raft
noun uk/rɑːft/ us/ræft/
(FLOATING STRUCTURE)
[ C ]筏子；木筏，木排
a flat floating structure for travelling across water, often made of pieces of wood tied roughly together and moved along with a paddle (= pole with a flat end)
We lashed together anything that would float to make a raft. 我们把所有能漂浮的东西都捆绑在一起来做一个筏子。
[ C ]（游泳、跳水的）浮台
a fixed, flat floating structure that swimmers can use to land on or dive from
[ C ]充气筏，橡皮艇
a small rubber or plastic boat that can be filled with air
a rubber raft 橡皮艇
an inflatable raft 充气筏
(MANY)
[ C usually singular ]许多，大量
a large number or range; a lot
a raft of data 大量资料
We have designed a whole raft of measures to improve the transport system. 我们已经制定了一整套措施来完善交通系统。
raft
verb [ I or T ] uk/rɑːft/ us/ræft/
乘坐筏子（渡河）；用筏子运送
to travel or transport something on a raft
They rafted their supplies down the river. 他们用筏子把生活用品运到河的下游。
We rafted through the rapids. 我们乘筏子渡过了那处急流。
Have you ever been white water rafting? 你玩过急流漂流吗？