Word · Frequency #15337
rafters
椽子
rafters is the plural of rafter.
one of the sloping beams that support a roof
- 1.
One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
从屋脊或斜脊延伸到屋檐的斜梁,用于支撑屋顶。
- 2.
A raftsman.
筏夫；放排人。
- 3.
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
椽子
- 4.
A flock of turkeys.
一群火鸡。
- 5.
someone who travels by raft
乘筏者
乘筏者；火鸡群；从屋脊或斜脊延伸到屋檐的斜梁,用于支撑屋顶。；筏夫；放排人。；一群火鸡。
In use
The carpenter measured the rafter before cutting it.
Birds often perch on the rafters of the old barn.
The storm damaged several rafters, causing the roof to leak.
the rafters of [building]
指屋顶的斜梁时常用复数 the rafters，可与 of 连用说明建筑。
The rafters of the old barn were badly damaged.
旧谷仓的椽子严重受损。
in/among the rafters
in/among the rafters 也用于比喻‘处于高位或接近天花板’。
Birds often nest among the rafters of the barn.
鸟经常在谷仓的椽子间筑巢。
a rafter of turkeys
rafter 作集合名词指火鸡群，这种用法较为罕见。
Connections
Collocations
- exposed rafters
- 外露的椽子
- The old barn has exposed rafters and timber beams.这座旧谷仓有外露的椽子和木梁。
- roof rafters
- 屋顶椽子
- The roof rafters support the heavy snow load in winter.屋顶椽子在冬天支撑着厚厚的积雪荷载。
- rafter spacing
- 椽子间距
- Follow the building code for rafter spacing when framing the roof.搭屋顶框架时，要按建筑规范确定椽子间距。
- rafter tails
- 外露的椽端
- The rafter tails were cut at an angle to give the house a craftsman look.椽端被切成斜角，让房子有一种工匠风格的外观。
- avid rafter
- 热爱乘筏运动的人
- As an avid rafter, she has navigated the Colorado River many times.作为热爱乘筏运动的人，她已经多次漂流科罗拉多河。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
rafter 里有 raft（木筏）：乘筏者；屋顶椽子斜斜排列，也像木筏骨架撑起屋顶。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：construction、roofing、carpentry 本分析针对“椽子”这一义项。该词多用于建筑、屋顶施工或木工等专业场景，属于较正式但常见的名词，语气整体中性；日常口语中较少单独使用。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words after, drafter, crafter, and laughter rhyme with rafter in General American (stressed /æf/ + /tɚ/). after, drafter, and crafter share the transparent spelling chunk -fter; laughter is a sound match but has the irregular spelling -ghter. raft shares the /æft/ sound but does not rhyme because it lacks the final /ɚ/. Beware lookalikes daughter /ˈdɔːtɚ/ and slaughter /ˈslɔːtɚ/: their -gh- changes the vowel, so they do not rhyme with rafter.
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。
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