航海日誌:log的詞彙講解
And the weight of the log snapped the limb of the tree.
——Cast Away
但是木頭的重量把樹枝折斷了。
——《荒島餘生》
一、關於log,你應該知道的用法有
n.
1.原木 [C] a thick piece of wood that is cut from or has fallen from a tree
The log was swirled away downstream by the current.
水流載著原木盤旋而下。
2.正式記錄,日誌;航海日誌,飛行日誌 [C] an official record of events during a particular period of time, especially a journey on a ship or plane
The captain described the wreck accident in details in the ship's log.
船長在航行日誌裡詳細地描述了這次沉船事故。
3.【數】=logarithm 對數
I have to declare my interest today.
今天我必須申明利害關係。
v.
1.把...載入正式記錄;記錄 [T] to put information in an official record or write a record of events
How much downtime did we log last week?
上週我們的工作日誌上記錄有多少停工的時間?
2.行駛,行進(若干距離或時間) [T] to travel a particular distance or for a particular length of time
How many hours did the plane log in the sky between April 30 and May 15?
這架飛機於四月三十日至五月十五日期間在空中飛行了多少小時?
3.伐木 [T] to cut down trees in a forest for their wood
We'll log another section of the area today.
今天我們要砍伐另一部分林區的樹木。
二、詞義辨析:有哪些臺詞能表示“木頭”的意思
lumber, timber, wood, log
這些名詞均有“木材”、“木”之意。
lumber指伐下後未經削磨的木材,現多用於美國英語中。
timber指經過匠人初步加要的備用木材,多用於英國英語。
wood最普通用詞,含義廣,除表示“木材,木”外,還可用複數形式表示森林。
log指原木或圓木。
三、下面我們來學習一下含有log的常見短語
log cabin
n. 小木屋
log in
在網路上聯接主機[伺服器]的操作
log on
登入
log out
登出;退出,離開(計算機系統)
harpoon log
魚鏢式計程儀
四、最後,做個填詞遊戲吧
The police ____ all phone calls.
警方對所有電話都做了記錄。