| 单词 | roof-like |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈroof-like ˈroof-like adv. and adj. ΚΠ 1678 J. P. tr. J. Johnstone Descr. Nature Four-footed Beasts Pref. *2v All those that have toes or claws, have also Nails. But the Apes have them bowed or roof-like rising up [L. sed simiae imbricati]. 1792 W. Wordsworth Descr. Sketches 211 Mists..Spread rooflike o'er the deep secluded vale. 1894 tr. G. Sergi Var. Hum. Species 52 There are stegoid varieties also, that is, with a roof-like arch, not very high. 1952 W. J. Miller Introd. Hist. Geol. (ed. 6) xviii. 255 All Mississippian and Pennsylvanian amphibians are often classed together as stegocephalians, so-called because of the relatively large, bony, rooflike plates of the skulls. 2000 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) June 207/1 I had to make the forms more rooflike. < as lemmas |
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