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raft

UK /rɑːft/US /ræft/

词源

源自古北欧语 'raptr'(原木、梁木),后演变为中古英语 'raft',指用木头制成的漂浮平台。

noun

❶ 一种简易的漂浮平台,通常由木头、橡胶或塑料制成,用于在水上运输或娱乐。

“We built a raft to cross the river.”

(我们造了一个木筏来渡河。)

“The survivors clung to a raft after the ship sank.”

(船沉后,幸存者们紧紧抓住一个救生筏。)

❶ 大量或大批的东西,通常指难以处理的数量。

“She received a raft of complaints about the new policy.”

(她收到了大量关于新政策的投诉。)

“There's a raft of evidence supporting his claim.”

(有大量证据支持他的说法。)

同义词:float, craft, boat, mass, pile

verb

❶ 用筏子运输或渡水,通常指将物品或人通过筏子运送。

“They rafted the supplies across the lake.”

(他们用筏子把物资运过湖。)

“We rafted down the river on our vacation.”

(我们假期里乘筏子顺流而下。)

同义词:transport, ferry, float

常见短语

life raft — 救生筏,一种紧急情况下使用的漂浮设备,用于海上或河流中的救援。

“The ship was equipped with several life rafts.”

(船上配备了几个救生筏。)

raft up — 将多艘船或筏子绑在一起,通常在停泊或聚会时使用。

“The boats rafted up in the bay for the night.”

(船只晚上在港湾里绑在一起停泊。)