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
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Snow slid off the roof and blocked the front door.
雪从屋顶滑落,堵住了前门。
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We watched the sunset from the roof of the hotel.
我们从酒店屋顶观看日落。
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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)
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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)
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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
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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。
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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。
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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。