| 词汇 | spruce |
| 释义 | spruce noun[ C or U ] uk /spruːs/ us /spruːs/ an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) with leaves like needles, or the pale-coloured wood from this tree云杉;云杉木 fotofermer/ iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Types of wood American elm Atlantic white cedar balsa wood bark basswood black locust boxwood cork elm knotty matchwood MDF mulga oaken paulownia piny pitch pine ponderosa pine softwood three-ply You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Types of evergreen & coniferous tree spruce adjective approvinguk /spruːs/ us /spruːs/ (of a person) tidy and clean in appearance: （人）整洁清爽的 He looked spruce and handsome in a clean white shirt.他穿着干净的白衬衫，显得清清爽爽，很是帅气。 Synonyms dapper dashingold-fashioned smart(STYLISH)mainly UK stylishapproving Opposite styleless Personal care - general words amenity kit baby face baby wipe baby-faced beach body douche fat-shame fat-shaming fatphobia fatphobic flossing grooming scrub scrub up wellidiom shave weak-chinned well groomed whirlpool bath windblown windswept spruce | American Dictionaryspruce noun[ C/U ] us/sprus/ an evergreen tree with thin, pointed leaves, or the wood of this tree Examples of sprucespruce The area is dominated by arable land, grazed and abandoned pastures, spruce plantations and deciduous woods. The belt of coniferous forest is dominated by evergreen pine, spruce, larch and fir trees. Made formerly of spruce gum, there was already a small demand for something to chew on. There are some groves of pine and spruce trees on the sea side of the road here. Economists spruce up beliefs as subjective probabilities, and amalgamate an agent's desires, values, and commitments into a preference ordering. In the case of white spruce, the decline took place after a mere 4-5 weeks of prechilling. The hypothesis also lacks the expected evidence of a correlation between the intensity of needle chlorosis of, say, spruce and the aluminium content in the soil or in the needles. There is also the planting of trees and the painting and sprucing up of public buildings, buildings of special interest, terraces and other joint schemes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Three areas of forest, farmland and rough country were used, having been spruced up and put into good order for the occasion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I remember in days gone by that the children used to be spruced up and specially dressed for examination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 More preparation should have been done and the place spruced up a little. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He calculated that spruces are capable of arresting approximately 12 tons, scots pines 14 tons and beeches 18 tons of dust per acre. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that he did not like boots, so he gave them shoes—the men were all spruced up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The spruces will arrive at maturity for felling in 60–70 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They would he beautifully fluffed and spruced up, ready to be exhibited to the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of spruce These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withsprucespruceThese are words often used in combination with spruce. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. black spruce Genetic structure of blackspruce on two contrasting sites. red spruce Redspruce occurs as low as 3500 ft and normally becomes the dominant tree type at 5500 ft. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. spruce tree They obscured direct observation of the highway by placing sprucetree branches along it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with spruce |
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