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

• 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。
• Rafters carry the weight of the roof.
  椽木支撑住屋顶的重量。
• 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。
• They can swing him from the rafters for all I care.
  我关心的是他们会把他关起来。
• New rafters and a new ceiling upstairs also were required, which, with the previous bill, would amount to a sum of twenty pounds.
  还有，楼上的横梁和天花板也需要修理，这些花费加上上一次的账单，一共是二十五镑的数目。
• The rafters sprouted dangling bunches of dumplings like some strange exotic fruits and we would tread carefully underneath, avoiding the occasional drop of water sliding off the bamboo leaves.
  记忆中挂在房椽上的一串串粽子仿佛某种来自异国的奇特水果，我们从下方经过的时候常常要小心，偶而会有水珠滑过竹叶滴落下来。
• As to rafters or grass.
  如同附在椽和草叶上。
• 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。
• 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。
• A framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters.
  横越、支持托梁、墙筋或椽的末端以此来把它们的重量传递给平行的托梁、墙筋或椽的框架成分。