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birch /bxtj; bst/ n 1 [C] (kinds of) forest tree growing in northern countries; it has smooth bark and slender branches. 桦树; 赤杨; 桦类树(产于北方国家，皮光滑, 枝细长) e 2 [U] its wood, eg as used for making canoes. 棒木。 3 [C] (also 亦作 '~-rod) bundle of ~ twigs tied together and used formerly for punishing schoolboys. (从前用以体罚学童的)藕树条。 vt [VP6A] punish with a ~-rod. 用桦树条体罚。 |