Word · Frequency #1430
sheet
覆盖；包裹；铺上
To cover or wrap something with cloth, paper, or a similar material.
- 1.
To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material.
用布、纸或其他类似材料覆盖或包裹
- 2.
To form into sheets.
形成薄片
- 3.
To pour heavily.
倾盆而下
- 4.
To trim a sail using a sheet.
用绳索调整帆
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
In use
He sheets the bed with a fresh white linen every morning.
The old mattress was sheeted with a soft cotton cover.
She is sheeting the sofa to protect it from dust while she paints the walls.
Verb forms
base sheet · third person sheets · -ing sheeting · past sheeted · past participle sheeted
动词sheet常表示用布或塑料覆盖，也可指形成薄片。
Connections
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
- We sheeted the sail to catch the breeze.我们调整帆以借微风。
- sheet up
- 用布（或塑料布）覆盖
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把床单(sheet)铺开=覆盖；大雨像一片床单倾泻下来。
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。
Grammar Note
及物：给...盖上床单；不及物：大片落下
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.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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