单词 | shaft |
释义 | shaft —shaft /ʃɑːft/ aep /ʃæft/ noun [C] (PASSAGE) ► F0 a long, either vertical or sloping, passage through a building or through the ground: » a lift (US an elevator) shaft» a ventilation/air shaft» a well shaftThesaurus+: ↑Mining and quarryingThesaurus+: ↑Holes, hollows and dipsnoun [C] (POLE) F0 a pole or rod that forms the handle of a tool or weapon: » the shaft of a golf clubThesaurus+: ↑Poles, rods, shafts and sticksThesaurus+: ↑Tools , ↑Gardening toolsThesaurus+: ↑Machinery and machines , ↑Household equipment and domestic choresF0 a rod forming part of a machine such as an engine, that turns in order to pass power on to the machine: » the drive shaft of a car» the propeller shaft of an aircraft→ SEE ALSO CRANKSHAFT(Cf. ↑crankshaft)Thesaurus+: ↑Machine partsshaft of lightF0 a beam of light: » A shaft of (sun)light came through the open door.Thesaurus+: ↑Quantities and units of lightnoun [C] (TREATMENT) the shaft US INFORMAL► F0 unfair treatment: » After years of loyal service, his boss gave him the shaft by firing him just before he would have qualified for a pension.Thesaurus+: ↑Cheating and tricking , ↑Plotting and trappingnoun [C] LITERARY (REMARK) ► F0 a clever remark, especially one that is intended as an attack on someone or something: » John came out with an unexpected shaft of wit/wisdom.Thesaurus+: ↑Remarks and remarking , ↑Expressing and asking opinionsverb [T] INFORMAL ↑Verb Endings for shaft ► F0 to cheat or trick someone, or to treat them unfairly: » She was shafted by her agent over the film rights to her book.Thesaurus+: ↑Cheating and tricking , ↑Plotting and trapping |
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