lumber、timber、wood与log这些名词均有“木材、木”之意。
lumber : 指伐下后未经削磨的木材,现多用于美国英语中。
- It was made of soft lumber, spruce by the look of it.
其制作材料是软木,看起来像是云杉。
timber : 指经过匠人初步加工的备用木材,多用于英国英语。
- He felled, peeled and hewed his own timber.
他自己砍树、剥皮、劈成木材。 - 每根木材都被刨平了,切割成一定尺寸,并涂上了雪松防腐剂。
Every piece of timber was planed, cut to size and stained with cedar preservative.
wood : 最普通用词,含义广,除表示“木材,木”外,还可用复数形式表示森林。
- Solid wood furniture is sturdy and durable.
实木家具结实耐用。 - We sanded and polished the wood floor in the living room.
我们将客厅的木地板打磨擦亮。
log : 指原木或圆木。
- He dumped the logs on the big stone hearth.
他将一根根短棍木柴扔进巨大的石壁炉里。