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sill

/sɪl/

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noun

窗台，窗槛。

(also window sill) A horizontal slat which forms the base of a window.

Examples :

"The little boy carefully placed his drawing on the window sill, ready to show it to his mom. "

那个小男孩小心翼翼地把他的画放在窗台上，准备给妈妈看。

architecture part building

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noun

门槛，窗台。

A horizontal, structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings or lying on the ground in earth-fast construction and bearing the upright portion of a frame. Also called a ground plate, groundsill, sole, sole-plate, mudsill. An interrupted sill fits between posts instead of being below and supporting the posts in timber framing.

Examples :

"The house's wooden sill was damaged during the storm. "

暴风雨中，这栋房子的木制地梁受损了。(Bàofēngyǔ zhōng, zhè dòng fángzi de mùzhì dìliáng shòusǔn le.)

architecture building structure material part

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noun

岩床，岩席

A horizontal layer of igneous rock between older rock beds.

Examples :

"The geologist pointed to a thin sill of basalt in the rock face. "

地质学家指着岩壁上薄薄的一层玄武岩岩席。

geology material nature

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noun

门槛, 闸槛

A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.

Examples :

"The lock keeper used the sill to ensure the canal gates closed tightly. "

看闸人利用闸槛来确保运河闸门紧闭。

architecture nautical part building

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鼻阈, 鼻槛。

A raised area at the base of the nasal aperture in the skull.

Examples :

"the nasal sill"

鼻腔的鼻阈 (bíqiāng de bíyù).

anatomy body physiology part medicine

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noun

窗台，窗槛。

The inner edge of the bottom of an embrasure.

Examples :

"The cat sat on the sill of the window, looking out at the birds. "

猫坐在窗户的窗台上，看着外面的鸟。

architecture part building

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鲱鱼幼苗，小鲱鱼

A young herring.

Examples :

"The fisherman sorted through his catch, separating the mature herring from the smaller sill to be used as bait. "

渔夫整理他的渔获，把成熟的鲱鱼和较小的鲱鱼幼苗分开，这些小鲱鱼要用作鱼饵。

fish animal food

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noun

车辕

The shaft or thill of a carriage.

Examples :

"The harness attached firmly to the sill of the horse-drawn wagon, ready for the day's delivery route. "

马具牢牢地固定在马车的车辕上，准备开始一天的送货路线。