roof

/ruːf/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

屋顶;车顶

释义与例句

n. 屋顶;车顶
the covering on top of a building or vehicle
  1. Snow slid off the roof and blocked the front door.
    雪从屋顶滑落,堵住了前门。
  2. We watched the sunset from the roof of the hotel.
    我们从酒店屋顶观看日落。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The car's roof was covered with a thin layer of ice.
    车顶上结了一层薄冰。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 roof 的复数是 roofs,不是 rooves;表示“在屋顶上”常用 on the roof。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • roofer 屋顶工;盖屋顶的人
    可数名词,指建造或修理屋顶的工人。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • ceiling 天花板
    roof 指房屋或车辆外部的顶;ceiling 指房间内部的天花板。正误对比:climb onto the roof(爬到屋顶上,正确)/climb onto the ceiling(错误,ceiling 在室内上方,不能从外面爬上去)。
    A water stain spread across the ceiling above the bed. 床铺上方的天花板上洇开了一片水渍。
常见搭配
  • a flat roof 平屋顶
    The building has a flat roof covered with solar panels. 这栋建筑有一个铺着太阳能板的平屋顶。
  • the roof of the house 房子的屋顶
    Wind tore several tiles from the roof of the house. 大风掀掉了房子屋顶上的几片瓦。
  • the roof leaks 屋顶漏水
    The roof leaks badly during the rainy season. 雨季时屋顶漏得很厉害。