oak

noun

/əʊk/

Idioms

enlarge image
[countable, uncountable]
(also oak tree [countable])
a large tree that produces small nuts called acorns. Oaks are common in northern countries and can live to be hundreds of years old.栎树；橡树
- The forest is famous for its ancient oak trees.这片森林以其古老的橡树而闻名。
- a gnarled old oak tree多节瘤的老栎树
- forests of oak and pine长有松树和栎树的森林
- The oaks were planted in the 16th century.橡树种植于16世纪。
see also poison oakTopics Plants and treesc1
[uncountable] the hard wood of the oak tree栎木；橡木
- oak beams栎木梁
- This table is made of solid oak.这张桌子是用实心栎木制作的。
- chairs of polished oak抛光橡木椅子

词源Old English āc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eik and German Eiche.

Idioms

great/tall oaks from little acorns grow

(saying) something large and successful often begins in a very small way参天橡树长自小小橡实；合抱之树，生于毫末Topics Successc2

词汇	oak
释义	oak noun /əʊk/ /əʊk/ Idioms enlarge image [countable, uncountable] (also oak tree [countable]) a large tree that produces small nuts called acorns. Oaks are common in northern countries and can live to be hundreds of years old.栎树；橡树 The forest is famous for its ancient oak trees.这片森林以其古老的橡树而闻名。 a gnarled old oak tree多节瘤的老栎树 forests of oak and pine长有松树和栎树的森林 The oaks were planted in the 16th century.橡树种植于16世纪。 see also poison oakTopics Plants and treesc1 [uncountable] the hard wood of the oak tree栎木；橡木 oak beams栎木梁 This table is made of solid oak.这张桌子是用实心栎木制作的。 chairs of polished oak抛光橡木椅子词源Old English āc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eik and German Eiche. Idioms great/tall oaks from little acorns grow (saying) something large and successful often begins in a very small way参天橡树长自小小橡实；合抱之树，生于毫末Topics Successc2
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