Word · Frequency #14311
thatched
茅草盖的
covered with thatch
- 1.
Covered or roofed with thatch.
用茅草覆盖或作屋顶的
用茅草覆盖或作屋顶的
In use
We spent the night in a cozy thatched cottage in the countryside.
Thatched roofs need to be replaced every twenty years or so.
The thatched roofs of the old village gleamed in the evening sun.
thatched + noun
形容词用法，意为“用茅草盖的”，常作定语修饰 roof、cottage、hut 等名词。
The village has many thatched cottages.
这个村庄有许多茅草顶的小屋。
thatch sth with sth
thatched 是动词 thatch 的过去式，表示“用茅草等盖（屋顶）”，后接直接宾语和 with 引出的材料。
They thatched the hut with palm leaves.
他们用棕榈叶给小屋盖顶。
be thatched with sth
被动语态或形容词表语用法，强调屋顶覆盖着茅草的状态。
The barn was thatched with reeds.
谷仓的屋顶是用芦苇盖的。
Common mistakes
The cottage has a thatch roof.The cottage has a thatched roof.
thatch 是名词，指‘茅草’；作定语修饰 roof 时要用过去分词 thatched，表示‘用茅草盖的’，不能用名词作定语。
The thatching roof looks beautiful.The thatched roof looks beautiful.
thatching 是现在分词/动名词，表示‘盖茅草的（动作）’；这里要描述屋顶的状态，应用过去分词 thatched 表示‘已用茅草盖好的’。
The roof was thatch.The roof was thatched.
be 动词后表语需用形容词或过去分词，thatch 是名词，不能直接作表语；表示‘屋顶是用茅草盖的’应用 thatched。
Connections
Collocations
- thatched roof
- 茅草屋顶
- The cottage has a thatched roof.这座小屋有一个茅草屋顶。
- thatched cottage
- 茅草屋
- They live in a charming thatched cottage.他们住在一座迷人的茅草屋里。
- thatched hut
- 茅草棚
- The farmer stored tools in a thatched hut.农夫把工具存放在一间茅草棚里。
- thatched house
- 茅草房
- Many villagers still live in thatched houses.许多村民仍然住在茅草房里。
Synonyms
- thatch-roofed
- 茅草屋顶的 · 与 thatched 含义基本相同，但更强调屋顶本身，thatched 也可形容整座建筑。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆解 thatch（茅草）+ ed（被…的），想象用茅草把屋顶盖住的画面，thatched 就是‘茅草盖的’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：rural architecture、historical descriptions、cottage exteriors、travel writing 该词通常用于描述茅草盖的屋顶或房屋，多用于乡村或传统建筑场景；在口语和建筑、历史等较正式文体中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 thatched (/θætʃt/) 押韵：重读元音都是 /æ/，后面都是 /tʃt/，拼写都以 -tched 结尾。注意拼写相似的 watched (/wɒtʃt/ 或 /wɑːtʃt/) 和 itched (/ɪtʃt/) 元音不同，不与 thatched 押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.