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

• 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。
• He looks up at the rafters the likeliest place but they are bare.
  他抬头看了看屋顶那最有可能的地方，上面却是光秃秃的什么也没有；
• The darkies were hanging from the rafters, pop-eyed, they were so scared.
  几个黑人都躲得远远的，巴着眼，吓坏了。
• The hens perched themselves on the window-sills, the pigeons fluttered up to the rafters, the sheep and cows lay down behind the pigs and began to chew the cud.
  鸡卧在窗台上，鸽子飞到屋椽上。羊和牛则坐在猪后面，一边还在反刍食物。
• The pillars sustain the roof. Rafters carry the weight of the roof.
  几根柱子撑住屋顶。椽木支撑住屋顶的重量。
• The structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters; not ornamental elements; structural damage.
  例如梁、托梁和椽等房屋的结构性部件；不是装饰性的成分；结构性损坏。
• 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。
• 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。
• The dismal spiritual atmosphere overcame, and more than neutralized, the glowing physical comforts round me; and I resolved to be cautious how I ventured under those rafters a third time.
  那种精神上的阴郁气氛不止是抵销，而且是压倒了我四周明亮的物质上的舒适。我决心在第三次敢于再来到这屋里时可要小心谨慎。
• 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。