C U 竹；竹竿　 a tall tropical plant of the grass family or its hard, hollow, jointed stems, which are used e. g. for making furniture

1. bamboo泛指一般的“竹；竹子”时不可数；特指“某些竹子”或强调种类时可数；表示“竹材”时不可数；表示“竹竿；竹棍”时可数。
2. bamboo可用于其他名词前作定语。

　～ cage　竹笼
　～ chair　竹椅
　～ leaf　竹叶

　Bamboo is not a tree, but a kind of grass.　竹不是一种树，而是一种草。
　He often sits in his bamboo chair.　他常坐在竹椅上。
　Bamboos are widely grown in southern parts of our country.　竹子在我国南部种植很广。
　He bought a lot of bamboo.　他买了大批竹料。
　She sometimes uses a bamboo as a stick.　她有时用竹竿当手杖。

［词源］马来语bamboo（竹）