rafters

英 [ˈrɑːftəz]

美 [ˈræftərz]

n.  椽子
rafter的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 椽
  Raftersare the sloping pieces of wood that support a roof.
  1. From the rafters of the thatched roofs hung strings of dried onions and garlic.
     茅草屋顶的椽子上挂着几串干洋葱和蒜。

双语例句

• They can swing him from the rafters for all I care.
  我关心的是他们会把他关起来。
• Smoky rafters; smoky chimneys; a smoky fireplace; a smoky corridor.
  冒烟的椽；冒烟的烟囱；冒烟的壁炉；烟雾弥漫的走廊。
• I remember Mass in the old church as being "Packed to the rafters". I was always lucky to get a seat as I was pregnant at the time, but many people had to stand outside.
  我记得旧教堂的弥撒常拥挤至极点，但我总能幸运地得一席位，因那时我刚怀孕，但许多人却要站到门外。
• He even had to park his car out in the street, as his garage was stacked up to the rafters with a multitude of samples of igneous rock.
  他甚至不得不把车停在大街上，因为他的车库里堆满了各类各样的火成岩的标本，一向堆到房椽上。
• Pergola: Garden walk or terrace typically formed by two rows of columns or posts roofed with an open framework of Beams and cross rafters over which plants are trained.
  藤架：花园中的棚架，也包括棚架下的常带有两排圆柱的散步小径或阳台。
• He looks up at the rafters-the likeliest place-but they are bare. Rafters carry the weight of the roof.
  他抬头扫视屋顶上的椽子（里是蛇最可能出没的地方）但没有。椽木支撑住屋顶的重量。
• The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
  以香柏树为房屋的栋梁，以松树为椽子。
• New rafters and a new ceiling upstairs also were required, which, with the previous bill, would amount to a sum of twenty pounds.
  还有，楼上的横梁和天花板也需要修理，这些花费加上上一次的账单，一共是二十五镑的数目。
• The darkies were hanging from the rafters, pop-eyed, they were so scared.
  几个黑人都躲得远远的，巴着眼，吓坏了。
• From the rafters of the thatched roofs hung strings of dried onions and garlic.
  茅草屋顶的椽子上挂着几串干洋葱和蒜。