N-UNCOUNT 木材;原木;树木；林木Timber is wood that is used for building houses and making furniture. You can also refer to trees that are grown for this purpose as timber .

These Severn Valley woods have been exploited for timber since Saxon times.

从撒克逊时代起就开始采伐塞文山谷的这些树林获取木料。

N-COUNT A stain is a mark on something that is difficult to remove. 污渍

例：

Remove stains by soaking in a mild solution of bleach.

用温和的漂白溶液浸泡以去除污渍。

V-T To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost, means to pay them money or give them something to replace those things. 补偿 (损失)

例：

The damages are designed to compensate victims for their direct losses.

该赔偿金是用来补偿受害人的直接损失的。