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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

forest ['fɔrɪst]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] 森林

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

forest [ˈfɒrɪst]
  1. 1. noun [Person Name] 福雷斯特
  2. 2. n.[c] 森林丛林
    In my dream, I flew through a forest of enormous trees.
    我在梦中飞过了一片广袤森林
  3. 3. n.[c] 林地林区
    People will pay a heavy price for the loss of the forest.
    人们将为林地消失付出沉重代价
  4. 4. vt. 造林于,植树
    The environment of this area appears to have been forested.
    这个地区的环境似乎是经过了大面积植树造林

Collins English-English Dictionary

forest ['fɒrɪst]
  1. 1. n a large wooded area having a thick growth of trees and plants
  2. 2. n the trees of such an area
  3. 3. n [NZ] an area planted with exotic pines or similar trees - Compare bush
  4. 4. n something resembling a large wooded area, esp in density
    a forest of telegraph poles
  5. 5. n [law] (formerly) an area of woodland, esp one owned by the sovereign and set apart as a hunting ground with its own laws and officers - Compare park
  6. 6. n [modifier] of, involving, or living in a forest or forests
    a forest glade
  7. 7. vt. [tr] to create a forest (in); plant with trees
  8. 8. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French, from Medieval Latin forestis unfenced woodland, from Latin foris outside

Examples

a forest reserve
保留林
a virgin forest
原始林;未被开发的森林
The kids are nutting in the forest like squirrels.
孩子们像小松鼠一样在森林里采集坚果。
The pigs rooted for truffle in this forest.
猪在森林里用嘴拱土寻找块菌。
We were walking through a completely silent forest.
我们当时正在穿越一片死寂的森林。

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