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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
tree
tree [tree trees treed treeing] BrE [triː] NAmE [triː] noun a tall plant that can live a long time. Trees have a thick central wooden ↑trunk from which branches grow, usually with leaves on them •an oak tree •to plant a tree •to chop/cut down a tree • They followed a path through the trees. compare ↑bush, ↑shrub see also ↑bay tree, ↑Christmas tree, ↑family tree, ↑gum tree, ↑plane tree more at the apple doesn't fall/never falls far from the tree at ↑apple n., be barking up the wrong tree at ↑bark v., not see the forest for the trees at ↑forest, it/money doesn't grow on trees at ↑grow, at the top of the tree at ↑top n., not see the wood for the trees at ↑wood Idiom: ↑out of your tree Word Origin: Old English trēow, trēo: from a Germanic variant of an Indo-European root shared by Greek doru ‘wood, spear’, drus ‘oak’. Collocations: The living world Animals animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on sth) fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs) birds fly/migrate/nest/sing insects crawl/fly/bite/sting insects/bees/locusts swarm bees collect/gather nectar/pollen spiders spin/weave a web snakes/lizards shed their skins bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate insect larvae grow/develop/pupate an egg/a chick/a larva hatches attract/find/choose a mate produce/release eggs/sperm lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast mark/enter/defend (a) territory stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey Plants and fungi trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower a seed germinates/sprouts leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form flower buds swell/open a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes sth pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores produce/bear fruit develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis Bacteria and viruses bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on sth bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize sth/cause disease bacteria break sth down/convert sth (into sth) a virus enters/invades sth/the body a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself) be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria contain/carry/harbour (especially US) harbor bacteria/a virus kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria Example Bank: •A fallen tree was blocking the road. •An enormous oak tree stands at the entrance to the school. •He bought tools and seeds with the aim of setting up a tree nursery. •It was a small town of dust lanes and wide shade trees. •Palm trees line the broad avenue. •Protesters formed a human blockade to stop loggers felling trees. •The cat got stuck up a tree. •The floods left a tide of mud and uprooted trees. •The forest can be dated by studying tree rings. •The tree belt around the fields acts as a windbreak. •The tree produces tiny white blossoms. •Tree cover would prevent further soil erosion. •Trees swayed gently in the breeze. •We sat beneath a shady tree. •We sat under a tree, in the shade. •a bird in a tree •a gnarled old apple tree •dappled shafts of light which struggled through the tree canopy •fruit on a tree •tree damage caused by acid rain
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