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driftwood

/drift-wood/US // ˈdrɪftˌwʊd //UK // (ˈdrɪftˌwʊd) //

流木,浮木,漂流木,漂流木材

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : wood floating on a body of water or cast ashore by it.
    • : such wood adapted for use in interior decoration.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or made of driftwood: a driftwood lamp.

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Examples

  • In Olympic, if you’re planning to hike along the rugged, driftwood-covered coast, you’ll first need to consult a tide chart to time your trek just right.

  • He cooks on a fire if it’s legal to have one in the area, bringing tinfoil to wrap calorie-dense foods like potatoes and sausages together so they can be thrown on the driftwood coals.

  • They built a house out of driftwood and blocks of snow, and the men spent their days hiking and collecting scientific data.

  • Immediately after the hurricane, for example, rain-saturated driftwood and debris would have been useless.

  • “Trickle-down government” is just another piece of American political driftwood to wash ashore this year.

  • The only training BP has provided for the public is to teach us how to safely pick up trash and driftwood from our own beaches.

  • They are votaries of the weed, making their pipes either out of driftwood, or of the bones of animals they have used for food.

  • We were mere atoms in a vast wave of horn and bone and flesh that bore us onward as the tide floats driftwood.

  • He felt as Columbus felt when he saw the land bird alighting upon his ship and the driftwood floating by.

  • Walking, half awake, Ida floundered among the boulders and through a horrible maze of whitened driftwood cast up by the stream.

  • A huge pile of driftwood was brought up from the shore and heaped on the fire by the ledge.