释义 |
rooftoproof‧top /ˈruːftɒp $ ˈruːftɑːp, ˈrʊf-/ noun [countable] - A cat was up on the rooftop.
- Across the rooftops, a lone cop prowler was the only thing moving on the cold expanse of the Grand Canal.
- And the tower is the centre of attention every May morning when the choir sings out across the rooftops.
- Henrietta is in her season, and every tom in London seems to be prowling on our rooftop.
- Motion at the rooftops of two nearby buildings was up to three times that at ground level.
- Now I can see rooftops outside the windows as well as open sky.
- Police were pelted by stones thrown by demonstrators, some from rooftops, witnesses said.
- Six victims were found clinging to rooftops or swamped cars and hoisted to safety.
- Tiny birds spent frosty nights sleeping on rooftops and on branches.
► Constructionadobe, 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 ► shout something from the rooftops- He felt as though he wanted to shout the good news from the rooftops.
the upper surface of a roof: Spectators stood on rooftops to watch the parade. → shout something from the rooftops at shout1(3) |