timber

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tim·ber /ˈtɪmbə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun  1  [uncountable] British EnglishHBPTIM wood used for building or making things 木材，原木 SYN American English lumber a bench made of timber 木制长椅2  [uncountable] trees that produce wood used for building or making things 〔用于建筑和制作物品的〕树木，林木 the timber trade 林木业3. [countable]TBC a wooden beam, especially one that forms part of the main structure of a house 〔尤指构成房屋主要结构的〕栋木，大梁n4. → timber!

Examples from the Corpus

timber• After lying deserted it became a timber factory for a while in the 1960s.• Adjustable shelving is still a very popular choice; timber and glass shelves are ideal for displaying ornaments.• It provided grazing land, timber, fruits and fuel, while remaining an undamaged wildlife habitat.• But it was no better outside: midges boiled in clouds out of the sodden peat around the saw-bed and the timber stacks.• But government departments have no method of discovering the origin of the timber and paper that they use.• You can then treat the timber by spraying or brushing on two generous coats, working backwards towards the loft hatch.• Along the length of the railway line were timber yards, rope works, maltings and an iron foundry.ntimber!spokenTAF used to warn people that a tree being cut down is about to fall 大树要倒啦！〔用来警告人们所伐树木快要倒下〕From Longman Business Dictionarytimbertim‧ber /ˈtɪmbə-ər/ noun [uncountable] especially British English wood used for building or making things, or the trees that produce this woodSYN AmE lumberThe region has huge exports of timber.Origin timber Old English “building, wood”

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timber
tim‧ber /ˈtɪmbə $ -ər/ noun1. [uncountable] British English wood used for building or making things
   SYN  lumber American English:
    a bench made of timber
2. [uncountable] trees that produce wood used for building or making things:
    the timber trade
3. [countable] a wooden beam, especially one that forms part of the main structure of a house
4. timber! spoken used to warn people that a tree being cut down is about to fall
     

THESAURUS

■ material from trees
   ▪ wood noun [uncountable and countable] the usual word for the hard material that trees are made of: They were chopping wood for the fire. | The doors are made of solid wood. | wood flooring
   ▪ timber British English, lumber American English noun [uncountable] wood used for building and making things: a timber company | softwood lumber
   ▪ hardwood noun [uncountable and countable] strong heavy wood from trees such as oak: hardwood floors | hardwoods such as teak
   ▪ softwood noun [uncountable and countable] wood from trees such as pine and fir that is cheap and easy to cut: Most tables are made from softwood.
   ▪ firewood noun [uncountable] wood that has been cut or collected in order to be burned in a fire: They collected branches that could be used for firewood.

tim·berBrE /ˈtɪmbə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɪmbər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] trees that are grown to be used in building or for making things （用于建筑或制作物品的）树木，林木；用材林◆the timber industry林木业 [uncountable] (especially BrE) (NAmE usually lum·ber) wood that is prepared for use in building, etc. （建筑等用的）木材，木料◆houses built of timber木屋 [countable, usually plural] a long heavy piece of wood used in building a house or ship （建造房屋用的）大木料，栋木；（造船用的）肋材◆roof timbers房檩timber! used to warn people that a tree that has been cut is about to fall （砍伐树木时喊）放树啦！