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ldoce_280_araft /rɑːft $ ræft/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1. TTWa flat floating structure, usually made of pieces of wood tied together, used as a boat 木排；木筏 →5  See picture of RAFT 木筏 →4  See picture of 见图 raft2  a raft of something LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa large number of things 大量某 物；许多某物 The company has launched a whole raft of new software products. 公司推出了大量新软件产品。3. a flat floating structure that you can sit on, jump from etc when you are swimming 〔可供游泳者坐于其上、跳水等的〕浮台4. TTWTTAa small flat rubber boat filled with air, used for example if a boat sinks 充气（救生）橡皮筏

Examples from the Corpus

raft• Closing a raft of useless federal establishments will get rid of only some 80,000 of them.• When you move abroad you face a raft of financial decisions, including which type of bank account to open.• She needed a proper boat, not a raft.• A raft of foreign-owned firms have built new factories.• He greeted Collingridge's downfall like a drowning man discovers a life raft.• The waves which lapped over the stern of the raft were our waste-disposal system.• When the raft bumped on the sand, the fishermen could step ashore only knee deep in the water.• The raft is built and on its way.From Longman Business Dictionaryraftraft /rɑːftræft/ noun a raft of something a large number of thingsThere has been a raft of new laws aimed at giving better protection to children in the past few years.Origin raft 1. (1200-1300) Old Norse raptr “large piece of wood, rafter”2. (1800-1900) raff “mixture of things” ((17-19 centuries)), influenced by → RAFT1

raft nounChinese  

structure, Corpus flat Business pieces a floating of made usually

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raft /rɑːft $ ræft/ noun [countable]1. a flat floating structure, usually made of pieces of wood tied together, used as a boat
2. a raft of something a large number of things:
    The company has launched a whole raft of new software products.
3. a flat floating structure that you can sit on, jump from etc when you are swimming
4. a small flat rubber boat filled with air, used for example if a boat sinks

raftBrE /rɑːft/ 🔊NAmE /ræft/ 🔊 nouna flat structure made of pieces of wood tied together and used as a boat or floating platform 木排；筏a small boat made of rubber or plastic that is filled with air 橡皮艇；充气船◆an inflatable raft充气橡皮筏 [usually singular] ~ of sth (informal) a large number or amount of sth 大量；许多◆a whole raft of new proposals大量新的提议