tarp

tarp — 名詞

1. A large, strong sheet made of waterproof material, often plastic or coated canva

1.名詞B1
釋義

防水布

防水厚布或塑膠布

A large, strong sheet made of waterproof material, often plastic or coated canvas, that is placed over objects or areas to keep them dry or protected from the weather.

例句

Yuna covered her firewood pile with a blue tarp before the storm.

Yuna 在暴風雨來臨前用一塊藍色防水布蓋住了她的柴堆。

cover + with + tarp + before + [weather event]

Builders spread a heavy tarp over the scaffolding to keep rain off the bricks.

工人們在鷹架上鋪了一塊厚重的防水布，以免磚塊被雨淋濕。

spread + tarp + over + [structure] + to protect from rain

常見搭配
  • cover with a tarp
  • spread a tarp
  • tie down a tarp
  • under a tarp
  • heavy tarp
  • blue tarp
  • plastic tarp
  • canvas tarp
  • large tarp
  • waterproof tarp
同義詞
  • tarpaulin

    the full, more formal term; rarely used in casual American speech

  • groundsheet

    a smaller tarp specifically used as a floor layer inside a tent

  • canvas cover

    typically refers to heavy cloth covers without specifying waterproofing

文法句型

a/the/possessive + tarp

tarp + is/are + adjective

用法筆記

Tarp is the common shortened form of tarpaulin and is used far more often in everyday speech. A tarp can be made of heavy plastic, canvas, or other waterproof materials.

常見錯誤

I slept in a tarp.
I slept under a tarp.
A tarp is the sheet itself, not a shelter. You sleep under it or cover things with it.
We need a tarp for the roof broken.
We need a tarp to cover the broken roof.
The possessive/object structure 'for + noun + past participle' is not natural here.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • tarp cover
  • tarp material
  • tarp sheet

常用片語

  • cover with a tarp
  • spread a tarp
  • tie down a tarp
  • put a tarp over

介系詞搭配

  • under a tarp
  • over a tarp
  • with a tarp