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

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。
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 fire had been put down before it took the forest.
火在蔓延到森林前就被扑灭了。
They walked through thick forest.
他们徒步穿越了茂密的森林。
Work songs broke the silence of the forest.
一阵阵号子声，打破了森林的寂静。
The forest was destroyed by fire.
森林被大火焚毁了。
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。
The ( notes of the) hunting horn resounded through the forest.
猎号（的声音）在森林中回响。
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。
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。