roof
US: /ˈɹuf/, /ˈɹʊf/
UK: /ɹˈuːf/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
roof /ru:f/- danh từ
- mái nhà, nóc
- tiled roof: mái ngói
- under one's roof: ở nhà của mình
- to have a roof over head: có nơi ăn chốn ở
- vòm
- the roof of heaven: vòm trời
- under a roof of foliage: dưới vòm lá cây
- the roof of the mouth: vòm miệng
- the roof of the world: nóc nhà trời, dãy núi cao
- nóc xe
- (hàng không) trần (máy bay)
- mái nhà, nóc
- ngoại động từ
- lợp (nhà)
- làm mái che cho; (nghĩa bóng) cho trú ngụ, cho ở
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
(plural roofs)
1 the structure that covers or forms the top of a building or vehicle: a flat / sloping roof + a thatched / slate roof + The corner of the classroom was damp where the roof had leaked. + Tim climbed on to the garage roof. + The roof of the car was not damaged in the accident.
See also -
2 (-roofed) (in adjectives) having the type of roof mentioned: flat-roofed buildings
3 the top of an underground space such as a tunnel or CAVE: The roof of the tunnel was starting to collapse. + The cave had a very low roof.
4 ~ of your mouth the top of the inside of your mouth
Idioms: go through the roof
1 (of prices, etc.) to rise or increase very quickly: House prices here have gone through the roof.
2 (also hit the roof) (informal) to become very angry
have a roof over your head to have somewhere to live: Thanks to Bob's generosity, I still have a roof over my head.
under one roof
under the same roof in the same building or house: There are various stores and restaurants all under one roof. + I don't think I can live under the same roof as you any longer.
under your roof in your home: I don't want her under my roof again.
more at HIT v., RAISE v.
+ verb
~ sth (in / over)
~ sth (with / in sth) [VN] [often passive] to cover sth with a roof; to put a roof on a building: The shopping centre is not roofed over. + Their cottage was roofed with green slate.
Collocation
ADJ.
conical, flat, gabled, mansard, pitched, pointed, sloping, steep | corrugated iron, glass, slate, thatched, tiled, tin | car, church, etc.
VERB + ROOF
support
The roof is supported by stone columns.
ROOF + VERB
slope
The roof slopes down to the top of the windows.
| cave in, fall in, collapse
Five people were killed when the roof fell in.
| leak
ROOF + NOUN
space
The burglars removed tiles to climb into the roof space.
| covering, slate, tile | beams, rafters, structure, timbers | insulation | garden, terrace
The hotel has a charming roof garden.
PREP.
in a/the ~
There are small windows in the roof.
| on a/the ~
There's a cat on the roof.
| under your ~
(= in your house)I won't have that man under my roof again!
PHRASES
under one/the same roof
(= in the same building)We're good friends but we could never live under the same roof.
Concise dictionary
roofs|roofed|roofingruːfnoun
+a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
+protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
verb
+provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof
