Word · Frequency #10123
rafts
木筏；筏子
rafts is the plural of raft.
A flat boat or floating platform, typically made of logs or planks, used for transport or as a platform for swimmers.
指用原木或木板捆扎而成的简易筏子。
- 1.
A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.
平底船,能漂浮在水面上漂流,用于运输或作为水上平台。
- 2.
A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.
大量(但未指明具体数目),许多。
- 3.
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
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
- 4.
Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a similar fashion.
任何类似用途的扁平物,通常为木制。
- 5.
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
大量或广泛的数量、程度
- 6.
A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals, particularly a group of penguins when in the water.
一大群海鸟或海洋哺乳动物,尤指在水中的企鹅群。
- 7.
A square array of sensors forming part of a large telescope.
构成大型望远镜一部分的方形传感器阵列。
- 8.
A mass of congealed solids that forms on a consommé because of the protein in the egg white.
清汤表面因蛋清蛋白质凝结而成的一层固体。
大量；许多；一群；（大型望远镜的）传感器阵列；（清汤表面的）凝固蛋白；平底船,能漂浮在水面上漂流,用于运输或作为水上平台。
In use
They built a sturdy raft from logs to cross the river.
The life raft automatically inflates when it hits the water.
We floated on a rented raft under the hot sun.
a raft of [plural noun]
A raft of new regulations was introduced.
引入了一系列新规定。
on a raft
They spent the afternoon on a raft.
他们整个下午都在筏子上度过。
by raft
The supplies were brought by raft.
物资由筏子运来。
Connections
Collocations
- a raft of
- 大量的
- A raft of new regulations has been introduced.引入了一系列新规定。
- life raft
- 救生筏
- The passengers were evacuated using life rafts.乘客们用救生筏撤离。
- rubber raft
- 橡皮筏
- They explored the river on a rubber raft.他们乘坐橡皮筏探索河流。
- wooden raft
- 木筏
- The children built a wooden raft for fun.孩子们为了好玩造了一个木筏。
- build a raft
- 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。
- raft trip
- 筏子旅行
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
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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