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 of the house were charred by the raging fire.
  房屋的木材被熊熊大火烧成了木炭。
• 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 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。
• They had hardly reached the other side when there was a crashing of beams and timbers.
  他们刚回到那边，桥梁和桥柱就塌了。
• Shiver me timbers-idiom for surprise, shock.
  Shivermetimbers-用来表达惊讶、震惊的习语。
• 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！
• The firm believer can build a steady worldview on solid timbers but still delight in new information.
  坚定地持有某些观念的人，可以用可靠的素材搭建起稳固的世界观，但仍然乐于接触新信息。
• Heavy timbers supported the floor above.
  粗大的横梁支撑着上面的楼面。
• As the earth shifted, villagers say they heard cracking as the timbers in their houses began to split.
  村民反映说，他们可以听到房屋内木质结构由于地面移动而开裂的声音。
• The ship's timbers are sprung.
  船上材料的接头部分松了。