roof
noun /ruːf/
/ruːf/
(plural roofs)
Idioms - enlarge imagethe structure that covers or forms the top of a building or vehicle
顶部；屋顶；车顶 - a flat/sloping/pitched roof
平的/倾斜的/倾斜的屋顶 - Offices on the upper floors have access to a roof terrace.
楼上的办公室有通往屋顶平台的通道。 - a tin/slate/tiled/thatched roof
铁皮/石板/瓷砖/茅草屋顶 - The corner of the classroom was damp where the roof had leaked.
教室漏雨的一角是湿的。 - Tim climbed on to the garage roof.
蒂姆爬到车库的房顶上。 - The roof of the car was not damaged in the accident.
事故中，车顶没有遭到损坏。 - Offices on the upper floors have access to a roof terrace.
楼上的办公室有通往屋顶平台的通道。 - We stepped out onto the roof of the building.
我们走上大楼的屋顶。 - I have solar panels on my roof.
我的屋顶上有太阳能电池板。
Topics Houses and homesa2, Transport by car or lorrya2, Buildingsa2- Five people were killed when the roof fell in.
屋顶坍塌，5 人死亡。 - The burglars removed tiles to climb into the roof space.
入室盗窃者揭开屋瓦爬进了阁楼。 - The roof is supported by stone columns.
屋顶由石柱支撑。 - The roof slopes down to the top of the windows.
屋顶倾斜延伸到窗户上方。 - The roof was covered with red clay tiles.
屋顶铺的是红陶瓦。 - There are small windows in the roof.
屋顶上有几个小窗户。 - There's a cat on the roof.
屋顶上面有一只猫。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- conical
- flat
- gabled
- …
- support
- cover
- slope
- cave in
- collapse
- …
- space
- covering
- slate
- …
- in a/the roof
- on a/the roof
- under your roof
- …
- under one roof
- under the same roof
- a flat/sloping/pitched roof
- -roofed(in adjectives
构成形容词 有…顶的 - flat-roofed buildings
平顶的大楼
- flat-roofed buildings
- the top of an underground space such as a tunnel or cave
洞顶；隧道顶 - The roof of the tunnel was starting to collapse.
隧道的顶部开始坍塌。 - The cave had a very low roof.
这个洞穴的屋顶很低。
- The roof of the tunnel was starting to collapse.
- roof of your mouth the top of the inside of your mouth
口腔顶部；腭部
词源Old English hrōf, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse hróf ‘boat shed’, Dutch roef ‘deckhouse’. English alone has the general sense ‘covering of a house’; other Germanic languages use forms related to thatch.
Idioms
go through the roof
- (of prices, etc.
价格等 飞涨；激增 - House prices here have gone through the roof.
这里房价已经暴涨。
- House prices here have gone through the roof.
- (also hit the roof)(informal) to become very angry
非常生气；暴怒
have a roof over your head
- to have somewhere to live
有栖身之所 - Thanks to Bob’s generosity, I still have a roof over my head.
由于鲍勃的慷慨，我现在仍有一个栖身之所。
- Thanks to Bob’s generosity, I still have a roof over my head.
like a cat on a hot tin roof
(British English also like a cat on hot bricks)
- very nervous
非常生气；暴怒 - She was like a cat on a hot tin roof before her driving test.
她在驾驶考试前就像热锅上的蚂蚁。
- She was like a cat on a hot tin roof before her driving test.
raise the roof
- to produce or make somebody produce a lot of noise in a building, for example by shouting or cheering
（在屋内）大声喧闹，闹翻天 - Their cheers raised the roof.
他们的欢呼声响彻云霄。
- Their cheers raised the roof.
under one roof | under the same roof
- in the same building or house
在同一座建筑中；同在一个屋檐下 - There are various stores and restaurants all under one roof.
在同一栋大楼里有各种商店和餐馆。 - I don't think I can live under the same roof as you any longer.
我觉得我再也不能和你生活在同一个屋檐下了。 - We're good friends but we could never live under the same roof.
我们是好朋友，但是我们永远无法生活在同一屋檐下。
- There are various stores and restaurants all under one roof.
under your roof
- in your home
在家里 - I don't want her under my roof again.
我再也不想让她到我家来了。
- I don't want her under my roof again.