thatch

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  • n.茅草屋顶；稻草；浓密的头发
  • v.用茅草盖屋顶
  • Web茅屋顶；用茅草覆盖屋顶；枯草
Plural Form：thatches  Present Participle：thatching  Past Tense：thatched  

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thatch
n.
1.
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（作为屋顶材料的）茅草，稻草，芦苇；茅草屋顶；草屋顶dried straw , reeds , etc. used for making a roof; a roof made of this material
a roof made of thatch
茅草屋顶
The thatch was badly damaged in the storm.
茅草屋顶在暴风雨中遭到严重破坏。
2.
[sing]
(informal)
~ of hair
浓密的头发thick hair on sb's head
v.
1.
~ sth
用茅草盖屋顶to cover the roof of a building with thatch

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AllAll,茅草屋顶茅草屋顶,稻草稻草,浓密的头发浓密的头发,用茅草盖屋顶用茅草盖屋顶,茅屋顶茅屋顶,用茅草覆盖屋顶用茅草覆盖屋顶,枯草枯草
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1.
Thatch which has been done the British way last from twenty to sixty years, and is an effective defence against the heat .
以英格兰方式做的茅草屋可延续二十至六十年，而且有效防热。
yǐ yīng gé lán fāng shì zuò de máo cǎo wū kě yán xù èr shí zhì liù shí nián , ér qiě yǒu xiào fáng rè 。
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2.
Thin and olive-skinned boys, each had a thatch of dark curls on his head and was quick to anger and quicker to forgive.
他们身材细瘦，皮肤橄榄色，头上都有乱蓬蓬的黑色发卷，脾气发作得快，但消得更快。
tā men shēn cái xì shòu , pí fū gǎn lǎn sè , tóu shàng dōu yǒu luàn péng péng de hēi sè fā juǎn , pí qi fā zuò de kuài , dàn xiāo dé gèng kuài 。
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3.
So, like a good husband, he climbed up and began to fix the thatch. The ugly girl went out to gut fish.
所以像一个好丈夫那样，他爬上去修茅草屋顶，丑女孩出去工作。
suǒ yǐ xiàng yī gè hǎo zhàng fu nà yàng , tā pá shàng qù xiū máo cǎo wū dǐng , chǒu nǚ hái chū qù gōng zuò 。
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4.
An old lute player falls ill in the wilds, and is saved by a fisher boy who accommodates him in his thatch cottage.
老琴师在归途中病倒在荒山野渡旁，渔家少年将老人安顿在自己的茅舍歇息。
lǎo qín shī zài guī tú zhōng bìng dǎo zài huāng shān yě dù páng , yú jiā shào nián jiāng lǎo rén ān dùn zài zì jǐ de máo shè xiē xī 。
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5.
Although thatch has always been used for cottage and farm buildings, it was once used for castles and churches, too.
虽然茅草屋顶一直用于小屋和农场舍，它也曾是用于城堡和教堂。
suī rán máo cǎo wū dǐng yì zhí yòng yú xiǎo wū hé nóng chǎng shě , tā yě céng shì yòng yú chéng bǎo hé jiào táng 。
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6.
'No, none of them. I forgot to tell the men to thatch them. I expect most of my wheat will be destroyed in this rain. '
没有，一垛也没盖。我忘记对他们说了。我估计我的大部分麦子都让这场雨给毁了。
méi yǒu , yī duò yě méi gài 。 wǒ wàng jì duì tā men shuō le 。 wǒ gū jì wǒ de dà bù fen mài zǐ dōu ràng zhè chǎng yǔ gěi huǐ le 。
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7.
Through the gathering blue dusk Jaime glimpsed fresh thatch upon a score of roofs, and doors made of raw green wood.
在逐渐聚集的深蓝暮色中，詹姆瞥见一排屋顶上新铺的稻草，还有一排新鲜木头做成的房门。
zài zhú jiàn jù jí de shēn lán mù sè zhōng , zhān mǔ piē jiàn yī pái wū dǐng shàng xīn pū de dào cǎo , hái yǒu yī pái xīn xiān mù tóu zuò chéng de fáng mén 。
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8.
Suddenly, I was a strong Zhuangmen Chen woke to the sound, and I realized that just delivered the thatch on the island of lime not good.
突然，我被一陈强烈地撞门声惊醒，同时我意识到，柔运上岛的石灰借没苫好。
tū rán , wǒ bèi yī chén qiáng liè de zhuàng mén shēng jīng xǐng , tóng shí wǒ yì shí dào , róu yùn shàng dǎo de shí huī jiè méi shān hǎo 。
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9.
"Palatial" is not the word that usually comes to mind to describe a pole-and-thatch house.
一般人不会想到用「宏伟」来形容茅草屋，多数西方人会想像成「小棚屋」。
yì bān rén bú huì xiǎng dào yòng 「 hóng wěi 」 lái xíng róng máo cǎo wū , duō shù xī fāng rén huì xiǎng xiàng chéng 「 xiǎo péng wū 」 。
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10.
After a while though, they began to replace the thatch with wooden shingles, because wood were so plentiful.
然而过了一阵，他们开始用木质墙板来替代茅草屋顶，因为有充足木料。
rán ér guò le yí zhèn , tā men kāi shǐ yòng mù zhì qiáng bǎn lái tì dài máo cǎo wū dǐng , yīn wèi yǒu chōng zú mù liào 。
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