timbers

英 [ˈtɪmbəz]

美 [ˈtɪmbərz]

n.  (用于建筑或制作物品的)树木，林木; 用材林; (建筑等用的)木材，木料; (建造房屋用的)大木料，栋木; (造船用的)肋材
timber的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 木材;原木;树木；林木
  Timberis wood that is used for building houses and making furniture. You can also refer to trees that are grown for this purpose astimber.
  1. These Severn Valley woods have been exploited for timber since Saxon times.
     从撒克逊时代起就开始采伐塞文山谷的这些树林获取木料。
  2. ...a single-story timber building.
     木质平房
• N-COUNT (造船或建屋用的)栋木，大梁
  Thetimbersof a ship or house are the large pieces of wood that have been used to build it.
  1. ...a bird nestling in the timbers of the roof.
     栖息于屋顶横梁上的鸟

双语例句

• The timbers groan and creak and the floorboards shift.
  这些木头在吱吱嘎嘎作响，木地板有些摇晃。
• The timbers of similar houses were painted with pitch.
  类似房屋所用的栋木刷了沥青。
• Light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork.
  轻而软的云杉木料，有适度韧性，尤其用于建房和木制品制作。
• A stack of halved timbers nestled beneath the eaves against the side wall.
  一堆切成同样长短的木头，倚着墙壁，堆放在屋檐下。
• The timbers of the house were charred by the raging fire.
  房屋的木材被熊熊大火烧成了木炭。
• Only the finest timbers and veneers are used.
  只用上好的木料和饰面板。
• The boughs were tossing heavily above their heads; Heavy timbers supported the floor above.
  粗大的树枝在他们的头上沉重地摇晃；粗大的横梁支撑着上面的楼面。
• But for two year before that, shiver my timbers! The man was starving.
  可在那之前两年，他就连饭也吃不上了！
• We cannot kiln dry timbers.
  我们不能窑干木材。
• The damp has started the timbers.
  潮湿已使梁木弯翘了。