raft

Word family nounrafterraftingraftmanraftraftsman

Related topics: Water

ldoce_280_araft /rɑːft $ ræft/ noun [countableC]

1. TTWa flat floating structure, usually made of pieces of wood tied together, used as a boat 木排；木筏 →5 See picture of RAFT 木筏 →4 See picture of 见图 raft

2 a raft of something LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa large number of things 大量某物；许多某物

The company has launched a whole raft of new software products.

公司推出了大量新软件产品。

Examples from the Corpus

a raft of something• Sun Busters is a separate brochure featuring late availability across a raft of Unijet products at reduced prices.• The diplomats, the royalty, the dodgy tycoons and a raft of celebrities from Charlie Drake to Tony Curtis.• And a raft of prospective third-party saviors offered no hope.• As a raft of scientists have now informed me, the Rousseauian romantic view of allergies is way off.• Closing a raft of useless federal establishments will get rid of only some 80,000 of them.• When you move abroad you face a raft of financial decisions, including which type of bank account to open.• This merely a selection of the biggest: The Net has added a raft of new twists on the bidding game.• Amelio also realigned his executive team with a raft of other appointments.

3. a flat floating structure that you can sit on, jump from etc when you are swimming 〔可供游泳者坐于其上、跳水等的〕浮台

4. TTWTTAa small flat rubber boat filled with air, used for example if a boat sinks 充气（救生）橡皮筏

Examples from the Corpus

raft• Closing a raft of useless federal establishments will get rid of only some 80,000 of them.• When you move abroad you face a raft of financial decisions, including which type of bank account to open.• She needed a proper boat, not a raft.• A raft of foreign-owned firms have built new factories.• He greeted Collingridge's downfall like a drowning man discovers a life raft.• The waves which lapped over the stern of the raft were our waste-disposal system.• When the raft bumped on the sand, the fishermen could step ashore only knee deep in the water.• The raft is built and on its way.

From Longman Business Dictionary

raftraft /rɑːftræft/ noun

a raft of something a large number of things

There has been a raft of new laws aimed at giving better protection to children in the past few years.

Origin raft

1. (1200-1300) Old Norse raptr “large piece of wood, rafter”

2. (1800-1900) raff “mixture of things” ((17-19 centuries)), influenced by → RAFT1

词汇	raft
释义	raft Word family nounrafterraftingraftmanraftraftsman Related topics: Water ldoce_280_araft /rɑːft $ ræft/ ●○○ noun [countableC] 1. TTWa flat floating structure, usually made of pieces of wood tied together, used as a boat 木排；木筏 →5 See picture of RAFT 木筏 →4 See picture of 见图 raft 2 a raft of something LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa large number of things 大量某物；许多某物 The company has launched a whole raft of new software products. 公司推出了大量新软件产品。 Examples from the Corpus a raft of something• Sun Busters is a separate brochure featuring late availability across a raft of Unijet products at reduced prices.• The diplomats, the royalty, the dodgy tycoons and a raft of celebrities from Charlie Drake to Tony Curtis.• And a raft of prospective third-party saviors offered no hope.• As a raft of scientists have now informed me, the Rousseauian romantic view of allergies is way off.• Closing a raft of useless federal establishments will get rid of only some 80,000 of them.• When you move abroad you face a raft of financial decisions, including which type of bank account to open.• This merely a selection of the biggest: The Net has added a raft of new twists on the bidding game.• Amelio also realigned his executive team with a raft of other appointments. 3. a flat floating structure that you can sit on, jump from etc when you are swimming 〔可供游泳者坐于其上、跳水等的〕浮台 4. TTWTTAa small flat rubber boat filled with air, used for example if a boat sinks 充气（救生）橡皮筏 Examples from the Corpus raft• Closing a raft of useless federal establishments will get rid of only some 80,000 of them.• When you move abroad you face a raft of financial decisions, including which type of bank account to open.• She needed a proper boat, not a raft.• A raft of foreign-owned firms have built new factories.• He greeted Collingridge's downfall like a drowning man discovers a life raft.• The waves which lapped over the stern of the raft were our waste-disposal system.• When the raft bumped on the sand, the fishermen could step ashore only knee deep in the water.• The raft is built and on its way. From Longman Business Dictionary raftraft /rɑːftræft/ noun a raft of something a large number of things There has been a raft of new laws aimed at giving better protection to children in the past few years. Origin raft 1. (1200-1300) Old Norse raptr “large piece of wood, rafter” 2. (1800-1900) raff “mixture of things” ((17-19 centuries)), influenced by → RAFT1
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