forest
/ˈfɔrɪst; ?@ ˈfɔ:r-; `fɔrɪst/ n
1 [C, U] (large area of land thickly covered with) trees, bushes, etc 森林（地带）
the dense tropical forests of the Amazon basin 亚玛孙河流域茂密的热带森林
Very little forest is left unexplored nowadays. 如今未经勘测的森林已是少之又少了.
[attrib 作定语]
forest animals, fires 森林动物、 森林火灾.
2 [C] (fig 比喻) dense mass of tall or narrow objects that looks like a forest 似森林般密集的细长物体
a forest of television aerials 林立的电视天线.