单词 | thatch |
释义 | thatch —thatchless, adj. —thatchy, adj. /thach/, n. 1. Also, thatching. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc. 2. a covering of such a material. 3. the leaves of various palms that are used for thatching. 4. something resembling thatch on a roof, esp. thick hair covering the head: a thatch of unruly red hair. 5. Hort. a tightly bound layer of dead grass, including leaves, stems, and roots, that builds up on the soil surface at the base of the living grass of a lawn. v.t. 6. to cover with or as if with thatch. 7. Hort. to remove thatch from (a lawn); dethatch. [bef. 900; (v.) ME thacchen, var. (with a from thak > dial. thack) of thecchen, OE theccan to cover, hide; c. D dekken (see DECK), G decken, ON thekja; (n.) ME thacche, var. (with ch from the v.) of thak] |
随便看 |
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。