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shim

/ʃɪm/

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noun

垫片，垫木。

Examples :

"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。

part material thing technical

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noun

垫片，垫块。

A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.

Examples :

"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。

material technical part building

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noun

垫片，兼容层.

A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes.

Examples :

"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。

computing technology technical

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noun

浅耕犁，除草犁

A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground and clear it of weeds.

Examples :

"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。

agriculture utensil machine

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noun

开锁片，垫片.

A small metal device used to pick open a lock.

Examples :

"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。

device police technical law

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verb

垫片调整，垫，填隙。

To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery.

Examples :

"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。

machine technical industry

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verb

垫平，调整。

To adjust something by using shims.

Examples :

"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。

technical machine building industry

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verb

拦截并修改API调用，垫片处理。

To intercept and modify calls to (an API), usually for compatibility purposes.

Examples :

"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。

computing technology technical internet machine device

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noun

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.

Examples :

"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。

person sex body human

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noun

双性人，阴阳人

sex biology anatomy body person physiology