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pine

noun
🔊/paɪn/
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  1. [countable, uncountable]
    (also pine tree [countable])
    an evergreen forest tree with leaves like needles松树
    • pine forests松树林
    • pine needles松针
    • a Scots pine欧洲赤松
    Topics Plants and treesc1
  2. (also pinewood)
     [uncountable] the pale soft wood of the pine tree, used in making furniture, etc.松木
    • a pine table松木桌子
    3. Word Originnoun Old English, from Latin pinus, reinforced in Middle English by Old French pin.

pine

verb
🔊/paɪn/
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pine
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he / she / it pines
🔊/paɪnz/
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past simple pined
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past participle pined
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-ing form pining
🔊/ˈpaɪnɪŋ/
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to become very sad because somebody has died or gone away（因死亡、离别）难过，悲伤
    • She pined for months after he'd gone.他走了以后，她难过了好几个月。🔊🔊
    • The Major’s dog pined badly when her master died.少校的狗在主人死后伤心极了。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Word Originverb Old English pīnian ‘(cause to) suffer’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pijnen, German peinen ‘experience pain’, also to obsolete pine ‘punishment’; ultimately based on Latin poena ‘punishment’.