
好词典

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。
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。)
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。)
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。)