Oak

(noun.) a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; 'great oaks grow from little acorns'.

(noun.) the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring.

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• A departure was early made in the matter of strengthening the ribs of oak to better meet the strains from the rough seas. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The forest of oak trees on the mountain beyond the town was gone. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Beautifully finished furniture in quartered oak has always excited the pleasure, and piqued the curiosity of the uninformed as to how this result is obtained. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• She pinched her husband's arm as they entered the oak parlour, where Sir Pitt and his wife were ready to receive them. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I had, then, to find where the far end of the shadow would fall when the sun was just clear of the oak. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• The oak staircase creaks somewhat as I descend, but not much:--I am in the carré. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Hearts of oak! 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• This door also was composed of solid oak, and was bolted at the top and bottom on the vestry side. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Payne put a wire in the binding-post of the battery, the motor started, and an assistant began sawing a heavy oak log. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• It is erected on a solid masonry pillar 14 by 7 feet at the base, which carries on its top, on trunnions, an oak beam 20 feet long and 12 by 14 inches thick. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• He despatched a groom, on horseback, for the nearest medical man, Mr. Dawson, of Oak Lodge. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• There were two guides given us to start with, an oak and an elm. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• That large decayed oak, he said, marks the boundaries over which Front-de-Boeuf claims authority--we are long since far from those of Malvoisin. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Some hours ago she passed me, coming down the oak staircase to the hall. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• As to the oak there could be no question at all. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• Caroline looked at the wicket-gate, beside which holly-oaks spired up tall. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The rivers flowed with wine and milk: The oaks yielded honey; and nature spontaneously produced her greatest delicacies. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• The very oldest of the trees, gnarled mighty oaks, crowd about the brink of this dell. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• About an hour's ride over a rough, rocky road, half flooded with water, and through a forest of oaks of Bashan, brought us to Dan. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Here, in a thicket of stunted oaks, her verandahs spread themselves above the island-dotted waters. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• The little township of Bashan was once the kingdom so famous in Scripture for its bulls and its oaks. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• They turned cautiously round, and were advancing between the oaks of the forest, down a green lane. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• A pleasant green field, with three wide-spreading oaks in the middle and a smooth strip of turf for croquet. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• From the mountain's peak its broken turrets rise above the groves of ancient oaks and olives, and look wonderfully picturesque. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.

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