noun🔗Share垫片，垫木。 A wedge."The wobbly table needed a shim under one leg to make it level. "这张摇晃的桌子需要在一条桌腿下面垫个垫片/垫木，才能放平。partmaterialthingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share垫片，垫块。 A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support."I used a small wooden shim to level the wobbly table leg. "我用了一个小木垫片来垫平那条不稳的桌子腿。materialtechnicalpartbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share垫片，兼容层. A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes."The old computer needed a shim to run the new software, translating the software's commands into a language the computer understood. "老电脑需要一个兼容层 (jiānróng céng) 才能运行新软件，它将软件的指令翻译成电脑能理解的语言。computingtechnologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share浅耕犁，除草犁 A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground and clear it of weeds."The farmer used a shim to quickly clear the field of weeds before planting the new crop. "农夫用浅耕犁/除草犁快速清理田地里的杂草，以便种植新作物。agricultureutensilmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share开锁片，垫片. A small metal device used to pick open a lock."The thief used a thin shim to slide between the door and the frame and unlock it. "小偷用一片薄薄的开锁片插进门和门框之间的缝隙，把门打开了。devicepolicetechnicallawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share垫片调整， 垫， 填隙。 To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery."The mechanic had to shim the wobbly table leg to make it stable. "为了使摇晃的桌腿稳固，机械师不得不用垫片来垫桌腿。machinetechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share垫平，调整。 To adjust something by using shims."The carpenter had to shim the table leg to stop it from wobbling. "木匠不得不用垫片垫平桌子腿，以防止它摇晃。technicalmachinebuildingindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拦截并修改API调用，垫片处理。 To intercept and modify calls to (an API), usually for compatibility purposes."The new operating system couldn't run the old graphics program, so the developers had to shim the API to make it compatible. "由于新的操作系统无法运行旧的图形程序，因此开发者不得不对API进行垫片处理 (diàn piàn chǔ lǐ)，使其兼容。computingtechnologytechnicalinternetmachinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share人妖，阴阳人。 A person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits, also called a he-she; transsexual."The new performer in the show, a shim, captivated the audience with their androgynous beauty and powerful voice. "表演中新来的演员是个阴阳人，他们那雌雄莫辨的美貌和充满力量的嗓音深深地吸引了观众。personsexbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share双性人，阴阳人 Hermaphrodite.sexbiologyanatomybodypersonphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
