n.[C]

1. 木排，木筏；筏子
   They floated down the river on a raft.

   他们乘着木筏向河的下游漂去。

2. （救生用）橡皮艇
   Many people got away from the wrecked ship on a raft.

   许多人乘救生艇离开遇难的船。

3. （海水浴场等的）浮台
4. （某些昆虫的）卵筏

vt.

1. 用筏子运送，筏流（木材）
   We rafted our baggage across the river.

   我们用木筏将行李运过河去。

2. 乘筏子渡（河）
3. 把……扎成筏子

vi.

1. 乘筏；划筏

n.

1. 【口】大量，许多[S][（+of）]
   He met with a raft of troubles last year.

   去年，他遇到了许多麻烦。

n.

1. a flat buoyant structure of timber or other materials fastened together, used as a boat or floating platform.
   ▸a small inflatable boat.
2. a floating mass of fallen trees, ice, etc.
3. a foundation of reinforced concrete for a building.

v.

1. travel or transport on or as if on a raft.
2. make into a raft.

n.