单词	thatch
释义	thatch nounthatch verb thatchthatch /θætʃ/ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And very good thatch it made. As she stepped out into the moonlight, two magpies landed on the thatch. As we talked, his quick fingers wove palm fronds into thatch like the roof of his hut. Dotty herself was in the garden, a straw hat of gigantic proportions crowning her untidy thatch of hair. It was cold, too, an icy wind sneaking in through the thatch and through gaps in the mud wall. Ridgery Butts was a slovenly, poor village, clay and thatch hovels clustered about its church and windmill. The cabin thatch would catch fire at any moment. The wood was faded and weather-worn, the thatch still thick but dark with age. word sets WORD SETS► Construction adobe, nounasphalt, nounbatten, nounbeam, nounblueprint, nounboard, nounboom, nounbreeze-block, nounbrick, nounbricklayer, nounbrickwork, nounbucket, nounbuilder, nounbuilding contractor, nounbuilding site, nounbulldoze, verbbulldozer, nounbuttress, nouncaisson, nouncantilever, nouncastellated, adjectivecavity wall, nouncement, nouncement, verbconcrete, adjectiveconcrete, nounconcrete, verbconduit, nounconstruct, verbcrane, nouncrosspiece, noundaub, noundigger, noundowel, noundrain, noundrainage, noundraughtsman, noundry-stone wall, noundry wall, nounduckboards, noundustsheet, nounembankment, nounerect, verberection, nounfence, verbfencing, nounfiberboard, nounfibreboard, nounfloor plan, nounfoundation, noungantry, noungatepost, noungirder, noungreenfield site, nounhalf-timbered, adjectivehard hat, nounhod, nounhousing association, nounhousing project, nounjackhammer, nounjib, nounjoist, nounkeystone, nounlath, nounleading, nounmansard, nounmortar, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpebbledash, nounpier, nounpile driver, nounplank, nounplanking, nounplaster, nounplaster, verbplasterboard, nounplasterer, nounplate glass, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounprime, verbprimer, nounproperty developer, nounputty, nounquantity surveyor, nounrebuild, verbreconstruct, verbreconstruction, nounrefurbish, verbreinforced concrete, nounrendering, nounrenovate, verbrevetment, nounroof, nounroof, verbroofing, nounrooftop, nounrubble, nounsand, verbsandstone, nounsaw, verbscaffold, nounscaffolding, nounshovel, nounsite, nounskip, nounslab, nounslate, nounspan, verbstarter home, nounsteam shovel, nounstilt, nounstucco, nounsurface, verbsuspension bridge, nounthatch, nounthatched, adjectivetile, nountile, verbtiling, nountimber, nountopcoat, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a thatched cottage (=with a roof made from dry straw)· a row of small thatched cottages ► a thatched roof (=made of dried straw)· She lived in a pretty country cottage with a thatched roof. 1[countable, uncountable] straw, reeds, leaves etc used to make a roof, or the roof made of them2[singular] a thick untidy pile of hair on someone’s head thatch nounthatch verb thatchedthatched /θætʃt/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINthatched Origin: Old English theccan ‘to cover’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a thatched roof EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS From Thaxted we went to a lovely old thatched pub called the Ashtree at Burton End. In many cases the roofs were thatched, but are now mostly tiled. Memorable village scenes are created by these traditional building materials, often capped with a thatched roof. Nobody was hurt but the thatched roof, and a quantity of hay and peat were destroyed. Shifted ... And was again in the scrub behind the round thatched huts that blazed like torches. The evidence suggests that almost all the village houses in earlier days were built of dried mud with thatched roofs. Turn left when level with thatched cottage on track. word sets WORD SETS► Construction adobe, nounasphalt, nounbatten, nounbeam, nounblueprint, nounboard, nounboom, nounbreeze-block, nounbrick, nounbricklayer, nounbrickwork, nounbucket, nounbuilder, nounbuilding contractor, nounbuilding site, nounbulldoze, verbbulldozer, nounbuttress, nouncaisson, nouncantilever, nouncastellated, adjectivecavity wall, nouncement, nouncement, verbconcrete, adjectiveconcrete, nounconcrete, verbconduit, nounconstruct, verbcrane, nouncrosspiece, noundaub, noundigger, noundowel, noundrain, noundrainage, noundraughtsman, noundry-stone wall, noundry wall, nounduckboards, noundustsheet, nounembankment, nounerect, verberection, nounfence, verbfencing, nounfiberboard, nounfibreboard, nounfloor plan, nounfoundation, noungantry, noungatepost, noungirder, noungreenfield site, nounhalf-timbered, adjectivehard hat, nounhod, nounhousing association, nounhousing project, nounjackhammer, nounjib, nounjoist, nounkeystone, nounlath, nounleading, nounmansard, nounmortar, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpebbledash, nounpier, nounpile driver, nounplank, nounplanking, nounplaster, nounplaster, verbplasterboard, nounplasterer, nounplate glass, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounprime, verbprimer, nounproperty developer, nounputty, nounquantity surveyor, nounrebuild, verbreconstruct, verbreconstruction, nounrefurbish, verbreinforced concrete, nounrendering, nounrenovate, verbrevetment, nounroof, nounroof, verbroofing, nounrooftop, nounrubble, nounsand, verbsandstone, nounsaw, verbscaffold, nounscaffolding, nounshovel, nounsite, nounskip, nounslab, nounslate, nounspan, verbstarter home, nounsteam shovel, nounstilt, nounstucco, nounsurface, verbsuspension bridge, nounthatch, nounthatched, adjectivetile, nountile, verbtiling, nountimber, nountopcoat, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a thatched cottage (=with a roof made from dry straw)· a row of small thatched cottages ► a thatched roof (=made of dried straw)· She lived in a pretty country cottage with a thatched roof. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► cottage · There is not an abundance of thatched cottages in the wolds, but those that do exist are real gems.· Turn left when level with thatched cottage on track.· The road brought them to the centre of the two rows of thatched cottages.· Elizabeth Manor House, thatched cottages, farm and craft buildings.· They were the sons of Thomas Jackson, a humble farm labourer who brought up ten children in a thatched cottage.· I lived with an elderly lady in a little thatched cottage which looked like something out of Hansel and Gretel.· There was a row of whitewashed thatched cottages on the right. ► roof · It had a newly thatched roof and was enclosed inside a privet hedge.· Green grass sprouted from the mouldy, neglected thatched roofs.· Nobody was hurt but the thatched roof, and a quantity of hay and peat were destroyed.· The evidence suggests that almost all the village houses in earlier days were built of dried mud with thatched roofs.· Memorable village scenes are created by these traditional building materials, often capped with a thatched roof.· The thatched roof of the lodge creaked as if mourning over the dreadful secrets of the priory.· There is also a hut with a thatched roof and beside it a store room of split poles.· It has a thatched roof over it. a thatched roof is made with dried straw, reeds, leaves etc:  a thatched cottage (=one with a thatched roof)—thatch verb [intransitive, transitive]
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