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sheaf

UK //ʃiːf//US //ʃiːf//

词源

源自古英语 'sceaf',与古诺尔斯语 'skauf'(狐狸尾巴)同源,最初指自然成束的物品。

noun

❶ 指一捆或一束整齐绑在一起的物品,通常用于描述谷物、纸张等细长物品的集合。

“The farmer gathered the wheat into a sheaf.”

(农民将小麦捆成一束。)

“She handed me a sheaf of papers to sign.”

(她递给我一叠需要签字的文件。)

同义词:bundle, stack, cluster

verb

❶ 将物品捆扎成一束或一捆的动作,常用于农业或整理文件时。

“They sheafed the harvested barley neatly.”

(他们将收割的大麦整齐地捆扎好。)

“Please sheaf these documents by category.”

(请按类别将这些文件捆扎起来。)

同义词:bundle, tie, bind

常见短语

sheaf of papers — 指一叠整理好的文件或纸张,常用于办公或学术场景。

“The lawyer carried a thick sheaf of papers into the courtroom.”

(律师抱着一大叠文件走进法庭。)

sheaf of wheat — 特指捆扎好的麦穗,是农业收获时的典型形象。

“The painting depicted golden sheaves of wheat in a field.”

(画作描绘了田间金黄色的麦捆。)