dead tree

短语

词形变化

dead trees 复数 dead trees

别名

dead-tree

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A quantity of paper; a collection of paper such as a book or newspaper.

    You can't grep dead trees.

    Mail on dead trees: Dept. of CS, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96 Goteborg, Sweden

    2003 May 16: yoodaw elder{:}child, Re: kjv #1? consider, alt.christnet, http://groups.google.com/group/alt.christnet.bible/msg/425b9a41581e51a9?dmode=source come out of this wicked, evil world and her seductive, dogmatic, heretical religious systems, all of whom seek to prove their righteousness by manipulating colored marks written on a dead tree.

  2. 2.

    A tree that is still standing, but no longer alive. (compare: log, stump)

adj.
  1. 1.

    Made of or pertaining to paper, especially as opposed to a digital alternative.

    It used to be that SuSE Linux was available in personal and professional; editions, and that the Pro edition came with additional dead tree documentation.