(pl. sheaves /ʃiːvz/)
1- a bundle of grain stalks laid lengthways and tied together after reaping（禾）捆; 束。
1.1
- a bundle of objects of one kind, especially papers一扎（尤指文件）：
he waved a sheaf of papers in the air.
他在空中挥舞着一扎文件。
词源
Old English scēaf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoof 'sheaf' and German Schaub 'wisp of straw', also to the verb SHOVE.