- [uncountable, countable]
dried straw, reeds, etc. used for making a roof; a roof made of this material (作为屋顶材料的)茅草,稻草,芦苇;茅草屋顶;草屋顶 Topics Houses and homesc2, Buildingsc2 - [singular] thatch (of hair) (informal)
thick hair on somebody’s head 浓密的头发 He had a thatch of thick brown hair. 他有一头浓密的棕色头发。 Fortunately, I've got a reasonably thick thatch left. 幸运的是,我还剩下一层相当厚的茅草。
Word OriginOld English theccan ‘cover’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dekken and German decken.