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- a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar（工具或棍棒的）柄, 把手; 箭杆; 矛杆：
the shaft of a golf club
高尔夫球棒的柄
the shaft of a feather.
羽毛的干。
1.1
- an arrow or spear箭; 矛。
1.2
- a column, especially the main part between the base and capital柱（尤指柱头和柱基间的主要部分）。
1.3
- a long cylindrical rotating rod for the transmission of motive power in a machine（机器的）轴。
1.4
- each of the pair of poles between which a horse is harnessed to a vehicle辕杆。
1.5
- a ray of light or bolt of lightning（光、闪电等的）一道, 一束：
a shaft of sunlight.
一缕阳光。
1.6
- a sudden flash of a quality or feeling（品质或情感的）突然闪现：
a shaft of inspiration.
灵感突现。
1.7
- a remark intended to be witty, wounding, or provoking风凉话; 挖苦话; 刺激的话：
he directs his shafts against her.
他的挖苦话都是冲着她的。
1.8
- vulgar slang a man's penis〈粗俚〉阴茎。
1.9
the shaft
N. Amer. informal harsh or unfair treatment〈北美, 非正式〉苛刻; 怠慢; 不公平待遇：the executives continue to raise their pay while the workers get the shaft.
主管们不断增加工资, 对工人却很苛刻。
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- a long, narrow, typically vertical hole that gives access to a mine, accommodates a lift in a building, or provides ventilation矿井; 电梯井; 通风井。
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- no obj., with adverbial of direction(of light) shine in beams（光成束地）照射：
brilliant sunshine shafted through the skylight.
一束灿烂的阳光透过天窗照进来。
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- with obj. vulgar slang (of a man) have sexual intercourse with (a woman)〈粗俚〉（男子）与（女子）性交。
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- informal treat (someone) harshly or unfairly〈非正式〉苛刻对待; 不公正对待：
I suppose she'll get a lawyer and I'll be shafted.
我想她会找律师, 我则会挨整。
派生词
shafted
adjective长柄鱼叉。
词源
Old English scæft, sceaft 'handle, pole', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaft, German Schaft, and perhaps also to SCEPTRE. Early senses of the verb (late Middle English) were 'fit with a handle' and 'send out shafts of light'.