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

• 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；
• 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。
• A framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters.
  横越、支持托梁、墙筋或椽的末端以此来把它们的重量传递给平行的托梁、墙筋或椽的框架成分。
• The structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters; not ornamental elements; structural damage.
  例如梁、托梁和椽等房屋的结构性部件；不是装饰性的成分；结构性损坏。
• But the spectacular stunt failed when the barn owl, called Darcy, took to the rafters to enjoy an impromptu snooze.
  但这一精彩特技表演却失败了谷仓猫头鹰达西选择飞上房顶椽梁，在上面小睡了一阵。
• 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。
• In addition to visible dust particles in the air, 2 to3-inch layers of dust were observed on flat surfaces, rafters, and railings throughout the facility.
  现场调查处理观察到空气中的悬浮粉尘，在建筑和设施的表面、椽子和栏杆上看到厚达2~3英寸的金属粉尘层。
• Well, in the nutshell, thatching involving covering the beams or rafters, the wooden skeleton of the roof with reeds or straw.
  概述来说，茅草顶包括了覆盖的横梁和椽，房顶上的木头骨架，有茅草或者麦秆。
• 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。
• And I resolved to be cautious how I ventured under those rafters a third time.
  我决心在第三次敢于再来到这屋里时可要小心谨慎。