释义 |
roof/ru:f/ n. & v.●n. (pl. roofs or disp. [异议] rooves /ru:vz/) 1a the upper covering of a building, usu. supported by its walls (通常由墙壁支撑的)房顶,屋顶 b the top of a covered vehicle 车顶 c the top inner surface of an oven, refrigerator, etc. (烤箱、冰箱等的)内部顶壁 2 the overhead rock in a cave or mine etc. (洞穴、矿井等的)顶,洞顶岩石 3 poet. the branches or the sky etc. overhead [诗]头顶荫蔽的枝叶;苍穹 4 (of prices etc.) the upper limit or ceiling (价格等的)最高限度 ●v. tr. 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 in, over) cover with or as with a roof 给…盖上屋顶;覆盖 2 be the roof of 充当…的顶 □ go through the roof colloq. (of prices etc.) reach extreme or unexpected heights [口] (价格等)达到(或超过)最高限度,涨到出乎意料的程度 □ hit (or go through or raise) the roof colloq. become very angry [口]暴跳如雷,勃然大怒 □ a roof over one's head somewhere to live 住所 □ under one roof in the same building 同住一处 □ under a person's roof in a person's house (esp. with reference to hospitality) 在某人家里(尤指作客) □ roofed adj. (also in comb. 亦用于复合词)□ roofless adj.[Old English hrōf] |