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。
- The forest is famous for its ancient oak trees.
- [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
- oak beams
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
Topics Successc2参天橡树长自小小橡实;合抱之树,生于毫末