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单词 roof
释义 roof
 —rooflike,  adj.  
 /roohf, roof/,  n.  ,  pl.   roofs,  v.  
  n.  
  1. the external upper covering of a house or other building.
  2. a frame for supporting this: an open-timbered roof.
  3. the highest part or summit: The Himalayas are the roof of the world.
  4. something that in form or position resembles the roof of a house, as the top of a car, the upper part of the mouth, etc.
  5. a house.
  6.  Mining.   the rock immediately above a horizontal mineral deposit.
  7. go through the roof,
   a. to increase beyond all expectations: Foreign travel may very well go through the roof next year.
   b. Also, hit the roof, Informal. to lose one's temper; become extremely angry.
  8. raise the roof, Informal.
   a. to create a loud noise: The applause raised the roof.
   b. to complain or protest noisily: He'll raise the roof when he sees that bill.
  v.t.  
  9. to provide or cover with a roof.
 [bef. 900; ME (n.); OE hrof; c. D roef cover, cabin, ON hrof]
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