forest

noun

1. 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。
2. （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

1. N-VAR 森林;树林
   A forest is 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
2. N-COUNT 林立;大量耸立
   A forest of 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。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. He fired an arrow into a clearing in the forest.
   他将箭射向林中的一片空地。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. Logging companies would have to leave a central area of the forest before the end of the year.
   伐木公司可能要在年底前把森林的一处中心地带留出来。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. We need to preserve the forest
    我们需要保护森林。
12. 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。
13. The Philippines has just 6,000 square kilometres of forest left.
    菲律宾只剩下6,000平方公里的森林了。
14. They walked through thick forest.
    他们徒步穿越了茂密的森林。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. The policemen were hunting gangsters in the forest.
    警察们正在森林中搜捕匪徒。
18. That's really quite a forest.
    那片林子可大了去了。
19. Storm roared through the forest.
    暴风在林中怒吼。
20. The ( notes of the) hunting horn resounded through the forest.
    猎号（的声音）在森林中回响。
21. Work songs broke the silence of the forest.
    一阵阵号子声，打破了森林的寂静。
22. He got lost in the mountain forest.
    他在山林里迷了路。
23. The hut was constructed from trees that grew in the nearby forest.
    这棚屋是用附近森林里长的树木建造的。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. The fire had been put down before it took the forest.
    火在蔓延到森林前就被扑灭了。
27. The dense forest screened the guerrillas 'movements.
    密林掩护了游击队员的行动。
28. He wanted the picnic to be in the midst of the forest.
    他要去森林中野餐。
29. The forest was destroyed by fire.
    森林被大火焚毁了。
30. He fled into a forest.
    他逃进森林。

n.

not see the forest for the trees

not see the forest for the trees

noun

1. the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

   Synonym:    woodwoods

2. land that is covered with trees and shrubs

   Synonym:    woodlandtimberlandtimber

verb

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

   Synonym:    afforest