Sheaf



GRE Barron

解释

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• n.一捆, 一束
• ［英］ n.一捆, 一束 ( a bundle)
• ［例］ She stands after a sheaf of lilies. ( 她站在一束百合花后面)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural sheaves)

• Etymology: Middle English sheef, from Old English scēaf; akin to Old High German scoub sheaf, Russian chub forelock
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
• 2. something resembling a sheaf of grain <a sheaf of papers>
• 3. a large amount or number <won a sheaf of awards>
• ? sheaflike adjective

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