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roof

ru:fnoun, verb

A21,738th most heard wordIn 54 of 2278 videos (2%)heard 112 timeslast on Oct 17, 2026

  1. n. a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
  2. n. protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
  3. n. the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space

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  1. 2:23Those go straight from your eyes to a little cluster of neurons in your brain above the roof of your mouth, and they tell your whole brain and body it's daytime.它们直接从你的眼睛传到你口腔顶部上方大脑中的一簇神经元,告诉你的整个大脑和身体现在是白天。Andrew Huberman Demonstrates Eye-Movement Sleep Trick, Shares Tips for Brain Health (Extended)
  2. 4:16The roof.屋顶。Trump Dismisses AI Concerns as He Mocks Top AI Leaders' Warnings | The Tonight Show
  3. 3:41Guys, at the planning part, what the engineer comes up with as far as loads, and once we're done with all this here, these major components and others, we have now completed the continuous load path from peak of the roof all the way down to the foundation.各位,在规划阶段,工程师会确定荷载情况,一旦我们完成所有这些主要组件和其他部分,我们就完成了从屋顶顶点一直到地基的连续荷载路径。Storm Resistance | This Old House
  4. 2:53It's a fourplex, so we're doing a lot of work, like new roof, new windows, new bathroom, new kitchen.这是一栋四户住宅,所以我们做了很多工作,比如换新屋顶、新窗户、新浴室、新厨房。English Conversation Practice: Personal News & Updates
  5. 6:57This phrase to jack up means to go way higher, just through the roof.“to jack up”这个短语意思是一路飙升,涨到天上去。Can you SPEAK with me in English? [Conversation Lesson]

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