英语词汇“roof”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

roof

(rf, rf)

a. The exterior surface and its supporting structures on the top of a building.

b. The upper exterior surface of a dwelling as a symbol of the home itself: three generations living under one roof.

2. The top covering of something: the roof of a car.

3. The upper surface of an anatomical structure, especially one having a vaulted inner structure: the roof of the mouth.

4. The highest point or limit; the summit or ceiling: A roof on prices is needed to keep our customers happy.

tr.v. roofed, roof·ing, roofs

To furnish with a roof or cover.

Idioms:

go through the roof Slang

1. To grow, intensify, or rise to an enormous, often unexpected degree: Operating costs went through the roof last year.

2. To become extremely angry: When I told her about breaking the window, she went through the roof.

raise the roof Slang

1. To be extremely noisy and boisterous: They raised the roof at the party.

2. To complain loudly and bitterly: Angry tenants finally raised the roof about their noisy neighbors.

[Middle English, from Old English hrōf.]

单词	roof
释义	roof (rf, rf) n. 1. a. The exterior surface and its supporting structures on the top of a building. b. The upper exterior surface of a dwelling as a symbol of the home itself: three generations living under one roof. 2. The top covering of something: the roof of a car. 3. The upper surface of an anatomical structure, especially one having a vaulted inner structure: the roof of the mouth. 4. The highest point or limit; the summit or ceiling: A roof on prices is needed to keep our customers happy. tr.v. roofed, roof·ing, roofs To furnish with a roof or cover. *Idioms:* *go through the roof* Slang 1. To grow, intensify, or rise to an enormous, often unexpected degree: Operating costs went through the roof last year. 2. To become extremely angry: When I told her about breaking the window, she went through the roof. *raise the roof* Slang 1. To be extremely noisy and boisterous: They raised the roof at the party. 2. To complain loudly and bitterly: Angry tenants finally raised the roof about their noisy neighbors. [Middle English, from Old English hrōf.]
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