thatch

thatch

英 [θætʃ]
　　美 [θætʃ]

n. 茅草，雜草；濃密的頭發；茅草屋頂
　　vt. 用茅草覆蓋屋頂
　　n. (Thatch)人名；(英)薩奇

中文詞源：

thatch 蓋茅草，茅草屋頂

來自古英語 theccan,蓋茅草，遮蓋屋頂，來自 Proto-Germanic*thakan,遮蓋，隱藏，來自 PIE*steg, 遮蓋，隱藏，詞源同 tegular,deck,detective.

例句：

1. Teddy ran thick fingers through his unruly thatch of hair.
特迪用自己的粗手指頭捋瞭一下濃密蓬亂的頭發。

2. Thatch is naturally warm in winter and cool in summer.
茅草料天生冬暖夏涼。

3. a roof made of thatch
茅草屋頂

4. They would live in a small house with a green door and a new thatch.
他們將住在一所新苫頂的綠門小房子裡。

5. They lit a torch and set fire to the chapel's thatch.
他們點著一支火把，放火燒瞭小教堂的茅草屋頂。