◙ noun 1. a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth • 森林 »a pine forest. 松树林。 »[mass noun] much of Britain and Europe was covered with forest. 英国和欧洲有很大部分被森林覆盖。 a large number or dense mass of vertical or tangled objects • 大量；林立；丛 »a forest of connecting wires. 密密层层的连接线。 [as modifier] [in place names] denoting an area that was formerly a royal forest • 福里斯特（表示原为皇家林地） »Waltham Forest. 沃尔瑟姆福里斯特。 (historical)an area, typically owned by the sovereign and partly wooded, kept for hunting and having its own laws • [史] 御猎场 ◙ verb 1. [with obj.] [usu. as adj. forested] cover (land) with forest; plant with trees • 被森林覆盖，植林于 »a forested area. 森林覆盖地区。
【派生】
♦ forestation noun
【语源】
1. Middle English (in the sense 'wooded area kept for hunting', also denoting any uncultivated land): via Old French from late Latin forestis (silva) , literally ('wood) outside' from Latin foris 'outside' (seeforeign)