roof
noun
verb
ruːf
noun
1
the
structure
that
covers
or
forms
the
top
of
a
building,
vehicle,
tent
etc
屋顶; 车顶; 帐篷顶
They
finally
found
the
cat
up
on
the
roof.
他们最后在屋顶上找到了那只猫。
[+
of
]
We
can
probably
strap
the
cases
to
the
roof
of
her
car.
我们也许可以把箱子捆在她的车顶上。
slate/tiled/thatched
etc
roof
a
flat
roof
平顶
a
pitched
roof
(=sloping
roof)
斜顶
red-roofed/metal-roofed
etc
a
wooden-roofed
theatre
木屋顶的戏院;
2
the
top
of
a
passage
under
the
ground
〔地下通道的〕顶部; 天花板
Suddenly,
the
whole
tunnel
roof
caved
in.
突然间，整条隧道的顶部塌陷了。
3
a roof over your head
somewhere
to
live
栖身之所
I
may
not
have
a
job,
but
at
least
I’ve
got
a
roof
over
my
head.
我可能没有工作，但我至少还有个住的地方。
4
go through the roof hit the roof
a.
also
又作
to
suddenly
become
very
angry
b.
if
a
price,
cost
etc
goes
through
the
roof,
it
increases
to
a
very
high
level
〔价格〕飞涨
informal
Put
that
back
before
Dad
sees
you
and
hits
the
roof!
赶紧放回去，免得爸爸看见了大发雷霆！
5
the roof of sb’s mouth
the
hard
upper
part
of
the
inside
of
your
mouth
上颚
6
under the same roof/under one roof
in
the
same
building
or
home
在同一屋檐下
If
we’re
going
to
live
under
the
same
roof
,
we
need
to
get
along.
我们要想住在同一个屋檐下，就得和睦相处。
Here
you
can
buy
food,
clothes,
and
electrical
goods
all
under
one
roof.
就在这一家店里你可以买到食物、衣服和电器。
7
under sb’s roof
in
your
home
[口] 在某人的家里
spoken
As
long
as
you
live
under
my
roof,
you’ll
do
as
I
say.
只要你住在我家里，就得照我说的办。
8
the roof falls/caves in
if
the
roof
falls
in
or
caves
in,
something
bad
suddenly
happens
to
you
when
you
do
not
expect
it
[非正式，尤美] 飞来横祸; 突遭不幸
informal especially AmE
verb
9
to
put
a
roof
on
a
building
给〔建筑物〕盖屋顶
be
roofed
with
sth
a
cottage
roofed
with
the
local
slate
用当地的石板瓦做房顶的小屋
10
to
cover
an
open
space
by
putting
a
roof
over
it
[英] 给〔空地〕加顶
We’re
going
to
roof
in
the
yard
to
make
a
garage.
我们打算给院子加个顶当车库。