- [countable, uncountable]
a long thin piece of strong hard material, especially wood, used, for example, for making floors, building walls and roofs and making boats 板;(尤指)木板 He had ripped up the carpet, leaving only the bare boards. 他用力扯去了地毯,只剩下裸露的地板。 She noticed a loose board in the fence. 她注意到籬笆上有一塊鬆動的木板。
- [countable]
(especially in compounds )尤用於構成複合詞 a piece of wood, or other strong material, that is used for a special purpose …用木板(或板材) a whiteboard 白板 I'll write it up on the board. 我會把它寫在黑板上。 - (British English)
a noticeboard 布告牌 - (North American English)
a bulletin board 布告牌 The exam results went up on the board. 考試成績張貼在布告牌上。 a diving board 跳水板 She jumped off the top board. 她從高層跳板上跳了下來。 a chessboard 棋盤 He removed the figure from the board. 他從黑板上抹去了那個數字。
Homophones board | boredboard boredTopics Educationa2, Games and toysa2- board noun
The rules were written on the board. 規則寫在黑板上。
- board verb
They are waiting to board a plane for New York. 他們正等着登上飛往紐約的飛機。
- bored adjective
The others began to look bored. 其他人開始顯得很無聊。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bulletin
- drawing
- poster
- …
- game
- on a/the board
- [countable]
(especially in compounds )尤用於構成複合詞 the piece of equipment on which somebody stands in various water sports and in snowboarding and skateboarding 木板: 有人在各種水上運動以及單板滑雪和滑板中站立的設備You kick-turn with both feet on the board. 你踢轉身,雙腳放在板上。
- [countable + singular or plural verb]
a group of people who have power to make decisions and control a company or other organization (公司或其他機構的)董事會,委員會,理事會 The board is/are unhappy about falling sales. 董事會對銷售額下降感到不滿。 members of the board 董事會成員 - on the board
She has a seat on the board of directors. 她是董事會成員。 He has served on the editorial boards of several scientific journals. 他曾在幾家科學雜志的編輯委員會任職。 She sits on various advisory boards. 她是各種咨詢委員會的成員。 a board member/meeting 董事會成員/會議 discussions at board level 董事會討論 - board of somebody/something
The decision was approved by the museum's board of trustees. 這個決定得到了博物館董事會的批準。 - (North American English)
the Board of Education (= a group of elected officials who are in charge of all the public schools in a particular area) 管理地方公立學校的教育委員會
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb2She put her ideas to the board. 她把構思提交給了委員會。 The project will go to the board for consideration. 這個項目將提交委員會考慮。 He became one of the first foreigners to be appointed to the board of a major Japanese company. 他成爲第一批被任命爲日本一家大公司董事會成員的外國人之一。 He's chairman of the BBC's board of governors. 他是英國廣播公司董事會主席。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- advisory
- editorial
- executive
- …
- be on
- serve on
- sit on
- …
- member
- meeting
- board of
- at board level
- chairman of the board
- a member of the board
- …
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used in the name of some organizations (用於機構名稱) the Welsh Tourist Board (= responsible for giving tourist information) 威爾士旅遊局
Extra ExamplesThe exams are set by the Cambridge Examining Board. 考試由劍橋考試委員會制定。 All boxers are examined by medical officers from the British Boxing Board of Control. 所有拳擊手都由英國拳擊管理委員會的醫務人員進行檢查。
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the meals that are provided when you stay in a hotel, guest house, etc.; what you pay for the meals see also bed and board, full board, half boardTopics Holidaysc2(旅館、招待所等提供的)夥食,膳食;膳食費用 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- half
- board and lodging
- room and board
- boards[plural] (old-fashioned, US English)
exams that you take when you apply to go to college in the US (美國大學的)入學考試 - the boards[plural] (old-fashioned, informal)
the stage in a theatre 舞台 - the boards[plural] (North American English)
the low wooden wall surrounding the area where a game of ice hockey is played (冰球場周圍的)界牆 see also above board, mortar board
piece of wood, etc.木板等
in sports體育運動
group of people班子
organization機構
meals膳食
exams考試
in theatre劇院
ice hockey冰球運動
Word OriginOld English bord, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boord and German Bort; reinforced in Middle English by Old French bort ‘edge, ship's side’ and Old Norse borth ‘board, table’.
Idioms
across the board
go by the board
on board
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on or in a ship, an aircraft or a train synonym aboardTopics Transport by waterb2在船上(或飛機上、火車上) giving your support to an idea or a project 支持
sweep the board
to win all the prizes, etc. in a competition (在比賽中)囊括所有獎項
take something on board
to accept and understand an idea or a suggestion Topics Suggestions and advicec2采納,接納(主意、建議)