thatch meaning in English
n.
1.盖屋顶的材料〔稻草、茅草、棕榈〕。
2.草屋顶。
3.〔口、谑〕(长在头上的)头发。
4.(作物下的地面上的)杂草。
vt.
(用稻草等)盖(屋顶)；像用茅草盖屋顶般覆盖。
n.
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盖屋顶者。
adj.
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Examples
- Cottages are thatched .
茅舍以草为顶。 - I knew they were just thatch and must be brittle, porous, and light .
我知道那是茅草屋，盖得薄薄的，轻而透气。 - The rain beat fast and furiously and ran down in plashing streams from the thatched roof .
雨又急又猛，象激流一般从茅草顶上泻下。 - A distant flash, a low rumble, and large drops of rain spattered on the thatch above him .
远远一道电光，一声低沉的雷声，大点的雨滴滴哒哒打到他头上的茅屋顶上。 - The roof was slated instead of thatched
那个屋顶不是用草而是用石板盖的。