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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