Word · Frequency #1430
sheet
覆盖；包裹；铺上
核心释义
To cover or wrap something with cloth, paper, or a similar material.
- 1.
用布、纸或其他类似材料覆盖或包裹
To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material.
- 2.
形成薄片
To form into sheets.
- 3.
倾盆而下
To pour heavily.
- 4.
用绳索调整帆
To trim a sail using a sheet.
倾泻；倾盆而下；使成片状；压成薄片；用帆脚索调整（帆）；用布、纸或其他类似材料覆盖或包裹；形成薄片
用法In use
He sheets the bed with a fresh white linen every morning.
用法提示：这里 sheet 用作及物动词，表示“给……铺上床单”。
The old mattress was sheeted with a soft cotton cover.
用法提示：这里 sheeted 是 sheet 的过去分词，用于被动语态，表示“被铺上床单”。
She is sheeting the sofa to protect it from dust while she paints the walls.
用法提示：这里 sheeting 是 sheet 的现在分词，表示正在进行的铺床单动作。
sheet sth with/in sth
常用被动形式 be sheeted with/in sth，表示被某物整片覆盖。
They sheeted the roof with copper.
他们用铜板覆盖了屋顶。
sheet down
主语常为 it 或 rain，指雨下得很猛，多用于进行时。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sheet down
- （雨）倾盆而下
- Rain was sheeting down on the roof.雨倾盆而下，打在屋顶上。
- sheet the bed
- 给床铺床单
- She sheeted the bed with fresh linen.她给床铺上新床单。
- be sheeted with
- 被一层…覆盖
- The ground was sheeted with frost.地面覆盖着一层霜。
- sheet home
- 拉紧帆（使帆吃风）
- The sailors sheeted home the sails before the storm.水手们在暴风雨来临前拉紧了帆。
- sheet the sail
- 调整帆
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把床单(sheet)铺开=覆盖；大雨像一片床单倾泻下来。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：航海（调整帆索）、口语（形容大雨倾盆）、工业/技术（压成薄片）、书面/描写（覆盖、包裹） 该动词的语体随义项变化：航海义项属专业用语；表示“倾盆而下”多用于口语或生动的天气描写；表示“覆盖、包裹”或“使成薄片”则比较正式或偏技术。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物：给...盖上床单；不及物：大片落下
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with sheet: each ends with the /it/ sound and is spelled -eet. Watch out for sheet vs shit: shit is /ʃɪt/, not /ʃit/. Also note that words spelled -eat, such as seat /sit/, can sound the same as these -eet words even though they are spelled differently.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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