| 单词 | shaft |
| 释义 | Word Frequency shaft(ʃɑːft) noun 1. the long narrow pole that forms the body of a spear, arrow, etc 2. something directed at a person in the manner of a missile shafts of sarcasm 3. a ray, beam, or streak, esp of light 4. a rod or pole forming the handle of a hammer, axe, golf club, etc 5. a revolving rod that transmits motion or power: usually used of axial rotation Compare rod (sense 9) 6. one of the two wooden poles by which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle 7. anatomy a. the middle part (diaphysis) of a long bone b. the main portion of any elongated structure or part 8. the middle part of a column or pier, between the base and the capital 9. a column, obelisk, etc, esp one that forms a monument 10. architecture a column that supports a vaulting rib, sometimes one of a set 11. a vertical passageway through a building, as for a lift 12. a vertical passageway into a mine 13. ornithology the central rib of a feather 14. an archaic or literary word for arrow 15. get the shaft verb 16. vulgar, slang to have sexual intercourse with (a woman) 17. slang to trick or cheat Word origin Old English sceaft; related to Old Norse skapt, German Schaft, Latin scāpus shaft, Greek skeptron sceptre, Lettish skeps javelin |
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