shaft
n
1 [C]
(a) long slender stem of an arrow or a spear 箭桿; 矛桿.
(b) [C] (arch 古) arrow; spear 箭; 矛.
2 [C] ~ (of sth) (fig 比喻) remark intended to wound or stimulate 旨在傷人或刺激人的話
shafts of malice 惡意挖苦人的話
her brilliant shafts of wit 她的機智犀利的詞鋒.
3 [C] long handle of an axe or other tool, or eg of a golf-club 長柄(如斧、 高爾夫球桿等用具的).
4 [C] either of the two bars or poles between which a horse is harnessed to pull a cart, etc 轅; 轅子.
5 [C] main part of a column, between the base and the capital 柱身. => illus at column 見column插圖.
6 [C] (often in compounds 常用以構成復合詞) bar or rod joining parts of a machine or transmitting power in a machine (機器的)連桿, 傳動軸, 旋轉軸: a `crankshaft
a `drive-shaft.7 [C]
(often in compounds 常用以構成復合詞) long narrow (usu vertical) space, eg for a lift to move up and down in, for entry into a mine, or for ventilation 通道(通常指垂直的, 如為電梯、 礦井升降機等上下移動的, 或通風用的): a `lift-shaft 升降機井
a `mine-shaft 井筒 * sink a shaft 挖豎井. Cf 參看 gallery 6.
8 the shaft [sing]
(US infml 口) unfair treatment; trickery 苛待; 詭計
give sb/get the shaft 虧待某人[受到虧待]
We were given the shaft, and lost a lot of money. 我們上了大當, 損失了很多錢.
9 [C] ~ (of sth) long thin beam (of light, etc) (光線等的)束
a shaft of light/sunlight/moonlight/lightning 一道光[陽光/月光/閃光]. shaft, v [Tn]
(US infml 口) treat (sb) unfairly or harshly; cheat 苛待(某人); 欺騙.
?? 考研助記
轉換(shift)一個(a) 軸shaft
?? 擴展釋義
*[??ft]n. 軸, 箭桿, 矛, 礦井vt. 裝桿于, 利用【醫】 干, 體, 柄相關詞組: have a shaft left in one's quiver get the shaft
?? 醫學釋義
柄,體,干
?? 同詞根單詞
shipn. 船;<口>宇宙飛船;(艦船上的)全體船員;運氣;
vt.& vi. 運送;
vt. 把…裝上船;裝好(船具);上市;使乘船;
vi. 在船上工作;乘船旅行;當船員;