wood prepared for use in building and carpentry
木材；原木
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the exploitation of forests for timber 为获取木材而对森林进行的砍伐
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[as modifier]
a small timber building .小型木建筑。
trees grown for such wood
（用作木材的）树木，林木
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contracts to cut timber .林木砍伐合同。
(一般作
（造屋或造船用的）大木料，栋木。
[as exclamation]used to warn that a tree is about to fall after being cut
（树木倒下前的警告）倒啦；避开
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we cried ‘Timber!’ as our tree fell .树要倒下时我们嚷道：“让开！”
[usu. with adj.]
〈主美〉 （尤指人适于某角色的）素质；性格；才干
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she is frequently hailed as presidential timber .她常被赞为是块当总统的料。
"Old English in the sense ‘a building'， also ‘building material'， of Germanic origin； related to German