late 14c., "overgrown with trees and shrubs," from wood (n.) + -y (2). Of plants, "having a stem of wood," from 1570s. Related: Woodiness. Old English had wudulic. As a name for a kind of station wagon with wood panels, by 1961, U.S. surfer slang (real wood exterior panels were rare after 1951 and the last use of real wood was in the 1953 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon). Slang meaning "erection" attested by 1990 (for hardness).
雙語例句
1. Trim any tough or woody stalks from the asparagus.
剪掉蘆筍上粗硬或老掉的梗子。
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2. This oil has a lovely woody fragrance.
這種精油散發(fā)著怡人的木香。
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3. She dedicated her first album to Woody Allen.
她把自己的第一張專輯獻給了伍迪·艾倫。
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4. Care must be taken when trimming around woody plants like shrubs and trees.