raft

🇬🇧 UK/ræft/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

A flat floating platform made of logs or planks, used for transport on water; a large number or amount.

筏;救生筏;大量

v.

To travel by or transport on a raft.

乘筏;用筏运输

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
raftother
=raft

Common Collocations

  • 1.life raft救生筏
  • 2.a raft of大量的;一系列的
  • 3.inflatable raft充气筏
  • 4.rubber raft橡皮艇

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The survivors clung to a makeshift raft after their boat capsized in the storm.

  • 2.

    The new policy introduced a whole raft of changes to the healthcare system.

  • 3.

    They spent the afternoon rafting down the river on a bamboo raft.

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