Word · Frequency #4733
shaft
/ʃæft/
verb
给…装轴;装轴于
To equip or fit something with a shaft.
- 1.
To equip with a shaft.
配备轴。
配备轴。;装杆于;利用
In use
He carefully shafted the arrow before the competition.
The craftsman is shafting the spear with a wooden handle.
They shaft the arrows with lightweight carbon fiber.
Verb forms
base shaft · third person shafts · -ing shafting · past shafted · past participle shafted
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- shaft a wheel
- 给轮子装轴
- The mechanic shafted the wheel so that it could rotate.机械师给轮子装了轴,使它能够转动。
- shaft a pulley
- 给皮带轮装轴
- You must shaft the pulley before mounting the belt.安装皮带之前,你必须先给皮带轮装轴。
- shaft a gear
- 给齿轮装轴
- They shafted the gear and tested the transmission.他们给齿轮装了轴,然后测试了传动系统。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:给机器装轴(shaft)时,轴一转就发出“唰”的一声,记住 shaft = 装轴。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:engineering、technical documentation 该义项为技术用语,通常用于工程或机械领域,表示给某物安装轴;日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
按美式读音比较:/ʃæft/ 的重读元音 /æ/ 和收尾的 /ft/ 与 aft、raft、craft、draft、graft、haft 完全一致,都押 /æft/ 韵(英式英语中这些词可能读 /ɑːft/,与美式不同)。注意 waft 拼写很像,但通常读 /wɒft/(英)或 /wɑːft/(美),不押韵;after 拼写相近,但读 /ˈæftər/,是双音节词,也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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