Word · Frequency #15337
rafters
给（建筑物或天花板）安装椽
rafters is the third person singular of rafter.
furnish (a building or ceiling) with rafters
- 1.
To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
将(木材等)制成椽。
- 2.
To furnish (a building) with rafters.
给(建筑物)装椽。
- 3.
provide (a ceiling) with rafters
给(天花板)装椽
把（木材等）制成椽；将(木材等)制成椽。；给(建筑物)装椽。；给(天花板)装椽；装椽于
In use
The builders will rafter the new barn before installing the roof.
They raftered the ceiling with thick oak beams.
We are raftering the cabin this week, and then we can start the roofing.
rafter sth
rafter 作动词时直接跟宾语，无需介词；宾语可为建筑物、天花板，也可指木材。注意区分名词义“椽子”。
They raftered the barn before winter.
他们在入冬前给谷仓装了椽。
Verb forms
base rafter · third person rafters · -ing raftering · past raftered · past participle raftered
rafter 作动词时意为给建筑物装椽，或把木材制成椽；属规则动词。
Common mistakes
We raftered down the river on a wooden raft.We rafted down the river on a wooden raft.
动词 rafter 表示“给……装椽”或“把……制成椽”，与“乘坐木筏”无关。表示“乘木筏漂流”应用动词 raft（过去式为 rafted）。这是因形近造成的词义误用。
Connections
Collocations
- rafter a roof
- 给屋顶装椽
- We need to rafter the roof before the rainy season.我们需要在雨季前给屋顶装好椽。
- rafter a ceiling
- 为天花板安装椽
- The contractor agreed to rafter the ceiling with recycled wood.承包商同意用再生木材为天花板安装椽。
- raftered ceiling
- 露椽天花板
- The restaurant has a beautifully raftered ceiling.这家餐厅有一个漂亮的露椽天花板。
- raftered roof
- 带椽的屋顶
- The cottage is known for its raftered roof.这间小屋以其带椽的屋顶而闻名。
- raftered hall
- 带椽的大厅
- The old castle has a magnificent raftered hall.这座古堡有一个宏伟的带椽大厅。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：rafter里有raft（木筏），屋顶的椽子像一排木筏，托住屋瓦。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：construction、architecture、carpentry rafter 作动词时属于专业/技术用语，通常出现在建筑或木工的书面说明、工程文档等正式语境中；日常口语中较少直接使用，表达“给…装椽”时常说 install/fit rafters。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 rafter 押韵的是 after、drafter、grafter、laughter，美音中它们的重读元音及之后均为 /æftɚ/。注意 rather /ˈræðɚ/ 和 ratter /ˈrætɚ/ 拼写相近，但发音不同，不押韵；只有含 -after 拼写的 after、drafter、grafter 与 rafter 有相同的字母块。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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