roof
noun [ C ] uk/ruːf/ us/ruːf/
A2 屋顶;车顶;顶部;盖子
the covering that forms the top of a building, vehicle, etc.
The house has a sloping/flat/tiled/thatched roof. 这所房子是斜顶／平顶／石板瓦顶／茅草（等）的。
Put the luggage on the roof of the car. 把行李放在车顶上。
The roof (= upper surface) of the cave is 50 metres up. 洞顶距地面有50米高。
This cake is so dry that it sticks to the roof of your mouth (= upper surface of the mouth). 这蛋糕很干，吃的时候会粘在上颚上。
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- The slate roof differentiates this house from others in the area.
- All I need is a roof over my head and a decent meal.
- The roof tiles will need an overlap of several centimetres.
- The garage has a pitched roof, not a flat one.
- Water was splashing from a hole in the roof.
Idioms
go through the roofidiom C2 飞涨;激增
to rise to a very high level
Prices have gone through the roof. 物价飞涨。
C2 informal (also hit the roof)火冒三丈，暴跳如雷
to get very angry
When I was expelled from school, my parents went through the roof. 我被学校开除后，我父母气得暴跳如雷。
raise the roofidiom 高声喧闹;纵声欢唱;闹翻天
to play/sing very loudly and enthusiastically
With their last, triumphant piece, the musicians raised the roof. 在演奏最后一支欢快振奋的曲子时，音乐家们愈加奔放，激情四射。
a roof over your headidiom C2 住处;栖身之处
a place to live
She gave him enough money to get a roof over his head. 她给他的钱足够他找个住处了。
under someone's roofidiom 住在（某人）家里
in a home that belongs to someone
While you're under my roof, you have to live by my rules. 只要你住在我家，就得听从我的规矩。
under the same roofidiom 在同一屋檐下;在同一座房屋里
in the same building
I refuse to live under the same roof as that man. 我拒绝和那个男人住在同一屋檐下。
roof
verb [ T often passive ] uk/ruːf/ us/ruːf/
给（建筑物）盖屋顶;给（建筑物）装屋顶
to put a roof on a building
Phrasal verb
roof something in/over 加顶于;给…装盖顶
to put a roof over a place or area
The council has decided to roof over the open-air swimming pool. 政务委员会决定给露天游泳池装上顶盖。