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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。
板条
laths — plural of lath
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
板条
lath
He used a lath to support the plaster.
他用一根板条托住灰泥。
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.
用于抹灰或制作格子结构的窄木条
a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
Microscopic, needle-like crystals, usually of plagioclase feldspar, in a glassy groundmass
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.
We nailed a wooden lath to the wall before applying the plaster.
我们在抹灰泥之前把一根木条钉在墙上。
The carpenter used thin laths to build the latticework for the garden screen.
木工用细板条为花园隔断制作格子架。
Each lath was cut to the same length so the backing would be even.
每根板条都切成同样的长度，这样底层才会平整。
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。
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。
用 of 短语说明板条的材质。
A lath of wood was nailed to each beam.
每根横梁上钉了一根木板条。
Not this
He nailed a wooden lathe to the wall to hold the plaster.
Use this
He nailed a wooden lath to the wall to hold the plaster.
这里指的是板条（lath），而 lathe 是车床，两者拼写相近但意义完全不同；在建筑工程语境中应使用 lath。
Not this
The carpenter needs several lath for the ceiling.
Use this
The carpenter needs several laths for the ceiling.
lath 是可数名词，表示多块板条时要用复数形式 laths。汉语没有复数后缀，因此学习者容易漏加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
瘦得像板条；骨瘦如柴
After his long illness, he was as thin as a lath.
他久病之后骨瘦如柴。
瘦长的男人；像竹竿一样的男人
He is a lath of a man, all elbows and knees.
他瘦得像根竹竿，胳膊肘和膝盖都凸出来。
Use laths naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.