shaft
英 [?ɑ?ft]
美[??ft]
- n. 拍桿；[機(jī)] 軸；箭桿；桿狀物
- vt. 利用；在……上裝桿
英英釋意
- 1. a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
- 2. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect;
- "his parting shot was `drop dead'"
- "she threw shafts of sarcasm"
- "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
- 3. a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
- 4. a column of light (as from a beacon)
- 5. the main (mid) section of a long bone
- 6. obscene terms for penis
- 7. a long pointed rod used as a weapon
- 8. a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
- 9. (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
- 10. a vertical passage into a mine
- 11. a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
- 12. the hollow shaft of a feather
