| 英语单词 | sheaf |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ʃiːf] 美 [ʃiːf] |
| 中文释义 | n.束 v.捆;束 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He drew a sheaf of papers from his breast pocket. (2) The speaker had a sheaf of notes on the desk in front of him. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他从上衣口袋里抽出一札文件。 (2) 演讲者在他面前的桌子上放着一叠笔记。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Those old love letters tied up with a ribbon at the back of your closet? Last week's newspapers bundled up for recycling? Each is a sheaf — a tied up bundle of something ready for storage or carrying. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Although sheaf almost always refers to bundles of paper, there's one striking exception to this, as any fan of Robin Hood knows. What Robin and his merry men carried on their backs were sheaves — bundles of arrows held in a handy little case called a quiver. After all, a sheaf of love letters or newspapers would make a pretty poor weapon against the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]一叠,一沓,一扎(纸) A sheaf of papers is a number of them held or fastened together. [usu N
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]一束,一捆(收割的谷物) A sheaf of corn or wheat is a number of corn or wheat plants that have been cut down and tied together. |
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