sheet

sheet1
noun
  1. a large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used on a bed to cover the mattress and as a layer beneath blankets when these are used
    被单，床单
    ■used in comparisons to describe the pallor of a person who is ill or has had a shock
    ［用于比较，描述因生病或受惊导致的脸色苍白］被单，床单
    Are you OK? You're as white as a sheet.
    你没事吧？你脸色苍白。
    ■a broad flat piece of material such as metal or glass
    薄板；薄片
    the small pipe has been formed from a flat sheet of bronze.
    这根小管子是由扁平薄铜片做的。
  2. a rectangular piece of paper, especially one of a standard size produced commercially and used for writing and printing on
    （长方形的）一张（纸）
    a sheet of unmarked paper.
    一张没有做记号的纸。
    ■a quantity of text or other information contained on such a piece of paper
    一张纸容量的文字（或其他信息）
    he produced yet another sheet of figures.
    他又出示了一张数字记录。
    ■a flat piece of paper as opposed to a reel of continuous paper, the bound pages of a book, or a folded map
    单张（纸）（与卷纸相对）；折贴（与装订好的书页相对）；整张地图（与折叠地图相对）
    ■all the postage stamps printed on one piece of paper
    一整版邮票
    a sheet of 1p stamps.
    一版一便士的邮票。
    ■a map, especially one part of a series covering a larger area
    （尤指大地区系列地图的一部分的）一张地图
  3. an extensive unbroken surface area of something
    一大片
    Loch Affric is a lovely sheet of water among trees.
    艾菲力克湖是树丛中一片美丽的水景。
    ■a broad moving mass of flames or water
    成片移动的火焰（或水）
    the rain was still falling in sheets.
    仍然下着倾盆大雨。
verb
  1. [with obj.]cover with or wrap in a sheet of cloth
    （用布）盖上，裹上
    lorry drivers don't sheet their loads.
    卡车司机不用布盖住货物。
  2. [no obj., with adverbial of direction](of rain) fall in large quantities
    （雨）倾盆（或瓢泼）而下
    rain sheeted down.
    。
(as) white as a sheet
  1. (of a person) very pale, especially from shock
语源
  1. Old English scēte, scīete, of Germanic origin; related to the verb shoot in its primary sense 'to project'
sheet2
(Nautical)(航海)
noun
  1. a rope attached to the lower corner of a sail for securing or extending the sail or for altering its direction
    缭绳，帆脚索
  2. (sheets)the space at the bow or stern of an open boat
    敞舱船的首尾区域
verb
  1. [with obj.](sheet something in/out)make a sail more or less taut
    把（帆）扣紧（或放松）
    ■(sheet something home)extend a sail by tightening the sheets so that the sail is set as flat as possible
    扣紧（帆脚索）张帆
常用词组
two (或 three) sheets to the wind
  1. (informal)drunk
    (非正式)大醉
语源
  1. Old English scēata 'lower corner of a sail', of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse skauti 'kerchief' (see also sheet)
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