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单词 roof
释义
roof
noun[C]
uk
/ruːf/us
/ruːf/
A2
thecoveringthatformsthetopof abuilding,vehicle, etc.:
屋顶；车顶；顶部；盖子
Thehousehas asloping/flat/tiled/thatchedroof.这所房子是斜顶／平顶／石板瓦顶／茅草（等）的。
Put theluggageonthe roof of thecar.把行李放在车顶上。
The roof(=uppersurface)of thecaveis 50metresup.洞顶距地面有50米高。
Thiscakeis sodrythat itsticksto the roofofyourmouth(=uppersurfaceof themouth).这蛋糕很干，吃的时候会粘在上颚上。
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More examples
  • Theslateroofdifferentiatesthishousefromothersin thearea.
  • All I need is a roof over myheadand adecentmeal.
  • The rooftileswill need anoverlapof severalcentimetres.
  • Thegaragehas apitchedroof, not aflatone.
  • Water wassplashingfrom aholein the roof.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parts of buildings: roofs & parts of roofs
  • chimney
  • chimney pot
  • chimney stack
  • cupola
  • damp-proof
  • eave
  • fascia
  • gutter
  • mansard roof
  • onion dome
  • pediment
  • pinnacle
  • rafter
  • re-roof
  • rib
  • roofing
  • roofless
  • rooftop
  • soffit
  • sun deck
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The exterior of vehicles

Idioms

go through the roof
raise the roof
a roof overyourhead
undersomeone's roof
under the same roof
roof
verb[Toften passive]
uk
/ruːf/us
/ruːf/
to put a roof on abuilding
给（建筑物）盖屋顶；给（建筑物）装屋顶
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parts of buildings: roofs & parts of roofs
  • chimney
  • chimney pot
  • chimney stack
  • cupola
  • damp-proof
  • eave
  • fascia
  • gutter
  • mansard roof
  • onion dome
  • pediment
  • pinnacle
  • rafter
  • re-roof
  • rib
  • roofing
  • roofless
  • rooftop
  • soffit
  • sun deck
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Building: construction work & workers

Related word

-roofed

Phrasal verb

roofsomethingin/over
(Definition ofrooffrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

roof| American Dictionary

roof
noun[C]
us
/ruf,rʊf/
thecoveringthatformsthetopof abuilding,vehicle, or otherobject:
Theschoolhas aflatroof.
The roof ofyourmouthis the mouth’supper, insidesurface:
Peanutbuttersticksto the roof ofyourmouth.

roof

verb[T]us
/ruf,rʊf/
Theyroofedthehousewithold-fashionedshingles.

Idiom

a roof overyourhead
(Definition ofrooffrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofroof

roof
The spatial intensity of the brick surfaces used for walls, roofs and floors heightened the awareness of the space and its intended use.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There were loft conversions, several in 'pentices' (passages) between two houses with an entry below, and the addition of dormer windows in roofs and gables.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The important 'fragments' are the walls, floors, ceilings and roofs and how they meet establishes so much of the space's character.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The small central roofing part of the parietal has a gently concave dorsal surface.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The third hole is roofed by the leaflets of the aortic valve.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The floors and roofs were made in wood.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Even non-wage households were more likely to have cement floors and metal roofs than were lowwage households.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Rainwater drained from the hut roofs into tanks was sometimes tainted with salt and fragments of seaweed after gales.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The embankment buildings are designed with grass roofs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The women helped to lift them up to the roofs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Between the first and second levels, brick volumes penetrate the roofs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A plastic cover was stretched under the roofing sheets to facilitate hand catching of mosquitoes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Seedlings at open, disturbed sites were attacked more than seedlings protected by small roofs and trenches or those under a closed canopy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Within these neighbourhoods most of the traffic seems to have taken place on the roofs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Pitched roofs allowed a rise of half a storey height over one bay of 113 (3.43m) and could continue for another bay.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithroof

roof

These are words often used in combination withroof.

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canvas roof
The film opens with water dripping through thecanvasroofof a caravan onto the face of a crying baby.
From theCambridge English Corpus
conical roof
Theconicalroofwas replaced in the 17th century.
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Wikipedia
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copper roof
That would have been a great sadness, but the building itself, which is remarkable in its way, needed major repairs, especially to its huge canopycopperroof.
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Hansard archive
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