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

• We dry herbs by stringing them from rafters in the barn.
  我们把草药挂在谷仓的椽上使之变干。
• The hens perched themselves on the window-sills, the pigeons fluttered up to the rafters, the sheep and cows lay down behind the pigs and began to chew the cud.
  鸡卧在窗台上，鸽子飞到屋椽上。羊和牛则坐在猪后面，一边还在反刍食物。
• 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。
• The pillars sustain the roof. Rafters carry the weight of the roof.
  几根柱子撑住屋顶。椽木支撑住屋顶的重量。
• The music soared to the rafters, carrying its listeners 'hearts
  音乐响彻屋宇，震撼人心。
• The dismal spiritual atmosphere overcame, and more than neutralized, the glowing physical comforts round me; and I resolved to be cautious how I ventured under those rafters a third time.
  那种精神上的阴郁气氛不止是抵销，而且是压倒了我四周明亮的物质上的舒适。我决心在第三次敢于再来到这屋里时可要小心谨慎。
• Shine the torch up into the rafters, please.
  请把手电筒向上照屋椽。
• 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。
• He looks up at the rafters the likeliest place but they are bare.
  他抬头看了看屋顶那最有可能的地方，上面却是光秃秃的什么也没有；
• 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。