rafter

Definitions

Common Collocations

• 1.roof rafter屋顶椽子
• 2.wooden rafter木制椽子
• 3.packed to the rafters座无虚席／挤得满满当当
• 4.shake the rafters震耳欲聋／掌声雷动

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The old barn's wooden rafters were covered in dust and cobwebs.

• 2.

  Workers replaced the rotting rafters before installing the new roof.

• 3.

  The crowd cheered so loudly that the noise seemed to shake the rafters.