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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters, cypresses.
  歌1：17以香柏树为房屋的栋梁、松树为椽子。
• When I visited to see how the kids were doing, she was in the rafters hanging stars.
  当我去看他们装饰的过程时，她正在悬挂天花板上的星星。
• More rafters come when there's extra light from the full moon.
  满月的光线会招来更多的木筏偷渡。
• 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。