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

Within 40 years there will be no virgin forest left.
过不了40年，就将不会再有未开发的森林了。
He wanted the picnic to be in the midst of the forest.
他要去森林中野餐。
He fired an arrow into a clearing in the forest.
他将箭射向林中的一片空地。
The policemen were hunting gangsters in the forest.
警察们正在森林中搜捕匪徒。
They are concerned for the fate of the forest and the Indians who dwell in it
他们为这片森林及居住于其中的印第安人的命运而担心。
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。
The fire had been put down before it took the forest.
火在蔓延到森林前就被扑灭了。
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。
Even carrying the camcorder while hiking in the forest was an effort.
在森林中徒步旅行时，即便带的是便携式摄像机也非常费力。
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。