Raft

[rɑːft] or [ræft]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers.

(verb.) make into a raft; 'raft these logs'.

(verb.) travel by raft in water; 'Raft the Colorado River'.

(verb.) transport on a raft; 'raft wood down a river'.

埃斯蒂斯整理--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(-) imp. & p. p. of Reave.

(n.) A collection of logs, boards, pieces of timber, or the like, fastened together, either for their own collective conveyance on the water, or to serve as a support in conveying other things; a float.

(n.) A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which obstructs navigation.

(n.) A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately.

(v. t.) To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber.

(-) of Reave

整理:奥利维亚

解釋/意思:

n. a collection of pieces of timber fastened together for a support on the water: planks conveyed by water.—v.t. to transport on a raft: to form into a raft.—v.i. to manage a raft travel by raft.—ns. Raft′-bridge a bridge supported on rafts; Raft′-dog an iron bar fitted for securing logs in a raft; Raft′-duck the black-head duck of the United States; Raft′-port a square hole in some ships for convenience in loading and unloading timber; Raft′-rope a rope used in whaling-vessels for stringing blubber; Rafts′man one who guides a raft.

n. (U.S.) a miscellaneous or promiscuous lot.

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