timber
/ˈtɪmbə(r); `tɪmbɚ/ n
1 (US lumber) [U]
wood prepared for use in building or carpentry （建筑或木工用的）木材, 木料
dressed timber, ie sawn, shaped and planed ready for use 刨好的木材
[attrib 作定语]
a `timber-merchant 木材商
a `timber-yard, ie where timber is stored, bought and sold, etc 木材场.
2 [U] trees suitable for this 用材林
standing (ie growing) timber 未伐的树木
cut down/fell timber 伐木
put a hundred acres of land under timber, ie plant it with trees 种植一百英亩用材林.
3 [C] piece of wood, esp a beam, used in constructing a house or ship （造房屋或船用的）木料, （尤指）大梁
roof/floor timbers 房檩[地板龙骨]. timber, interj (used as a warning that a tree is about to fall after being cut 伐木工在树木将倒时示警的呼喊声).