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ross

UK /rɒs/US /rɔːs/

词源

源自古英语 'ros',意为树皮或外皮,与古诺尔斯语 'röss' 同源。

noun

❶ 指树皮或木材表面的粗糙外层,常用于描述木材加工前的原始状态。

“The carpenter removed the ross before shaping the wood.”

(木匠在塑形木材前先剥去了粗糙的外皮。)

“The ross of the oak tree was thick and gnarled.”

(橡树的表皮又厚又粗糙。)

同义词:bark, rind, husk

常见短语

ross off — 俚语,表示离开或走开,常用于非正式场合。

“He told them to ross off when they kept bothering him.”

(当他们一直打扰他时,他让他们走开。)