"rafters" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 椽子

Definition

椽子是指用來支撐屋頂和形成屋頂結構的長而傾斜的木材或金屬材料。它們從牆頂延伸到屋脊。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用在建築領域，通常為複數。英文片語 'up in the rafters' 有時泛指建築物高處，不僅僅是指椽子本身。

Examples

The old barn's rafters were made of thick wood.

那座舊穀倉的**椽子**是用厚木材做的。

Birds built a nest in the rafters of our garage.

鳥兒在我們車庫的**椽子**上築巢了。

You can see the rafters if you look up at the ceiling.

如果你抬頭看天花板，可以看到**椽子**。

He hung his lantern from one of the rafters during the blackout.

停電時，他把燈籠掛在一根**椽子**上。

We could hear squirrels running across the rafters in the attic.

我們能聽到松鼠在閣樓的**椽子**上來回跑。

The theater's lights hung way up in the rafters, almost out of sight.

劇場的燈掛在高高的**椽子**上，幾乎看不見。