英语词汇“sill”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	sill
释义	Trends of sill View usage for: sill (sɪl) Word forms: plural sills countable noun A sill is a shelf along the bottom edge of a window, either inside or outside a building. Whitlock was perched on the sill of the room's only window. [+ of] sill in British English (sɪl) noun 1. a shelf at the bottom of a window inside a room 2. a horizontal piece along the outside lower member of a window, that throws water clear of the wall below 3. the lower horizontal member of a window or door frame 4. a continuous horizontal member placed on top of a foundation wall in order to carry a timber framework 5. a flat usually horizontal mass of igneous rock, situated between two layers of older sedimentary rock, that was formed by an intrusion of magma Word origin Old English syll; related to Old Norse svill sill, Icelandic svoli tree trunk, Old High German swella sill, Latin solum ground sill in American English (sɪl) noun 1. a heavy, horizontal timber or line of masonry supporting a house wall, etc. 2. a horizontal piece forming the bottom frame of the opening into which a window or door is set 3. Geology a flattened piece of igneous rock forced between beds of stratified rocks Word origin ME sille < OE syll, akin to Dan sville, Ger schwelle < IE base sel-, swel-, beam, plank > Gr selma, beam sill in Automotive Engineering (sɪl) Word forms: (regular plural) sills noun (Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Bodywork, controls, and accessories) The sill is the strong horizontal part at the side of the floor of a vehicle onto which a door closes. The sill runs between the front and rear wheel arches below the door. Some car doors overlap, and hide, their sills. The outer sill on the door extends to lay flush with the front fender, and is visible from outsidethe car. Examples of 'sill' in a sentence sill All you need is a pot of compost and a window sill or sheltered spot. The Sun (2008) Leave to cool on a window sill, then put in the fridge overnight. Times, Sunday Times (2015) They may only have a window sill or balcony, or a lawn the size of a snooker table at best. Times, Sunday Times (2013) If kept moist and warm on a window sill, they should be ready to plant out in three to four weeks. The Sun (2013) Danlo watched this crime as it unfolded; he might have been a bird perched on a window sill high inside the chapter house. Zindell, David The Broken God (1993) Usual problem: giraffe legs stiff and heavy, car door sill too high. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He is a gentleman and across the sill of the window is a nuisance, like a wasp, or the smell of drains. Brian Thompson DEVASTATING EDEN: The Search for Utopia in America (2004) Either way, your life will be made easier by a low boot sill, a good square boot and a sliding rear seat. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Word lists with sill architectural features In other languages sill British English: sill NOUN A sill is a shelf along the bottom edge of a window, either inside or outside a building. He was perched on the sill of the room's only window. American English: sill Brazilian Portuguese: parapeito Chinese: 窗台 European Spanish: alféizar French: rebord German: Sims Italian: davanzale Japanese: 窓台 Korean: 창문턱 European Portuguese: parapeito Latin American Spanish: alféizar
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