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

• 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。
• Although thatch has always been used for cottage and farm buildings, it was once used for castles and churches, too.
  虽然茅草一直用于盖村舍和农场建筑物，也曾一度用于建筑城堡和教堂。
• 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。
• A young maid marry to an old man is like a new house thatch with old straw.
  少女嫁老夫，旧茅苫新屋。
• Deforested lands are utilized for the growth of building materials, including palm leaves for thatch and bamboo for furnishings.
  森林被砍伐的土地被用来种植建筑用的材料，包括用来盖屋顶的棕榈树叶和家居装修用的竹子。
• Nervously he is fumbling through the sexy thatch again and again.
  他总是神经质地用手一次次抓弄着自己性感而乱蓬蓬的头发。
• As a result, thatch huts have been replaced by homes with solid walls, water pumps have been installed and villagers have practically halted seasonal work in other locales.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。
• Thatch is naturally warm in winter and cool in summer.
  茅草料天生冬暖夏凉。
• 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。
• A thatch is wind-proof, frost-proof and good to look at.
  茅草屋顶既防风防霜又很好看。