ldoce_287_eroof1 /ruːf $ ruːf, rʊf/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC] 1 TBTOPthe structure that covers or forms the top of a building, vehicle, tent etc 〔建筑物、汽车、帐篷等的〕顶,顶部 They finally found the cat up on the roof. 他们最后在屋顶上找到了那只猫。
roof of We can probably strap the cases to the roof of her car. 我们也许可以把箱子捆在她的车顶上。
slate/tiled/thatched etc roof 石板瓦/瓦片/茅草等屋顶
a pitched roof (=sloping roof) 斜顶
red-roofed/metal-roofed etc a wooden-roofed theatre 木屋顶的戏院
→5 See picture of chimney 烟囱, gable 三角墙, beam 梁 ... →4 See picture of 见图 roof →4 See picture on 见图 Page A11 Where to stay 住的地方 2 TBCthe top of a passage under the ground 〔地下通道的〕顶部;天花板 Suddenly, the whole tunnel roof caved in. 突然间,隧道顶部整个塌陷。
3 a roof over your head DHHsomewhere to live 栖身之所 I may not have a job, but at least I’ve got a roof over my head. 我是没有工作,但我至少还有个住的地方。
a roof over your head• I have a bed and a roof over my head and three meals a day, so I should not complain.• Many of the homeless on London's streets would be glad of warm clothes and a roof over their head.• We always had food on the table and a roof over our heads.• Who would offer a woman and three children a roof over their heads?• The first night passed quietly enough as the newcomers were thoroughly examined and were glad to get a roof over their heads.• It's hard to be cheerful when you haven't even got a roof over your head.• It doesn't matter what kind of place it is, at least you'll have a roof over your head.• Now she did not have a roof over her head.• Married to a man I despise just to have a roof over my head and a ring on my finger!• At least they would have a roof over their heads in the winter.• To stress the importance of a roof over your head. 2. 4 go through the roof informal a) (also hit the roof)ANGRY to suddenly become very angry 暴跳如雷,火冒三丈 Put that back before Dad sees you and hits the roof! 赶紧放回去,免得爸爸看见了大发雷霆!
5. the roof of somebody’s mouth HBHthe hard upper part of the inside of your mouth 上腭 6 under the same roof/under one roof TOGETHERin the same building or home 在同一屋檐下 If we’re going to live under the same roof, we need to get along. 我们要想住在同一个屋檐下,就得和睦相处。
Here you can buy food, clothes, and electrical goods all under one roof. 就在这一家店里你可以买到食物、衣服和电器。
live under the same roof• She only knew she was bitterly disappointed that she and Seb would not be living under the same roof.• Yet Shaker men and women lived under the same roof in large dormitory-like houses. 7 under somebody’s roof spokenHOME in your home 在某人的家里 As long as you live under my roof, you’ll do as I say. 只要你住在我家里,就得照我说的办。
8. the roof falls/caves in SERIOUS SITUATION informal especially American EnglishAmE if the roof falls in or caves in, something bad suddenly happens to you when you do not expect it 飞来横祸;突遭不幸the roof falls/caves in• It may not be long before the roof falls in.• The Warriors were leading, with only a few minutes of the game to go, when the roof fell in. → raise the roof at raise1(24), → sunroofn COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + roofa flat roofShe used to sunbathe on the flat roof.
a sloping roofThe path led to a log cabin with a chalet-style sloping roof.
a pitched roof (=with parts that slope down)a row of garages with tiled pitched roofs.
a tiled roof (=covered with pieces of baked clay)
a slate roof (=covered with thin pieces of a grey rock)
a thatched roof (=made of dried straw)She lived in a pretty country cottage with a thatched roof.
a leaky/leaking roof (=one that lets rain in)We needed to fix the leaky roof.