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

Police and the villagers all unanimously ascribed the forest fire to thunder and lightning.
警方和村民一致把森林失火归因于雷电。
The policemen were hunting gangsters in the forest.
警察们正在森林中搜捕匪徒。
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。
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。
They walked through thick forest.
他们徒步穿越了茂密的森林。
He fled into a forest.
他逃进森林。
The forest was dark and silent, haunted by shadows and unseen presences
这个森林黑暗寂静，经常有幽灵和看不见的鬼怪出没。
Nottingham Forest qualified for the final by beating Tranmere on Tuesday
诺丁汉森林队于星期二打败了特兰米尔队，取得了决赛资格。
Storm roared through the forest.
暴风在林中怒吼。
After the Norman Conquest the forest became a royal hunting preserve
诺曼征服之后，这片森林成为了皇家狩猎区。