音标:[ru:f] ; 柯林斯词典等级:3 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 屋顶, 室顶
vt. 给...盖屋顶, 遮蔽
n. a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
n. protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
n. the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space
v. provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof
词型变化:名词复数形式 : roofs ; 过去分词 : roofed ; 现在分词 : roofing ; 过去式 : roofed ; 第三人称单数 : roofs
考试类型:[高考/四级/六级/考研/托福]
词性分布:
名词98%
动词2%

roof的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The wind was whispering in the roof.屋顶上风声飒飒。
  2. Has your roof a sharp slant?你的屋顶是否有一个陡峭的斜面?
  3. Snow sifted through the crack in the roof into the room.雪从屋顶上的裂缝飘进屋里。
  4. The stone made a dent in the roof of my car.我的汽车顶让石头砸了个坑。
  5. The roof of a grass hut was bambooed.茅舍顶已用竹子搭好。
用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. We're going to roof in the yard to make a garage.我们打算将院子加盖屋顶建成一个车库。
  2. The shed was roofed over with tin.那间小屋以马口铁为屋顶。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. The roof came down during the night.房顶在夜间塌下来了。
  2. The roof was collapsed under the weight of the snow.屋顶被积雪压塌了。
  3. The roof is dangerous and could cave in at any time.屋顶很危险,任何时候都可能坍塌。
  4. He inched across the high roof.他艰难地挪过了那房顶。
  5. The builder estimates the cost of repairing the roof at £600.建筑工人估计修屋顶的费用为600英镑。
  6. How are you going to go at the job of fixing the roof?你打算怎样着手修房顶?
  7. He delayed fixing the roof although it leaked badly.屋顶漏雨漏得厉害,他还迟迟不修理。
  8. The weight of the snow collapsed the roof.积雪压垮了屋顶。
  9. The three columns carry the roof.有三根柱子在支撑着屋顶。
  10. We had to brace the walls when we put the new roof on.架上新房顶时我们得要撑牢墙壁。
  11. He boarded the roof himself.他自己用木板盖屋顶。
  12. The bomb blasted the roof off.炸弹掀掉了屋顶。
  13. I was aiming for the chimney pot, but the stone fell short and went through a skylight in the roof.我原想打烟筒管帽的,但是石头没有击中目标,穿过了屋顶上的天窗。
  14. These pillars hold the weight of the roof.这些柱子承受屋顶的重量。
  15. The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof.大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。
  16. The chief purpose of a roof is to enclose the upper of a building as a protection against wind, rain and snow.房顶的主要用途是封闭房屋的上部以防风、雨和雪。
  17. I asked building firms to estimate for the repair of the roof.我已请了几家建筑公司估计修理这屋顶所需的费用。
  18. It is difficult to get them all together under one roof.把他们都聚集到一个屋里是困难的。
  19. The boy frightened away the pigeons from the roof.那男孩把屋顶上的鸽子吓飞了。
  20. He erected a television antenna on the roof.他在房顶立了电视天线。
  21. I could hear the birds' wings fluttering on the roof.我能听到鸟的翅膀在屋顶拍打。
  22. The boy's ball fetched up on the garage roof.小男孩的球掉到车库顶上去了。
  23. The boy's ball ended up on the garage roof.这男孩的球落到了汽车库顶上。
  24. The houses were flooded roof deep.这些房子已被淹到屋顶了。
  25. They put the oil cloth on the roof to block out the rain.他们把油布铺在房顶上,防止雨水渗漏。
  26. We caused the roof to be mended.我们叫人去补房顶。
  27. The heavy wind blew roofs off in several cities.在好几个城市大风掀掉了屋顶。
~+of n./pron.
  1. The roof of the tunnel fell in.隧道顶部塌了下来。
  2. The roof of their house was blown away.风把他们的屋顶刮跑了。
  3. The weight of the snow caused the roof of the cabin to cave in.雪的重量使得小屋的屋顶塌陷。
  4. In the lightning I saw that the roof of the hut had been blown off.闪电的时候,我看见棚屋的屋顶被掀掉了。
  5. They caved in the roof of the underground passage with powerful explosives.他们用威力强大的炸药把地下通道的顶部炸塌陷了。
  6. The roof of the new tunnel hasn't been properly supported; it shows signs of falling in.新巷道的顶支撑得不好,已显出坍塌的迹象。
用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. They roofed the house with slates.他们用石板瓦做屋顶。
  2. He roofed the house with thatch.他用茅草做屋顶。
  3. They are going to roof the yard over to make a garage.他们打算把院子加上个顶盖作车库。

常用短语

用作名词(n.)
a roof over one's head
    栖身之处 home
go through the roof
    大声喧闹 make a lot of noise
raise the roof〔devil〕
    发火 lose one's temper
under one's roof
    在自己家里 at home
under the same roof
    在同一栋房子里 at the same house

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • blow off a roof掀掉屋顶
  • hit the roof勃然大怒
  • install a roof盖屋顶,上屋顶
  • paint a roof油漆屋顶
  • raise the roof吵翻天,喧闹得很凶
  • repair a roof修理屋顶
  • tile a roof用瓦铺盖屋顶
形容词+~
  • flat roof平顶
  • leaky roof漏雨的屋顶
  • pitched roof沥青涂的屋顶
  • slanting roof倾斜的屋顶
  • thick roof厚厚的屋顶
  • thin roof薄屋顶
介词+~
  • on the roof在屋顶上
  • under the roof住在…的家里,寄…的篱下,在…的照应下
  • without a roof无家可归
用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
  • roof decisively果断给…盖上屋顶
  • roof eventually最终给…盖上屋顶
  • roof immediately立即给…盖上屋顶
  • roof probably可能给…盖上屋顶
  • roof quickly迅速给…盖上屋顶
  • roof readily欣然给…盖上屋顶
  • roof recklessly轻率地给…盖上屋顶
  • roof reluctantly不情愿地给…盖上屋顶
  • roof simultaneously同时给…盖上屋顶
  • roof superficially表面上给…盖上屋顶

经典引文

  • The shed, with its roof of..corrugated iron.

    出自:F. King
  • I wished I could tear the roof off and let some light into the flat.

    出自:H. Mantel
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