n (1)(建筑用的)材料;木料(材)(wood that has been cut for use in building)[U]：dressed～成形的木材;stack the～near the tool shed 把木材堆在工具房附近;be built/made of～用木材建造/制成;a～merchant/yard 木材商/場;〖同〗logs;〖反〗firewood;
(2)(可作木材的)樹木(林)(trees or wooded land，esp when considered as a source of wood)[U]：cut down (fell)～伐林取木;put the hillside under～在山坡上造林;a hundred acres of good～100英畝優(yōu)質(zhì)木材林;The road ran through hills，valleys and groves of～. 這條公路穿過小山、河谷和樹林?！纪絝orest，woods，trees;〖反〗field，grassland，meadow;
(3)棟(橫)木(piece of wood forming part of structure or the like)[C]：A～fell from the roof. 一根梁木從屋頂?shù)袅讼聛怼eams and rafters are～s. 橫梁和椽木都是大木料。
interj(樹木被砍倒時的警示語)倒啦(warning shouted when a cut tree is going to fall down);
→′timbered adj 梁木結(jié)構(gòu)的;多樹木的;′timber-line n 林木線;′timber-wolf n 北美洲的大灰狼