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  • Derivatives : n  woodenness ; adv  woodenly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

wooden ['wudn]
  1. 1. adjective [+object] 木制的
  2. 2. adjective [+performance] [ actor] 呆板

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

wooden [ˈwʊdən]
  1. 1. adjective 木制的木头
  2. 2. adjective 呆板的,僵硬笨拙的
    The actor's performance was wooden.
    这个演员表演太呆板。

Collins English-English Dictionary

wooden ['wυdən]
  1. 1. adj made from or consisting of wood
  2. 2. adj awkward or clumsy
  3. 3. adj bereft of spirit or animation
    a wooden expression
  4. 4. adj obstinately unyielding
    a wooden attitude
  5. 5. adj mentally slow or dull
  6. 6. adj not highly resonant
    a wooden thud
  7. 7. vt. [tr] [Austral] [Slang] to fell or kill (a person or animal)

Examples

They built a small wooden hut with wooden sticks on the top that looked a bit like radio antennae.
他们修建了一个小木屋,屋顶上还有木棍,木棍看上去有点像无线电天线。
He climbed the stairs and knocked on the wooden door of his grandmother's room.
他爬上楼梯,敲他祖母房间的木门。
In China, people eat food with wooden chopsticks.
中国人用木制筷子吃饭。
As usual, she gave a wooden performance.
和往常一样,她的表演很僵硬。
Today, early morning rays of sunlight were crossing the window and falling on the wooden floor.
今天,初晨的阳光穿过窗户,洒落在木质的地板上。

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