Word · Frequency #1879
roof
/ruːf/
verb
给…盖屋顶；为…装屋顶
To put a roof on a building or other structure.
- 1.
To cover or furnish with a roof.
用屋顶覆盖或装饰
- 2.
To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.
通过行走或攀爬穿越建筑物的屋顶
- 3.
To shelter as if under a roof.
像在屋顶下那样提供庇护
庇护；遮蔽；穿越屋顶；在屋顶间行走；用屋顶覆盖或装饰；通过行走或攀爬穿越建筑物的屋顶；像在屋顶下那样提供庇护
In use
They roofed the new cabin with cedar shingles last summer.
The workers are roofing the barn before the rainy season begins.
We have roofed the shed, so the tools will stay dry.
Verb forms
base roof · third person roofs · -ing roofing · past roofed · past participle roofed
规则动词：过去式和过去分词均为 roofed，现在分词为 roofing。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
roof 作动词时通常及物；过去式和过去分词均为 roofed，现在分词为 roofing。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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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