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单词 roof
释义

roof

UK /ruːf/

Word Forms

singularroof
pluralroofs or rooves

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    the top outer part of a building

    The roof is leaking again.

    a thatched roof (=made of straw)

    Synonyms and related words

    Roofs and parts of roofs
    1. 1a
      the top outer part of a temporary structure

      Rain pattered on the roof of the tent.

      Synonyms and related words

      Roofs and parts of roofs
    2. 1b
      the top outer part of a vehicle

      One man had climbed onto the roof of his car.

      Synonyms and related words

      External parts of cars and other road vehicles
  2. 2
    the highest part of an underground area or structure

    rock formations on the roof of the cave

    Synonyms and related words

    The outer parts of objects or spaces
  3. 3
    the hard top part of the inside of your mouth
    Synonyms and related words

    The mouth and throat

phrases

go through the roof
raise the roof
the roof of the world
a roof over your head
under someone’s roof
under the same roof

roof

US /ruf/

Word Forms

singularroof
pluralroofs or rooves

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    the top outer part of a building

    The roof is leaking again.

    a thatched roof (=made of straw)

    Synonyms and related words

    Roofs and parts of roofs
    1. 1a
      the top outer part of a vehicle

      One man had climbed onto the roof of his car.

      Synonyms and related words

      External parts of cars and other road vehicles
    2. 1b
      the top outer part of a temporary structure

      Rain pattered on the roof of the tent.

      Synonyms and related words

      Roofs and parts of roofs
  2. 2
    the highest part of an underground area or structure

    rock formations on the roof of the cave

    Synonyms and related words

    The outer parts of objects or spaces
  3. 3
    the hard top part of the inside of your mouth
    Synonyms and related words

    The mouth and throat

phrases

go through the roof
raise the roof
the roof of the world
a roof over your head
under someone’s roof
under the same roof

roof

UK /ruːf/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyroof
he/she/itroofs
present participleroofing
past tenseroofed
past participleroofed


phrasal verb

roof over

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyroof over
he/she/itroofs over
present participleroofing over
past tenseroofed over
past participleroofed over

1
to cover an area with a roof
Synonyms and related words

To cover something with a specific substance

roof

US /ruf/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyroof
he/she/itroofs
present participleroofing
past tenseroofed
past participleroofed


phrasal verb

roof over

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theyroof over
he/she/itroofs over
present participleroofing over
past tenseroofed over
past participleroofed over

1
to cover an area with a roof

We roofed over our patio last summer.

Synonyms and related words

To cover something with a specific substance
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