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rafts

UK /rɑːfts/US /ræfts/

词源

源自古诺尔斯语“raptr”(原木或梁),后演变为中古英语“raft”,指用原木绑成的漂浮工具。

noun

❶ 指大量或许多的事物,通常用于非正式场合,表示数量多得难以计数。

“She has rafts of friends who always support her.”

(她有数不清的朋友,总是支持她。)

“There were rafts of complaints about the new policy.”

(关于新政策有大量的投诉。)

❶ 复数形式的“raft”,指用于水上运输或漂浮的简易木筏或充气筏。

“They crossed the river on small rafts.”

(他们乘坐小木筏渡过了河流。)

“The survivors clung to the rafts until help arrived.”

(幸存者们紧紧抓住木筏,直到救援到来。)

同义词:lots, heaps, piles, abundance, multitude

verb

❶ 用木筏运输或漂浮,通常指将物品或人通过木筏移动。

“They rafted the supplies down the river.”

(他们用木筏沿河运输物资。)

“We rafted across the lake to reach the island.”

(我们乘木筏穿过湖泊到达岛屿。)

同义词:float, transport, ferry

常见短语

rafts of — 表示“大量的”或“许多的”,通常用于描述数量庞大的事物。

“There are rafts of opportunities in the new market.”

(新市场中有大量的机会。)