| 釋義 |
shaftn. 1. arrow 箭。 △Mer.1.1.141 (140): “when I had lostone shaft,”當(dāng)我射丟了一枝箭。 △ Lr.1.1.145 (143):“The bow is bent and drawn; make from the shaft.”弓已經(jīng)彎足,引滿;快躲開這枝箭。 2. sharp long arrow 長箭。 shaft or a bolt on’t,make a: (Proverbial) If the woodis too short for a shaft (= a sharp,long arrow),itwould do for a bolt (= a thick,short arrow); do one thing or another; settle the matter one way or anoth-er,cleverly or clumsily. (成語)(木料)做不成長箭則做短箭;不成功就失敗,不把事情辦得巧就把事情辦得笨。 △Wiv.3.4. 24; “I’ll make a shaft or bolt on’t.’Slid,’tis butventuring.”成功失敗,在此一試。老天在上,我要碰碰運(yùn)氣。 forehand shaft: arrow used for shooting straight a-head and directly on the target 直射靶子的箭。 △2H. IV.3.2.52 (46): “and carried you a forehand shaft afourteen (= over a fourteen) and fourteen and ahalf,” i. e. over a distance of fourteen-score to four-teen-score and a half-score yards; 280-290 yards. 他能從二百八十碼到二百九十碼的距離之外把箭直射中靶心。 shaft[?ɑ:ft]n.柄,軸,光線,柱身,塔尖,豎井,桿身,球棒桿部,桿狀物 ‖ shaft size箭桿標(biāo)號(hào) |