thatch

英 [θætʃ]

美 [θætʃ]

n.  (作为屋顶材料的)茅草，稻草，芦苇; 茅草屋顶; 草屋顶; 浓密的头发
v.  用茅草盖屋顶

现在分词：thatching　过去分词：thatched　复数：thatches　第三人称单数：thatches　过去式：thatched　

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Collins.1 / BNC.19178 / COCA.20118

牛津词典

noun

• （作为屋顶材料的）茅草，稻草，芦苇；茅草屋顶；草屋顶
  dried straw , reeds , etc. used for making a roof; a roof made of this material
  1. a roof made of thatch
     茅草屋顶
  2. The thatch was badly damaged in the storm.
     茅草屋顶在暴风雨中遭到严重破坏。
• 浓密的头发
  thick hair on sb's head

verb

• 用茅草盖屋顶
  to cover the roof of a building with thatch

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 茅草屋顶;稻草屋顶;芦苇屋顶
  Athatchor athatch roofis a roof made from straw or reeds.
  1. They would live in a small house with a green door and a new thatch.
     他们将住在一所新苫顶的绿门小房子里。
• N-UNCOUNT (用来盖屋顶的)茅草,稻草，芦苇
  Thatchis straw or reeds used to make a roof.
  1. Thatch is naturally warm in winter and cool in summer.
     茅草料天生冬暖夏凉。
• N-SING (尤指浓密蓬乱的)头发
  You can refer to someone's hair as theirthatch ofhair, especially when it is very thick and untidy.
  1. Teddy ran thick fingers through his unruly thatch of hair.
     特迪用自己的粗手指头捋了一下浓密蓬乱的头发。

英英释义

noun

• a house roof made with a plant material (as straw)
  Synonym:thatched roof
• hair resembling thatched roofing material
• plant stalks used as roofing material

verb

• cover with thatch
  1. thatch the roofs

双语例句

• Although thatch has always been used for cottage and farm buildings, it was once used for castles and churches, too.
  虽然茅草一直用于盖村舍和农场建筑物，也曾一度用于建筑城堡和教堂。
• After a while ago, they begin to replace the thatch with woodened shingles because wood was so plentiful.
  一段时间以后，他们开始用木头的屋顶板来代替茅草屋顶。
• After years of teasing his older brother about his hair loss, Prince Harry has had to face some uncomfortable truths about his own thinning thatch.
  在开了哥哥脱发的玩笑多年之后，英国哈里王子不得不面对自己毛发日益稀少的不幸事实。
• Teddy ran thick fingers through his unruly thatch of hair.
  特迪用自己的粗手指头捋了一下浓密蓬乱的头发。
• Nervously he is fumbling through the sexy thatch again and again.
  他总是神经质地用手一次次抓弄着自己性感而乱蓬蓬的头发。
• His lips trembled a little, so that the rough thatch of brown hair which covered them was visibly agitated.
  他的嘴唇有点发抖，因此，他嘴上那丛乱棕似的胡子也在明显地抖动。
• Tess, being left alone with the younger children, went first to the outhouse with the fortune-telling book, and stuffed it into the thatch.
  苔丝一个人留下来，同弟弟和妹妹呆在一起，就先拿着那本算命的书走到屋外，把它塞进茅草屋顶里。
• Thatch is naturally warm in winter and cool in summer.
  茅草料天生冬暖夏凉。
• Many property owners choose thatch not only for its beauty but because they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter.
  许多房主选择茅草屋顶不仅是为了美观，而且还因为他们知道茅草能使他们冬暖夏凉。
• As a result, thatch huts have been replaced by homes with solid walls, water pumps have been installed and villagers have practically halted seasonal work in other locales.
  于是，砖瓦房取代了茅草屋，村里安装了抽水机，村民们实际上已经停止了在其它地方的季节性打工。