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a raft of [plural noun]
A raft of new regulations was introduced.
引入了一系列新规定。
木筏；筏子
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
木筏；筏子
A flat boat or floating platform, typically made of logs or planks, used for transport or as a platform for swimmers.
A raft of new regulations was introduced.
引入了一系列新规定。
指用原木或木板捆扎而成的简易筏子。
平底船,能漂浮在水面上漂流,用于运输或作为水上平台。
A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.
大量(但未指明具体数目),许多。
A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.
一种平坦的浮筒(通常由木头或木板制成),可用于运输或作为游泳者的平台
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
任何类似用途的扁平物,通常为木制。
Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a similar fashion.
They built a sturdy raft from logs to cross the river.
他们用原木造了一个结实的筏子来过河。
The life raft automatically inflates when it hits the water.
救生筏一接触到水面就会自动充气。
We floated on a rented raft under the hot sun.
我们在烈日下漂浮在租来的筏子上。
A raft of new regulations was introduced.
引入了一系列新规定。
They spent the afternoon on a raft.
他们整个下午都在筏子上度过。
The supplies were brought by raft.
物资由筏子运来。
Not this
I saw raft floating in the river.
Use this
I saw a raft floating in the river.
可数名词 'raft' 前缺少不定冠词 'a'，表示单数泛指。
Not this
We sat in a raft and drifted downstream.
Use this
We sat on a raft and drifted downstream.
因筏是平坦的漂浮平台，通常用介词 'on' 表示在其表面，而非 'in'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
大量的
A raft of new regulations has been introduced.
引入了一系列新规定。
救生筏
The passengers were evacuated using life rafts.
乘客们用救生筏撤离。
橡皮筏
They explored the river on a rubber raft.
他们乘坐橡皮筏探索河流。
木筏
The children built a wooden raft for fun.
孩子们为了好玩造了一个木筏。
建造筏子
He decided to build a raft to cross the lake.
他决定造一个筏子穿过湖面。
筏子旅行
We are planning a raft trip down the river.
我们计划一次顺流而下的筏子旅行。
大量的，许多的
The report contained a raft of new proposals.
这份报告包含大量新提议。
救命稻草，救生筏（比喻）
The unexpected investment was a life raft for the struggling company.
这笔意外投资是那家陷入困境的公司的救命稻草。
Use raft naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象 raft (筏) 是用木头捆扎的浮筒，能承载大量货物，所以 raft 也有“大量”的意思。记住“筏”的读音 ràft 与 raft 相近。
语域：mixed 常见场景：水上运输、救生、数量描述 作为名词时，'raft' 有两个主要义项：指‘筏子/救生筏’时语域中性，用于技术或日常场景；指‘大量’（a raft of）时语域较非正式，多用于口语或非正式写作。
All six words share the ending -aft and are pronounced with the same stressed vowel /æ/, thus they rhyme with 'raft'. Note that 'waft' is occasionally pronounced with /ɑː/ in some dialects, but the standard pronunciation matches the pattern.
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