Word · Frequency #28168
lath
板条
lath
- 1.
A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
- 2.
a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
用于抹灰或制作格子结构的窄木条
- 3.
Microscopic, needle-like crystals, usually of plagioclase feldspar, in a glassy groundmass
- 4.
One of the sharp-edged, thick planks driven forward to hold back loose earth or mud when digging the way through for tunnelling or spiling. Also called a spill.
用于抹灰或制作格子结构的窄木条
In use
We nailed a wooden lath to the wall before applying the plaster.
The carpenter used thin laths to build the latticework for the garden screen.
Each lath was cut to the same length so the backing would be even.
a lath
lath 是可数名词，单数前常用 a/an。
He used a lath to support the plaster.
他用一根板条托住灰泥。
[number] laths
复数形式为 laths，直接加 -s；数字放在 laths 前面。
They fixed four laths to the wall frame.
他们把四根板条固定到墙架上。
a lath of [material]
用 of 短语说明板条的材质。
Connections
Collocations
- lath and plaster
- 板条抹灰（传统墙面构造）
- The old house still has lath and plaster walls.这栋老房子的墙壁仍是板条抹灰结构。
- wooden lath
- 木条板
- They attached wooden laths to the frame before plastering.抹灰前，他们在框架上钉上了木条板。
- wire lath
- 金属网板条
- Use wire lath for the ceiling to support the plaster.在天花板上使用金属网板条以支撑灰泥。
- gypsum lath
- 石膏板条
- Gypsum lath provides a stable base for plaster.石膏板条为抹灰提供了稳固的基底。
- lath screen
- 板条屏风
- A lath screen separates the patio from the garden.板条屏风将露台和花园隔开。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
lath 的 l 像一根长木条，t 和 h 像交叉格栅，联想板条墙底抹灰的架子。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：building、carpentry、plastering lath 是较中性的技术词，多用于建筑、木工或抹灰等专业语境，日常口语中较少出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 /læθ/ 押韵（美式发音）：bath /bæθ/, path /pæθ/, math /mæθ/。注意 father /ˈfɑːðər/, rather /ˈræðər/, lather /ˈlæðər/ 拼写中含 -ath 或 -lath，但 th 都读 /ð/；其中 father 的元音 /ɑː/ 也不同。英式英语中 bath、path 读 /bɑːθ/、/pɑːθ/，与 /læθ/ 不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.