sheaf
US /ʃiːf/
UK /ʃiːf/
名词
1.
束, 捆
a bundle of grain stalks tied together after reaping and before threshing
示例:
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The farmer gathered the wheat into sheaves.
农民把小麦捆成束。
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Each sheaf was carefully tied with twine.
每一束都用细绳仔细捆好。
2.
叠, 束
a bundle of papers or other objects
示例:
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He handed her a sheaf of documents.
他递给她一叠文件。
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A sheaf of arrows was in his quiver.
他的箭袋里有一束箭。
动词
捆束, 扎
to bind into a sheaf or sheaves
示例:
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The workers began to sheaf the harvested grain.
工人们开始把收割的谷物捆成束。
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He carefully sheafed the papers before putting them in the box.
他仔细地把文件捆成一叠，然后放进盒子里。