1
- a large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used on a bed to cover the mattress and as a layer beneath blankets when these are used被单, 床单。
1.1
- used in comparisons to describe the pallor of a person who is ill or has had a shock［用于比较, 描述因生病或受惊导致的脸色苍白］被单, 床单：
Are you OK? You're as white as a sheet.
你没事吧？你的脸色很苍白。
1.2
- a broad flat piece of material such as metal or glass薄板; 薄片：
the small pipe has been formed from a flat sheet of bronze.
这根小管子是由扁平薄铜片做的。
2
- a rectangular piece of paper, especially one of a standard size produced commercially and used for writing and printing on（长方形的）一张（纸）：
a sheet of unmarked paper.
一张没有做记号的纸。
2.1
- a quantity of text or other information contained on such a piece of paper一张纸容量的文字（或其他信息）：
he produced yet another sheet of figures.
他又出示了一张数字记录。
2.2
- a flat piece of paper as opposed to a reel of continuous paper, the bound pages of a book, or a folded map单张（纸）（与卷纸相对）; 折贴（与装订好的书页相对）; 整张地图（与折叠地图相对）。
2.3
- all the postage stamps printed on one piece of paper一整版邮票：
a sheet of 1p stamps.
一整版一便士的邮票。
2.4
- a map, especially one part of a series covering a larger area（尤指大地区系列地图的一部分的）一张地图。
3
- an extensive unbroken surface area of something一大片：
Loch Affric is a lovely sheet of water among trees
艾菲力克湖是树丛中一片美丽的水景
as modifier sheet ice.片状冰。
3.1
- a broad moving mass of flames or water成片移动的火焰（或水）：
the rain was still falling in sheets.
仍然下着倾盆大雨。
1
- with obj. cover with or wrap in a sheet of cloth（用布）盖上, 裹上：
lorry drivers don't sheet their loads.
卡车司机不用布盖住货物。
2
- no obj., with adverbial of direction(of rain) fall in large quantities（雨）倾盆（或瓢泼）而下：
rain sheeted down.
雨瓢泼而下。
词源
Old English scēte, scīete, of Germanic origin; related to the verb SHOOT in its primary sense 'to project'.
Nautical 【航海】
1
- a rope attached to the lower corner of a sail for securing or extending the sail or for altering its direction缭绳, 帆脚索。
2
sheets
the space at the bow or stern of an open boat敞舱船的首尾区域。
with obj.(sheet something in/out)
1- make a sail more or less taut把（帆）扣紧（或放松）。
1.1
sheet something home
extend a sail by tightening the sheets so that the sail is set as flat as possible扣紧（帆脚索）张帆。
短语
two （或three）sheets to the wind
- informal drunk〈非正式〉大醉。
词源
Old English scēata 'lower corner of a sail', of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse skauti 'kerchief' （see also SHEET1）.