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单词 unroof
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Definition of unroof in English:

unroof

verb ʌnˈruːf
[with object]
  • Remove the roof of.

    the wind was strong enough to uproot trees and unroof about 50 houses
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The damage ranges from a house being unroofed at St Mary's to trees being uprooted throughout the state.
    • Our house was partially unroofed, the slates lay thick upon the ground.
    • In the outer parts of the town there was a greater number of cabins completely unroofed and rendered uninhabitable.
    • Only 12 houses in the town of 3500 residents survived being blown flat or unroofed, and damage was also widespread in Cairns, Babinda, and on the Atherton Tableland.
    • It was accompanied by a rapid temperature drop, and a squally wind change strong enough to uproot trees and unroof about 50 houses.
 
 

Definition of unroof in US English:

unroof

verb
[with object]
  • Remove the roof of.

    the wind was strong enough to uproot trees and unroof about 50 houses
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was accompanied by a rapid temperature drop, and a squally wind change strong enough to uproot trees and unroof about 50 houses.
    • Our house was partially unroofed, the slates lay thick upon the ground.
    • Only 12 houses in the town of 3500 residents survived being blown flat or unroofed, and damage was also widespread in Cairns, Babinda, and on the Atherton Tableland.
    • In the outer parts of the town there was a greater number of cabins completely unroofed and rendered uninhabitable.
    • The damage ranges from a house being unroofed at St Mary's to trees being uprooted throughout the state.
 
 
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