raft

英 [rɑːft]

美 [ræft]

n. 木排; 筏; 橡皮艇; 充气船; 大量; 许多

复数：rafts　过去分词：rafted　现在分词：rafting　过去式：rafted　第三人称单数：rafts　

Collins.1 / BNC.10123 / COCA.7376

牛津词典

noun

木排；筏
a flat structure made of pieces of wood tied together and used as a boat or floating platform
橡皮艇；充气船
a small boat made of rubber or plastic that is filled with air
1. an inflatable raft
  可充气的橡皮筏
大量；许多
a large number or amount of sth
1. a whole raft of new proposals
  大量新的提议

N-COUNT 木排；木筏；筏子
Araftis a floating platform made from large pieces of wood or other materials tied together.
1. ...a river trip on bamboo rafts through dense rainforest.
  坐竹筏穿过茂密雨林的河上之旅
See also:The crew spent two days and nights in their raft.life raft
N-COUNT 大堆；大量
Araft ofpeople or things is a lot of them.
1. He has surrounded himself with a raft of advisers who are very radical...
  他周围聚集了一大群偏激的顾问。
2. This is likely to revive consumer spending and a whole raft of consumer industries.
  这可能会带动消费性支出和一大批消费工业的复苏。

noun

a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
1. a batch of letters
2. a deal of trouble
3. a lot of money
4. he made a mint on the stock market
5. see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
6. it must have cost plenty
7. a slew of journalists
8. a wad of money
Synonym:batchdealflockgood dealgreat dealhatfulheaplotmassmessmicklemintmountainmucklepasselpeckpileplentypotquite a littlesightslewspatestacktidy sumwad

verb