raft

英 [rɑːft]

美 [ræft]

n.  木排; 筏; 橡皮艇; 充气船; 大量; 许多

复数：rafts　过去分词：rafted　现在分词：rafting　过去式：rafted　第三人称单数：rafts　

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牛津词典

noun

• 木排；筏
  a flat structure made of pieces of wood tied together and used as a boat or floating platform
• 橡皮艇；充气船
  a small boat made of rubber or plastic that is filled with air
  1. an inflatable raft
     可充气的橡皮筏
• 大量；许多
  a large number or amount of sth
  1. a whole raft of new proposals
     大量新的提议

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 木排；木筏；筏子
  Araftis a floating platform made from large pieces of wood or other materials tied together.
  1. ...a river trip on bamboo rafts through dense rainforest.
     坐竹筏穿过茂密雨林的河上之旅
• See also:The crew spent two days and nights in their raft.life raft
• N-COUNT 大堆；大量
  Araft ofpeople or things is a lot of them.
  1. He has surrounded himself with a raft of advisers who are very radical...
     他周围聚集了一大群偏激的顾问。
  2. This is likely to revive consumer spending and a whole raft of consumer industries.
     这可能会带动消费性支出和一大批消费工业的复苏。

英英释义

noun

• a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
  1. a batch of letters
  2. a deal of trouble
  3. a lot of money
  4. he made a mint on the stock market
  5. see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
  6. it must have cost plenty
  7. a slew of journalists
  8. a wad of money
  Synonym:batchdealflockgood dealgreat dealhatfulheaplotmassmessmicklemintmountainmucklepasselpeckpileplentypotquite a littlesightslewspatestacktidy sumwad

verb

• make into a raft
  1. raft these logs
• travel by raft in water
  1. Raft the Colorado River
• transport on a raft
  1. raft wood down a river

双语例句

• The crew spent two days and nights in their raft.
  船员在救生筏上呆了两天两夜。
• The raft gathered speed as the current dragged it toward the falls.
  水流将木筏拽向瀑布，木筏的速度越来越快。
• He has surrounded himself with a raft of advisers who are very radical
  他周围聚集了一大群偏激的顾问。
• I didn't count on his capsizing the raft.
  我没有想到他会把筏子弄翻。
• He sailed across the Atlantic in his self-made raft.
  他乘着自制的竹筏跨越了大西洋。
• The raft was only partially inflated.
  筏子只充了一部分气。
• Another theory is that it was used as a raft, which is more plausible.
  另一个理论是，这是运用了筏的原理，这种理论更加的可信。
• 'Are you sure the raft is safe?' she asked anxiously. 'Couldn't be safer,' Max assured her confidently
  “你确定木筏安全吗？”她不安地问道。“再安全不过了，”马克斯信心十足地向她保证道。
• Raft repeatedly hurled verbal abuse at his co-star.
  拉夫特不断地破口大骂和他联合主演的演员。
• After further adventures alone on a raft he eventually reached the island.
  他独自乘着木筏，经历了很多艰险，终于到了岛上。