whose wood is prized for furni
桃花心木樹
產桃花心木的熱帶常綠喬木
a tall evergreen tree native to tropical regions, whose wood is prized for furniture-making.
Yuki stood under a massive mahogany whose branches spread wide across the courtyard.
Yuki 站在一棵枝葉廣展的巨大桃花心木樹下。
countable: a mahogany (the tree)
The mahogany can grow over forty metres tall in the rainforests of Central America.
桃花心木樹在中美洲雨林中可長到四十多公尺高。
Kavita learned that mahogany trees take decades to reach the size needed for harvesting.
Kavita 得知桃花心木樹需要數十年才能長到可採收的大小。
A single mahogany near the river was home to three families of parrots.
河邊一棵桃花心木樹上住了三窩鸚鵡。
The plantation grew row after row of young mahoganies, planted five years earlier.
農園裡種了一排排五年前栽下的桃花心木幼樹。
用法筆記
Countable in this sense — you can say 'a mahogany' or 'several mahoganies' when referring to the trees. Distinguish from sense 1 (uncountable, the material).
常見錯誤
mahogany — 形容詞
- mahoganypositive
- more mahoganycomparative
- most mahoganysuperlative
1. having a deep reddish-brown colour, like the wood of the mahogany tree.
深紅褐色
呈桃花心木般的深紅棕色
having a deep reddish-brown colour, like the wood of the mahogany tree.
Kofi wore a mahogany scarf that brought out the warmth in his face.
Kofi 圍了一條深紅褐色圍巾，襯得他臉色溫暖。
attributive: a mahogany + noun
The mahogany leaves crunched under Graham's boots as he walked through the park.
Graham 走過公園時，深紅褐色的落葉在他靴下沙沙作響。
Eleanor painted the front door a mahogany colour to give the house a stately look.
Eleanor 把前門漆成深紅褐色，讓房子顯得氣派。
Noam admired the mahogany finish on the antique violin in the shop window.
Noam 很欣賞櫥窗裡那把古董小提琴的深紅褐色漆面。
The artist mixed red and brown oils to create a mahogany glaze for the pottery.
藝術家混合紅、棕色油彩，調出深紅褐色釉料來上陶器。