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shaft

/ʃɑːft/ /ʃæft/

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noun

箭杆，箭身

The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.

Examples :

"The archer carefully examined the shaft of the arrow before shooting. "

射箭手在射箭前仔细检查了箭的箭身。

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noun

杆，柄，箭杆

The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.

Examples :

"The archer carefully checked the shaft of his arrow for any cracks. "

弓箭手仔细检查他的箭杆，看看有没有裂缝。

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noun

投掷物，标枪。

(by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.

Examples :

"The boy threw a sturdy wooden shaft at the target during the school sports day. "

在学校运动会上，那个男孩朝目标投掷了一根结实的木制标枪。

weapon military

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noun

轴，柄，杆。

Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc.

Examples :

"The farmer used the long wooden shaft of the plow to turn the soil. "

农民用犁的长木柄来翻土。

part technical machine vehicle item building

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noun

一束光线, 光束

A beam or ray of light.

Examples :

"A shaft of sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. "

一束阳光穿过窗户，照亮了在空气中飞舞的尘埃。

nature physics appearance

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noun

羽轴，翎管。

The main axis of a feather.

Examples :

"The bird carefully fluffed its feathers, adjusting the shaft of each one. "

鸟儿小心地抖动着羽毛，调整着每根羽毛的羽轴。

biology bird part animal

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noun

球棍长柄，杆身

The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick.

Examples :

"Sarah, if you wear gloves your hands might not slip on your shaft and you can up your game, girl!"

莎拉，如果你戴手套，你的手可能就不会在球棍长柄上打滑了，那样你的球技就能更上一层楼啦，姑娘！

sport utensil item part

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noun

竖井，矿井。

A vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine

Examples :

"The miners descended into the shaft to collect the coal. "

矿工们下到竖井里去挖煤。

geology architecture industry

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noun

电梯井，竖井

A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft.

Examples :

"Darn it, my keys fell through the gap and into the elevator shaft."

糟糕，我的钥匙从缝里掉进电梯井里了。

architecture building

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通风井，风道

A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct.

Examples :

"Our parrot flew into the air duct and got stuck in the shaft."

我们的鹦鹉飞进了通风管道，结果卡在了通风井里。

architecture utility building

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noun

柱身，轴。

Any column or pillar, particularly the body of a column between its capital and pedestal.

Examples :

"The antique lamp post's shaft was a smooth, polished stone. "

那盏古董灯柱的柱身是一块光滑、抛光的石头。

architecture part

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noun

阴茎，阳具。

The main cylindrical part of the penis.

Examples :

"The female labia minora is homologous to the penis shaft skin of males."

女性的小阴唇与男性阴茎的阴茎体皮肤同源。

anatomy organ sex body physiology part human

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noun

炉膛，竖井。

The chamber of a blast furnace.

Examples :

"The workers carefully monitored the temperature in the shaft of the blast furnace. "

工人们仔细监测着高炉炉膛内的温度。

architecture industry machine technical

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verb

坑害，欺骗。

To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.

Examples :

"Your boss really shafted you by stealing your idea like that."

你老板那样窃取你的想法，真是狠狠地坑了你一把。

moral attitude action business finance negative inhuman society law

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verb

给...装轴，安轴。

To equip with a shaft.

Examples :

"The carpenter shafted the new door with a sturdy wooden post. "

木匠给新门安了轴，用的是一根结实的木柱。

technical machine

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verb

肏，性交

To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.

Examples :

"Turns out my roommate was shafting my girlfriend."

结果发现我室友在肏我女朋友。

sex human action