| 单词 | shaft |
| 释义 | shaft (ʃɑːft , ʃæft ) Word forms: shafts , shafting, shafted 1. countable noun [oft noun NOUN] A shaft is a long vertical passage, for example for a lift. He was found dead at the bottom of a lift shaft. ...old mine shafts. Synonyms: tunnel, hole, passage, burrow 2. countable noun [usually noun NOUN] In a machine, a shaft is a rod that turns round continually in order to transfer movement in the machine. ...a drive shaft. ...the propeller shaft. Synonyms: handle, staff, pole, rod 3. countable noun A shaft is a long thin piece of wood or metal that forms part of a spear, axe, golf club, or other object. ...golf clubs with steel shafts. 4. countable noun A shaft of light is a beam of light, for example sunlight shining through an opening. A brilliant shaft of sunlight burst through the doorway. [+ of] Synonyms: ray, beam, gleam, streak 5. verb To shaft someone is to cheat them or treat them unfairly. [vulgar, slang] Mike is a popular guy and the feeling is he's been completely shafted. [be VERB-ed] Somebody shafted me on that one. [VERB noun] Collocations: shaft of sunlight Suddenly a shaft of sunlight burst through the fluffy clouds. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Yet we are blessed with one shimmering shaft of sunlight. The Sun (2011) Then a shaft of sunlight lit the course and European hearts. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The parity in tennis offers a tonic to that grim statistic, a rare shaft of sunlight in a judgmental world. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Translations: Chinese: 垂直通道电梯等的 Japanese: シャフト垂直の空間 |
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