thatch

英 [θætʃ]

美 [θætʃ]

n.  (作为屋顶材料的)茅草，稻草，芦苇; 茅草屋顶; 草屋顶; 浓密的头发
v.  用茅草盖屋顶

现在分词：thatching　过去分词：thatched　复数：thatches　第三人称单数：thatches　过去式：thatched　

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Collins.1 / BNC.19178 / COCA.20118

牛津词典

noun

• （作为屋顶材料的）茅草，稻草，芦苇；茅草屋顶；草屋顶
  dried straw , reeds , etc. used for making a roof; a roof made of this material
  1. a roof made of thatch
     茅草屋顶
  2. The thatch was badly damaged in the storm.
     茅草屋顶在暴风雨中遭到严重破坏。
• 浓密的头发
  thick hair on sb's head

verb

• 用茅草盖屋顶
  to cover the roof of a building with thatch

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 茅草屋顶;稻草屋顶;芦苇屋顶
  Athatchor athatch roofis a roof made from straw or reeds.
  1. They would live in a small house with a green door and a new thatch.
     他们将住在一所新苫顶的绿门小房子里。
• N-UNCOUNT (用来盖屋顶的)茅草,稻草，芦苇
  Thatchis straw or reeds used to make a roof.
  1. Thatch is naturally warm in winter and cool in summer.
     茅草料天生冬暖夏凉。
• N-SING (尤指浓密蓬乱的)头发
  You can refer to someone's hair as theirthatch ofhair, especially when it is very thick and untidy.
  1. Teddy ran thick fingers through his unruly thatch of hair.
     特迪用自己的粗手指头捋了一下浓密蓬乱的头发。

英英释义

noun

• a house roof made with a plant material (as straw)
  Synonym:thatched roof
• hair resembling thatched roofing material
• plant stalks used as roofing material

verb

• cover with thatch
  1. thatch the roofs

双语例句

• Packed dirt paths weave through clusters of small houses with tin roofs and outdoor latrines. Cows, goats and chickens wander calmly through yards near thatch sheds.
  肮脏的小路两侧杂乱地分布着一户户铁皮屋顶的小房子，厕所在户外，牛、羊、鸡等在茅草舍棚周围的院落里怡然自得地随处游走。
• His lips trembled a little, so that the rough thatch of brown hair which covered them was visibly agitated.
  他的嘴唇有点发抖，因此，他嘴上那丛乱棕似的胡子也在明显地抖动。
• Many property owners choose thatch not only for its beauty but because they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter.
  许多房主选择茅草屋顶不仅是为了美观，而且还因为他们知道茅草能使他们冬暖夏凉。
• The best quality roofing thatch is required.
  需要最好的盖屋顶的茅草。
• In fact, if we look at developing countries, over half the world lives under thatch, but they all do it in different ways.
  事实上如果我们看看发展国家，世界半数以上的人口居住在茅草屋顶下，但他们的做法则不同。
• They topped off the hut with a straw thatch.
  他们给小屋盖上茅草屋顶。
• As a result, thatch huts have been replaced by homes with solid walls, water pumps have been installed and villagers have practically halted seasonal work in other locales.
  于是，砖瓦房取代了茅草屋，村里安装了抽水机，村民们实际上已经停止了在其它地方的季节性打工。
• Tess, being left alone with the younger children, went first to the outhouse with the fortune-telling book, and stuffed it into the thatch.
  苔丝一个人留下来，同弟弟和妹妹呆在一起，就先拿着那本算命的书走到屋外，把它塞进茅草屋顶里。
• Here, under her few square yards of thatch, she watched winds, and snows, and rains, gorgeous sunsets, and successive moons at their full.
  就在这间寝室里，就在茅屋再下几平方英尺的地方，她看见窗外没有尽头的凄风、苦雨、飞雪，看见无数的灿烂夕阳，看见一个又一个圆月。
• After a while ago, they begin to replace the thatch with woodened shingles because wood was so plentiful.
  一段时间以后，他们开始用木头的屋顶板来代替茅草屋顶。