birching

英[bɜːtʃ] 美[bɜːrtʃ]
  • n.桦树;桦木;用桦条抽打v.用桦条抽打
birched birched birching birches
  • biramous adj.有二支的
  • type n.类型;典型;铅字v.打字
Noun:
  1. hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

  2. any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

  3. a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment;

    "my father never spared the birch"

Adjective:
  1. consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree

Verb:
  1. whip with a birch twig

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The birch has smooth bark and slender branches.
      桦树有光滑的皮和细长的枝。
    2. They've got a wonderful birch in the back garden.
      他们在后花园有一棵极好的桦树。
    3. He switched the boys with a birch stick.
      他用桦木条鞭笞那些男孩。
    4. Usually, we use birch wood to make the baby crib.
      我们通常用桦木来做婴儿床。
    5. Should we bring back the birch as a punishment?
      我们应该恢复用桦条抽打的体罚吗?