laths

/læθs/

Meanings

noun

板条，木条。

A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.

Examples :

"The plaster on the old house was crumbling, revealing the laths underneath that it was attached to. "

老房子的灰泥正在剥落，露出了下面用来固定灰泥的板条。

Related Words

plaster noun

/ˈplastə/ /ˈplɑːstə/ /ˈplæstɚ/

膏药，药膏。

"She put a medicated plaster on her daughter's small cut to help it heal. "

她给女儿的小伤口贴了块药膏，帮助它愈合。

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

建造，建设。

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

这座桥的建造工程将在几周内完工。

rafters noun

/ˈræftərz/ /ˈræftərs/

屋椽, 椽子

"The cat walked carefully along the rafters in the old barn. "

猫小心地沿着老谷仓里的屋椽走着。

supporting verb

/səˈpɔːtɪŋ/ /səˈpɔɹtɪŋ/

支撑，扶持。

"Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform."

别动那根梁！它支撑着整个平台呢。

underneath noun

/ʌndəˈniθ/ /ʌndɚˈnið/

下面, 底部

"The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue."

飞机的底部被漆成了蓝色。

revealing verb

/ɹəˈviːlɪŋ/

揭示，显露。

"The magician was revealing his trick by showing how the disappearing box worked. "

这位魔术师正在揭示他的魔术，通过展示那个消失的箱子是如何运作的。

covering verb

/ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/

覆盖，遮盖.

"He covered the baby with a blanket."

他用毯子盖住了婴儿。

fastened verb

/ˈfɑːsn̩d/ /ˈfæsn̩d/

系紧，固定。

"Can you fasten these boards together with some nails?"

你能用钉子把这些木板钉牢固吗？

purpose noun

/ˈpɜːpəs/ /ˈpɝpəs/

目的，目标，宗旨.

"My purpose for studying hard is to get good grades in school. "

我努力学习的目的就是为了在学校取得好成绩。

attached verb

/əˈtætʃt/

连接，附着，附加。

"An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship."

一名军官隶属于某个团、连或舰艇。

plastering verb

/ˈplæstərɪŋ/ /ˈplɑːstərɪŋ/

抹灰，粉刷。

"to plaster a wall"

往墙上抹灰

crumbling verb

/ˈkrʌmblɪŋ/ /ˈkrʌmbl̩ɪŋ/

瓦解，崩溃。

"The old building is slowly crumbling because no one is taking care of it. "

这栋老房子因为没人照料，正在慢慢地瓦解。