sheet
[ʃi:t] noun countable
IMPROVER
■a large thin flat especially rectangular piece of something, especially a piece of cloth used for sleeping on （尤指长方形的）大薄片；（尤指）床单•I've put clean sheets on the bed.我已经给床铺上了干净的床单。 •a sheet of glass一片玻璃 •They fixed a polythene/plastic sheet over the broken window.他们在破损的窗户上补上了一块聚乙烯／塑胶纸。 IMPROVER
■a piece of paper 一张纸•some sheets of wrapping paper几张包装纸 •The application form was a single sheet of paper.申请表是单张纸的。 ■a piece of paper with something printed on it 一张印有字的纸•The tourist office provides a weekly information sheet about things that are happening in the town.旅游局每周提供一份有关本市新闻的印刷品。 sheet of sth
■a large wide mass of something such as fire or ice 一大片；一大团•A sheet of flame shot up into the air immediately after the explosion.爆炸之后，紧接着腾起一片烈焰。 •A thick sheet of ice had formed over the water.水面上结了厚厚的一层冰。 sheets [plural]
■a large quantity of rain 大量（雨或冰雹）•The rain was coming down in sheets.大雨如注。
[ʃi:t] verb informal
be sheeting
■to be raining very hard 大雨滂沱•We can't go out yet, it's sheeting down outside.我们还不能出去，外面正下着倾盆大雨。 •The rain was sheeting against the windows.雨水泼打着窗户。 |