单词	shaft
释义	shaft1 nounshaft2 verb shaftshaft1 /ʃɑːft $ ʃæft/ noun [countable] Entry menu MENU FOR shaftshaft1 passage2 handle3 of light4 engine part5 for a horse6 arrow7 get the shaft Word Origin WORD ORIGINshaft1 Origin: Old English sceaft Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As soon as we arrived after our long pull from the valley, she would arrange to have the horse taken out of the shafts. But the shaft of light didn't waver. Inside, the tall nave is divided by piers with clustered shafts and foliated capitals. Looking up, he found he was standing under a short vertical shaft, at the top of which was another trapdoor. New clubs with special shafts have now been bought in an effort to prevent fresh trouble with the right wrist. word sets WORD SETS► Engineering boiler, nouncamshaft, nounchuck, nouncollar, nounconsole, nouncylinder, noundecompress, verbdiggings, noundrag, nounengagement, nounengine, nounengineer, nounengineer, verbexhaust, nounhydraulics, nounlubricant, nounlubricate, verbmetal fatigue, nounperformance, nounpipe fitter, nounpipeline, nounpiston, nounplunger, nounregulator, nounrig, nounrivet, verbrotary, adjectivesafety valve, nounseparator, nounshaft, nounshockproof, adjectivesparking plug, nounspark plug, nounspindle, nounstarter, nounstreamline, verbtheodolite, nountorsion, nountruss, nountune, verbtune-up, nountunnel, verbturboprop, nounwind tunnel, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► mine/elevator/ventilation etc shaft  a 300-foot elevator shaft ► shaft of light/sunlight COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a beam/ray/shaft of light (=a thin line of light)· There was a shaft of light from the doorway. ► a shaft/ray/beam of sunlight · A shaft of sunlight illuminated the left side of his face. 1passage a passage which goes down through a building or down into the ground, so that someone or something can get in or outmine/elevator/ventilation etc shaft a 300-foot elevator shaft2handle a long handle on a tool, spear etc3of light a narrow beam of lightshaft of light/sunlight4engine part a long thin piece of metal in an engine or machine, that turns and passes on power or movement to another part of the machine:  a drive shaft5for a horse [usually plural] one of a pair of poles between which a horse is tied to pull a vehicle6arrow literary an arrow7get the shaft informal to be treated very unfairly shaft1 nounshaft2 verb shaftshaft2 verb [transitive] informal Verb Table VERB TABLE shaft Simple Form Present I, you, we, they shaft he, she, it shafts Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they shafted Present perfect I, you, we, they have shafted he, she, it has shafted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had shafted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will shaft Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have shafted Continuous Form Present I am shafting he, she, it is shafting you, we, they are shafting Past I, he, she, it was shafting you, we, they were shafting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been shafting he, she, it has been shafting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been shafting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be shafting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been shafting Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► got shafted  I can’t believe you paid that much. You got shafted. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a beam/ray/shaft of light (=a thin line of light)· There was a shaft of light from the doorway. ► a shaft/ray/beam of sunlight · A shaft of sunlight illuminated the left side of his face. to treat someone very unfairly, especially by dishonestly getting money from them:  I can’t believe you paid that much. You got shafted.
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