Word · Frequency #19178
thatch
浓密的头发
thick, rough hair that resembles a thatched roof
- 1.
Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
稻草、灯心草等,用于建造或覆盖建筑物屋顶,或覆盖干草堆、谷堆。
- 2.
hair resembling thatched roofing material
像茅草一样的头发
- 3.
A buildup of cut grass, stolons or other material on the soil in a lawn.
草坪土壤中堆积的碎草、匍匐茎等物质。
- 4.
plant stalks used as roofing material
用作屋顶材料的植物茎秆
- 5.
Any strawlike material, such as a person's hair.
类似稻草的材料,如人的头发。
- 6.
an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
在加勒比海和北美大西洋沿岸活动的英国海盗(卒于1718年)
稻草、灯心草等,用于建造或覆盖建筑物屋顶,或覆盖干草堆、谷堆。；像茅草一样的头发；草坪土壤中堆积的碎草、匍匐茎等物质。；用作屋顶材料的植物茎秆；类似稻草的材料,如人的头发。
In use
He ran his fingers through his thick thatch of dark hair.
The old man's white thatch could be seen from across the street.
Her unruly thatch needed a good combing before the interview.
thatch sth with sth
主语也常是 roof 等，实际使用中更常用被动结构，强调覆盖材料。
They thatched the cottage with straw.
他们用稻草给小屋盖了茅草顶。
a thatch of sth
这个短语常用来形容头发浓密厚实，带有一点蓬乱或未打理的意味。
He had a thatch of thick black hair.
他长着一头浓密的黑发。
Common mistakes
They thatched straw on the roof.They thatched the roof with straw.
Connections
Collocations
- thatched roof
- 茅草屋顶
- The old farmhouse had a thatched roof.那座老农舍有一个茅草屋顶。
- thatched cottage
- 茅草小屋
- We stayed in a delightful thatched cottage.我们住在一间迷人的茅草小屋里。
- thatch a roof
- 用茅草盖屋顶
- They thatched the roof with dried grass.他们用干草盖了屋顶。
- a thatch of hair
- 浓密的头发
- He had a thatch of unruly black hair.他有一头又黑又乱、浓密的头发。
- thatching material
- 盖屋顶的材料
- Reeds are a common thatching material.芦苇是一种常见的盖屋顶材料。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 thatch 拆成 that+ch：那片(ch)屋棚用茅草盖顶，浓密头发像茅草一样厚密。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：描写人物头发（文学作品或叙事）、日常口语中的幽默表达 thatch 指“浓密的头发”时，属于比喻用法，通常出现在文学作品或对人物的外貌描写中，在口语里则带有轻松、幽默的色彩；正式学术或商务写作中比较少见。使用时常见搭配为“a thatch of hair”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with thatch: /ætʃ/ (catch /kætʃ/, hatch /hætʃ/, patch /pætʃ/, match /mætʃ/, batch /bætʃ/, latch /lætʃ/). The spelling 'atch' is pronounced /ætʃ/ after a consonant. Beware the lookalike 'that' /ðæt/: it ends in /t/ and uses voiced /ð/, while thatch starts with unvoiced /θ/. Also 'thaw' /θɔː/ looks similar but has a different vowel and no /tʃ/.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.