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。
• And I resolved to be cautious how I ventured under those rafters a third time.
  我决心在第三次敢于再来到这屋里时可要小心谨慎。
• Smoky rafters; smoky chimneys; a smoky fireplace; a smoky corridor.
  冒烟的椽；冒烟的烟囱；冒烟的壁炉；烟雾弥漫的走廊。
• He looks up at the rafters-the likeliest place-but they are bare. Rafters carry the weight of the roof.
  他抬头扫视屋顶上的椽子（里是蛇最可能出没的地方）但没有。椽木支撑住屋顶的重量。
• I remember Mass in the old church as being "Packed to the rafters". I was always lucky to get a seat as I was pregnant at the time, but many people had to stand outside.
  我记得旧教堂的弥撒常拥挤至极点，但我总能幸运地得一席位，因那时我刚怀孕，但许多人却要站到门外。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• We dry herbs by stringing them from rafters in the barn.
  我们把草药挂在谷仓的椽上使之变干。
• 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。