oak
oak — 名詞
- oaksingular
- oaksplural
1. a tall, long-living tree found across Europe, North America, and other cooler re
橡樹；橡木
高大長壽的樹，或其堅硬木材
a tall, long-living tree found across Europe, North America, and other cooler regions, which grows small seeds called acorns; also the strong, heavy wood from this tree, often used to build floors, doors, and furniture.
A huge oak stood in the middle of Grandma Iris's back garden.
艾瑞絲奶奶家後院的正中央有一棵巨大的橡樹。
countable: 'a/an + oak' refers to the tree
Squirrels were busy gathering acorns under the old oaks in the park.
公園裡幾棵老橡樹下，松鼠忙著撿橡實。
plural 'oaks' for several trees
The kitchen table at the farmhouse was made of solid oak.
那座農舍廚房裡的桌子，是用實心橡木做的。
uncountable: 'made of oak' refers to the wood
Mr. Pham polished the oak floor until it shone in the sunlight.
范先生把橡木地板擦得在陽光下閃閃發亮。
noun + noun: 'oak floor / oak door / oak beam'
Lightning struck the tallest oak on the hill during last night's storm.
昨晚的暴風雨中，閃電擊中了山丘上最高的那棵橡樹。
- ancient oak
- oak tree
- oak leaves
- solid oak
- oak panelling
文法句型
an oak (tree)
made of oak
用法筆記
Countable when you mean the tree (an oak, two oaks); uncountable when you mean the wood (a chair made of oak, NOT 'made of an oak'). 'Oak tree' and plain 'oak' both work for the tree; English speakers often add 'tree' to avoid confusion with the wood.
常見錯誤
a saying meaning that very large or important results can begin from very small starts.
萬丈高樓平地起；小兵立大功
When the bakery opened with just three cakes a day, Grandpa smiled and said, 'Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.'
This means that big and successful things often start from very small beginnings.
大樹由小種子長成
Maya's small bakery became a chain; truly, great oaks from little acorns grow.
Don't ignore small ideas—remember that tall oaks from little acorns grow.
同根字
- oaken形容詞C2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- oak tree
- oak leaf
- oak floor
- oak door
- oak beam
- oak barrel
- oak panelling
- oak furniture
常用片語
- mighty oak
- ancient oak
- solid oak
- English oak
- white oak
- red oak
介系詞搭配
- made of oak
- under the oak