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IELTS BNC: 1108 COCA: 1108

forest

forest /ˈforəst/ noun
plural forests
forest
/ˈforəst/
noun
plural forests
Learner's definition of FOREST
: a thick growth of trees and bushes that covers a large area森林
[count]
[noncount]
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
often used figuratively常用作比喻
see color picture on this page; see also rain forest

not see the forest for the trees

see tree
IELTS BNC: 1108 COCA: 1108

forest

1 of 2

noun

for·​est ˈfȯr-əst How to pronounce forest (audio)
ˈfär-
often attributive
1
: a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract
A fire destroyed acres of forest.
forests of pine and mahogany
2
: a tract of wooded land in England formerly owned by the sovereign and used for game
3
: something resembling a forest especially in profusion or lushness
a forest of microphones
a kelp forest
a forest of skyscrapers
forestal adjective
or forestial
fə-ˈre-stē-əl How to pronounce forest (audio)
fȯ-,
-ˈres-chəl,
-ˈresh-
forested adjective

forest

2 of 2

verb

forested; foresting; forests

transitive verb

: to cover with trees or forest
land densely forested with firs
forestation noun

Example Sentences

Noun Fires destroyed acres of forest. the endless forest that the first European settlers encountered
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
High temperatures also sparked forest fires throughout the province. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 The heavy rains are the latest in a series of catastrophes that Rehman said are exacerbated by climate change, including heatwaves, forest fires, and glacial lake outbursts. Munir Ahmed, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 The heavy rains are the latest in a series of catastrophes that Rehman said are exacerbated by climate change, including heatwaves, forest fires and glacial lake outbursts. Munir Ahmed, ajc, 29 Aug. 2022 As forest fires have destroyed hundreds of thousands of hectares of land in the US, Europe, and elsewhere, interest in the Guardian system has boomed. WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 The unprecedented heat wave that has engulfed China this summer has dried up rivers, wilted crops and sparked forest fires. Christian Shepherd, Ian Livingston, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2022 The unprecedented heat wave that has engulfed China this summer has dried up rivers, wilted crops and sparked forest fires. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 Over the past 24 hours, a total of 118 forest fires have been registered in the country, according to the Algerian Civil Protection Unit. Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 18 Aug. 2022 Gibson is a member of Brigada Carcará, a volunteer organization working in alignment with the local municipal firefighting agencies to protect the environment through the prevention and control of forest fires. Judith Magyar, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
Verb
Acknowledging the benefits that cultural burning once offered to forest resilience, park officials have sought to bring low-intensity fire back to the landscape in the last 50 years. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2022 There is little data on serious injuries to forest watchers in India, but the country has recorded at least 318 ranger deaths since 2012, according to the International Ranger Federation. New York Times, 21 Feb. 2022 These three trails have varied scenery from urban to forest to rural areas. John Pana, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2022 Food production is responsible for major water quantity and quality problems, often requires herbicides and pesticides that endanger biodiversity, and engenders forest and wildland losses when lands are converted to agriculture. Alejandra Borunda, Environment, 27 Dec. 2021 Rights to forest land are contentious worldwide, with indigenous and local communities from Brazil to India pitted against government officials and hardline conservationists. Rina Chandran, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2021 At the same time, resistance to forest thinning by some environmental organizations was garnering public attention. Kathleen Ronayne, ajc, 9 Nov. 2021 In recent years forest fires in Alaska have broken records, burning more acreage, more intensely and for longer. Randi Jandt, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2021 To re-forest the hills blackened by the fire, the Camp Marston staff planted 40,000 pine seedlings donated by the California Department of Forestry. San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin forestis (silva) unenclosed (woodland), from Latin foris outside — more at forum

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1828, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of forest was in the 13th century
IELTS BNC: 1108 COCA: 1108
forest

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF FOREST | VERB + FOREST | FOREST + VERB | FOREST + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEdense, thick茂密的森林impenetrable無法通過的森林deep森林深處dark黑暗的森林native, natural天然林national國有林ancient, old, primeval, virgin古老的森林;年久的森林;原始林mature, old-growth成熟林;老齡林rain (usually rainforest) , tropical雨林;熱帶雨林
coniferous, deciduous針葉林;落葉林hardwood硬木林beech, birch, pine, etc.山毛櫸林、樺樹林、松樹林等... OF FORESTstretch, tract一片森林a large stretch of virgin forest一大片原始林VERB + FORESTplant造林clear, cut down, destroy清除/砍伐/破壞森林Forest is being cleared to make way for new farming land.森林正被開墾成新的耕地。conserve, protect保護森林manage管理森林be covered by, be covered in被森林覆蓋Much of Europe was once covered in forest.歐洲的大部份地區曾經遍佈着森林。enter進入森林He warned her never to enter the forest at night.他警告她千萬不要在夜間到森林裏去。FOREST + VERBstretch森林綿延Thick forest stretched as far as the eye could see.茂密的森林一眼望不到邊。surround森林環繞the forest surrounding the village環繞着村莊的森林FOREST + NOUNtree林木floor死地被物canopy林冠層land有林地fire森林火災ranger護林員management森林經營PREPOSITIONin a/the forest在森林裏They got lost in the forest.他們在森林裏迷了路。through a/the forest穿過森林We slashed our way through the dense forest.我們在密林中砍出一條路來。PHRASESthe edge of the forest, the heart of the forest, the middle of the forest森林邊緣/深處/中間

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