Timber, lumber
Chinese translation: timber = 木材, lumber (= sawn timber) (锯)制材
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| 5 | 原木、制材 |
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| 3 | timber = 木材, lumber (= sawn timber) (锯)制材 |
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| timber, lumber timber = 木材, lumber (= sawn timber) (锯)制材 Explanation: lumber (mainly US) = wood that has been prepared for building timber = 1 trees that are grown so that the wood from them can be used for building eg a timber forest These trees are being grown for timber. 2 UK (US lumber) wood used for building eg a timber merchant 3 a long piece of wood used for building, especially houses and ships eg roof timbers a timber-framed building lumber (美式) = timber timber = 1 wood or trees to be used for building (建筑用的)木材;木料 2 a wooden beam 木梁 木材 = wood; timber; lumber 木料 = timber; lumber construction timber = 建筑用材 Timber Processing = 木材加工 Timber = 木材: green timber = 新伐木材 common timber = 普通用材 select timber = 高级用材 round timber = 圆材 squared timber = 方材 air-dried timber = 风干木材 worked timber = 已加工的木材 Lumber Manufacture and Woodworking = 制材和木工: sawmill, lumber mill = 锯木场(制材场) lumber = 制材(锯制材) lumber is generally the American English word for timber eg lumberjack. Here, however it seems to be used to mean 'sawn timber'. Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary; Longman Active Study Dictionary ������"��Ӣ�ʵ�"; ��������ѧԺ"��Ӣ����ͼ�ʵ�" |
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| timber, lumber 原木、制材 Explanation: 不论已砍下或未砍下，只要尚未锯开的木材，称为 timber，一般译为 "原木"。 已加工锯成厚度小于 16" 但大于 2" 的木材，称为 lumber，一般译为 "制材"。 加工锯成厚度小于 2" 的木材，称为 board/panel，一般译为 "木板"。 除此之外，还有所谓的 "工程木料"。 无论原木、制材、木板或工程木料，统称为 "木材"。 有些国家禁止木材以原木的形态出口，要先在该等国家内裁成制材、木板或工程木料，之后才准出口。 |
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