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单词 raise the roof
释义

raise1 /rāz/

transitive verb
  1. To cause to rise
  2. To make higher or greater
  3. To lift
  4. To exalt
  5. To advance
  6. To elevate
  7. To cause to stand up or upright
  8. To rouse
  9. To stir up
  10. To elate
  11. To rear, grow or breed (children, animals, etc)
  12. To produce
  13. To give rise to
  14. To build, erect
  15. To bring into being
  16. To bring to life (from the dead)
  17. To utter (esp a question)
  18. To establish
  19. To institute
  20. To bring forward into consideration or notice
  21. To bring into relief
  22. To intensify
  23. To call up
  24. To cause (land) to rise in view by approaching (nautical)
  25. To contact by radio
  26. To make a higher bid than (cards)
  27. To levy, get together, collect (taxes, an army, etc)
  28. To cause (a lump) to swell
  29. To extol
  30. To remove, take off
  31. To produce a nap on
noun
  1. An act of raising or lifting
  2. A rising road
  3. An increase in wages or salary (informal; esp N American)
ORIGIN: ME reisen, from ON reisa, causative of rīsa to rise; cf rise and rear2

raisˈable or raiseˈable adjective

raisˈer noun

  1. Someone who or something that raises a building, etc
  2. The riser of a step

raisˈing noun

raised beach noun (geology)

An old sea margin above the present water level

raised bog noun

A type of sphagnum bog, convex in shape and caused by the upward growth of vegetation and failure of dead plant material to decompose

raised pastry or raised pie noun

A pastry or pie without support of a dish at the sides

raisˈing-bee noun (US)

A gathering of neighbours to help in raising the frame of a house, etc

raise a hand to

To hit, or generally treat badly

raise an eyebrow or raise one's eyebrows

To look surprised (at)

raise a siege

To abandon, or put an end to, a siege

raise Cain or raise the roof (informal)

  1. To make a lot of noise
  2. To be extremely angry

raise hell or raise the devil (informal)

To make a lot of trouble

raise money on

To get money by pawning or selling, esp privately

raise one's glass

To drink a health (to)

raise one's hat

To take one's hat off in salutation (to)

raise the market (upon) (stock exchange)

To bring about a rise in prices (to the disadvantage of)

raise the wind (slang)

To get together the necessary money by any means

roof /roof/

noun (pl roofs)
  1. The top covering of a building or vehicle
  2. A ceiling
  3. The overhead surface, structure or stratum of a vault, arch, cave, excavation, etc
  4. The upper covering of the mouth (the palate) or of any cavity
  5. A dwelling
  6. A culmination
  7. A high or highest plateau (eg the roof of the world, the Pamir)
  8. An upper limit
  9. An aeroplane's ceiling or limiting height
transitive verb
  1. To cover with a roof
  2. To shelter
ORIGIN: OE hrōf; Du roef

roofed adjective

roofˈer noun

  1. A person who makes or mends roofs
  2. A roof board
  3. A letter of thanks for hospitality (informal)

roofˈing noun

  1. Covering with a roof
  2. Materials for a roof
  3. The roof itself
  4. Shelter
adjective

For roofing

roofˈless adjective

  1. (of a building) having no roof
  2. (of a person) having neither permanent nor temporary accommodation, living on the streets

roofˈlessness noun

roofˈlike adjective

roofˈy adjective

Having a roof or roofs

roof board noun

A board lying under slates or tiles

roof garden noun

A garden on a flat roof

roof guard noun

A device to prevent snow from sliding off a roof

roof plate noun

A wall plate that receives the lower ends of the rafters of a roof

roof rack noun

A rack which may be fitted to the roof of a car, etc to carry luggage, etc

roofˈscape noun

A view of a skyline formed by the tops of buildings against the sky

roofˈtop noun

The outside of a roof

roofˈtree noun

  1. The ridgepole of a roof
  2. The roof

have a roof over one's head

To have somewhere to live

hit (or go through) the roof

To become very angry

raise the roof

  1. To make a great noise or commotion
  2. To hit the roof
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