pine

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pine [pine pines pined pining] noun, verb BrE [paɪn] NAmE [paɪn]
noun
1. countable, uncountable (also ˈpine tree countable)an ↑evergreen forest tree with leaves like needles
•pine forests
•pine needles
•a Scots pine
2. (also pine·wood)uncountable the pale soft wood of the pine tree, used in making furniture, etc
•a pine table

Word Origin:
n. Old English Latin pinus Middle English Old French pin v. Old English pīnian ‘(cause to) suffer’ Germanic Dutch pijnen German peinen ‘experience pain’ pine ‘punishment’ Latin poena ‘punishment’
Derived: ↑pine away ▪ ↑pine for somebody
 
verb intransitive
to become very sad because sb has died or gone away
•She pined for months after he'd gone.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. Old English Latin pinus Middle English Old French pin v. Old English pīnian ‘(cause to) suffer’ Germanic Dutch pijnen German peinen ‘experience pain’ pine ‘punishment’ Latin poena ‘punishment’

Example Bank:
•The Major's dog pined badly when her master died.

 
See also: ↑pinewood

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pine tree, true pine, ache, yearn, yen, languish