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Driftwood is wood that has been floating in the sea or a river, or that the water has left on the shore. Salt, sun, and wear it down, so it often looks pale, grey, and twisted — not like a fresh branch from a forest. People pick it up to burn, to make furniture or art, or just because the shape is interesting. Though actually, in Taiwan it is not only a beach souvenir. After a typhoon, valuable trees wash down from the mountains, and there are rules about who may take 漂流木 from the river or the shore. The picture in the word is simple: the wood has drifted.
漂流木
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
driftwoodnoun/ˈdɹɪftwʊd/
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Floating wood that drifts with the current of a body of water.
- Every wave on the Atlantic was like a dead seagull dragging its driftwood artillery from horizon to horizon.
- A person walks near driftwood and storm debris that washed up in front of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk amusement park.
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Such a piece of wood that has been cast ashore.
- Commonly the bear makes a stand in driftwood on a bank, or on a log that has fallen into or across a stream.
- We lit a driftwood fire to help keep the mosquitoes away. It was partially successful.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。