oaken

[US]/'əʊkən/
[UK]/'okən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 用橡木制的

Phrases & Collocations

oaken door

橡木门

oaken furniture

橡木家具

Example Sentences

the water rushed in through the great oaken gates.

水穿过栎木大门涌进来。

Real-world Examples

The oaken front doors had swung open.

栎木大门打开了。

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

It consisted of hundreds-of-meter thick oaken beams and was in itself a rare feat of craftsmanship.

屋顶由数百根一米粗的橡木木材搭建,在建筑工艺上,这几乎是个奇迹。

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2019

And he pointed to the oaken stick with its red tip blazing against the white sand behind it.

他指着那根橡木棍子,顶部炽热的红色和后面的白沙形成对比。

Source: American Elementary School English 6

In the midst of slaughter, the Lord of the Crossing sat on his carved oaken throne, watching greedily.

" 慈悲!" 凯特琳哭喊,但号声、鼓声和金铁交击掩盖了她的请求。莱曼爵士将黛西开膛剖肚。另几队士兵从侧门涌入,个个穿厚毛皮斗篷,全身盔甲,手握武器。他们是北方人!半晌之间,她以为得救了,直到目睹对方两斧砍下小琼恩的头颅。希望如风中残烛,湮灭无踪。

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

As he leaned upon a thick oaken cudgel his shoulders heaved in the effort to draw the air into his lungs.

他手拄一根粗粗的木棍,两肩不断耸动,好象呼吸很吃力。

Source: The Sign of the Four

The oaken front doors had swung open. Students beside them scuttled out of the way as Dumbledore appeared in the entrance.

栎木大门打开了,门边的学生赶忙闪开,邓布利多出现在门口。

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Then he found what he had been seeking—a stiff oaken chair that stood beside the table.

然后他找到了他一直在寻找的东西——一张放在桌子旁边的硬橡木椅子。

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

Within, the ceilings were corrugated with heavy oaken beams, and the uneven floors sagged into sharp curves.

在里面,天花板由沉重的橡木横梁组成波纹状, 不平坦的地板下垂成尖锐的曲线。

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Volume 1)

The girl drew a key from her pocket, and the heavy oaken planks creaked upon their old hinges.

女孩从口袋里掏出一把钥匙, 沉重的橡木木板在旧铰链上嘎吱作响。

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Volume 1)

She then muffled the bell in an unfinished stocking, and put up the oaken bar across the door.

然后她用一只未完成的袜子盖住铃铛,然后在门对面竖起橡木吧台。

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

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