forest

英 [ˈfɒrɪst]

美 [ˈfɔːrɪst]

n. 森林; 林区; (森林似的)一丛，一片

复数：forests　现在分词：foresting　过去式：forested　第三人称单数：forests　过去分词：forested　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1108 / COCA.1108

习惯用语

not see the forest for the trees

noun

森林；林区
a large area of land that is thickly covered with trees
1. a tropical forest
  热带森林
2. a forest fire
  森林火灾
3. Thousands of hectares of forest are destroyed each year.
  每年都有几千公顷的森林遭到破坏。
（森林似的）一丛，一片
a mass of tall narrow objects that are close together
1. a forest of television aerials
  林立的电视天线

N-VAR 森林;树林
Aforestis a large area where trees grow close together.
1. Parts of the forest are still dense and inaccessible.
  森林的一些部分仍然很茂密，人迹罕至。
2. ...25 million hectares of forest.
  2,500 万公顷的森林
N-COUNT 林立;大量耸立
Aforestof tall or narrow objects is a group of them standing or sticking upright.
1. They descended from the plane into a forest of microphones and cameras.
  他们从飞机上走下来，迎接他们的是数不清的麦克风和照相机。

noun

verb

establish a forest on previously unforested land
1. afforest the mountains
Synonym:afforest

We need to preserve the forest
我们需要保护森林。
Work songs broke the silence of the forest.
一阵阵号子声，打破了森林的寂静。
Parts of the forest are still dense and inaccessible.
森林的一些部分仍然很茂密，人迹罕至。
They cleared large tracts of forest for farming, logging and ranching.
他们清除了大片的森林以经营农耕、采伐与畜牧。
They used axes to clear a path through the forest.
他们用斧子开辟出一条穿过森林的小道。
They walked through thick forest.
他们徒步穿越了茂密的森林。
A forest fire is sweeping across portions of north Maine this evening
今晚一场森林大火正席卷缅因州北部的部分地区。
The ( notes of the) hunting horn resounded through the forest.
猎号（的声音）在森林中回响。
Storm roared through the forest.
暴风在林中怒吼。
Before he knew it, the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep.
森林里的热气和嗡嗡的声音让他不知不觉便睡着了。