bamboo泛指一般的“竹,竹子”时不可数,特指“某些竹子”或强调种类时可数,表示“竹材”时不可数,表示“竹竿,竹棍”时可数。
英[bæm'buː] 美[,bæm'bu]
n.竹,竹子
vt.为…装上篾条
adj.竹制的;土著居民的
1.It is well known that bamboo shoots are a panda's staple diet.
竹笋是熊猫的主要食物,这是人所共知的。
2.Be careful! Don't jab his eye out with your bamboo pole.
小心!你的竹竿别捅了他的眼睛。
3.Bamboo is light because it is hollow.
竹子很轻,因为它中间是空的。
4.The bamboo stick has split.
这根竹竿披了。
5.This passage is to be sung to the accompaniment of a bamboo flute.
这段唱腔要用笛子来配。