And the weight of the log snapped the limb of the tree. 

——Cast Away

但是木头的重量把树枝折断了。

——《荒岛余生》

一、关于log,你应该知道的用法有

n.

1.原木 [C] a thick piece of wood that is cut from or has fallen from a tree

The log was swirled away downstream by the current.

水流载着原木盘旋而下。

 

2.正式记录,日志;航海日志,飞行日志 [C] an official record of events during a particular period of time, especially a journey on a ship or plane

The captain described the wreck accident in details in the ship's log.

船长在航行日志里详细地描述了这次沉船事故。

 

3.【数】=logarithm 对数 

I have to declare my interest today.

今天我必须申明利害关系。

 

v.

1.把...载入正式记录;记录 [T] to put information in an official record or write a record of events

How much downtime did we log last week?

上周我们的工作日志上记录有多少停工的时间?

 

2.行驶,行进(若干距离或时间) [T] to travel a particular distance or for a particular length of time

How many hours did the plane log in the sky between April 30 and May 15?

这架飞机于四月三十日至五月十五日期间在空中飞行了多少小时?

 

3.伐木 [T] to cut down trees in a forest for their wood

We'll log another section of the area today.

今天我们要砍伐另一部分林区的树木。

 

二、词义辨析:有哪些台词能表示“木头”的意思

lumber, timber, wood, log

这些名词均有“木材”、“木”之意。

lumber指伐下后未经削磨的木材,现多用于美国英语中。

timber指经过匠人初步加要的备用木材,多用于英国英语。

wood最普通用词,含义广,除表示“木材,木”外,还可用复数形式表示森林。

log指原木或圆木。

 

三、下面我们来学习一下含有log的常见短语

log cabin

n. 小木屋

 

log in

在网络上联接主机[服务器]的操作

 

log on

登录

 

log out

注销;退出,离开(计算机系统)

 

harpoon log

鱼镖式计程仪

 

四、最后,做个填词游戏吧

The police ____ all phone calls.
警方对所有电话都做了记录。