单词 | shaft |
释义 | shaft n 1 [C] (a) long slender stem of an arrow or a spear 箭杆; 矛杆. (b) [C] (arch 古) arrow; spear 箭; 矛. 2 [C] ~ (of sth) (fig 比喻) remark intended to wound or stimulate 旨在伤人或刺激人的话 shafts of malice 恶意挖苦人的话 her brilliant shafts of wit 她的机智犀利的词锋. 3 [C] long handle of an axe or other tool, or eg of a golf-club 长柄(如斧、 高尔夫球杆等用具的). 4 [C] either of the two bars or poles between which a horse is harnessed to pull a cart, etc 辕; 辕子. 5 [C] main part of a column, between the base and the capital 柱身. => illus at column 见column插图. 6 [C] (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) bar or rod joining parts of a machine or transmitting power in a machine (机器的)连杆, 传动轴, 旋转轴: a `crankshaft a `drive-shaft.7 [C] (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) long narrow (usu vertical) space, eg for a lift to move up and down in, for entry into a mine, or for ventilation 通道(通常指垂直的, 如为电梯、 矿井升降机等上下移动的, 或通风用的): a `lift-shaft 升降机井 a `mine-shaft 井筒 * sink a shaft 挖竖井. Cf 参看 gallery 6. 8 the shaft [sing] (US infml 口) unfair treatment; trickery 苛待; 诡计 give sb/get the shaft 亏待某人[受到亏待] We were given the shaft, and lost a lot of money. 我们上了大当, 损失了很多钱. 9 [C] ~ (of sth) long thin beam (of light, etc) (光线等的)束 a shaft of light/sunlight/moonlight/lightning 一道光[阳光/月光/闪光]. shaft, v [Tn] (US infml 口) treat (sb) unfairly or harshly; cheat 苛待(某人); 欺骗. |
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