shaft

shaft
noun

a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or similar
（工具或棍棒的）柄，把手；箭杆；矛杆
the shaft of a golf club.
高尔夫球棒的柄。
the shaft of a feather.
羽毛的干。
■an arrow or spear
箭；矛
■a column, especially the main part between the base and capital
柱（尤指柱头和柱基间的主要部分）
■a long cylindrical rotating rod for the transmission of motive power in a machine
（机器的）轴
■each of the pair of poles between which a horse is harnessed to a vehicle
辕杆
■a ray of light or bolt of lightning
（光、闪电等）一道，一束
a shaft of sunlight.
一缕阳光。
■a sudden flash of a quality or feeling
（品质或情感的）突然闪现
a shaft of inspiration.
灵感突现。
■a remark intended to be witty, wounding, or provoking
风凉话；挖苦话；刺激的话
he directs his shafts against her.
他的挖苦话都是冲着她的。
■(vulgar slang)a man's penis
(粗俚)阴茎
■(the shaft)(N. Amer. informal)harsh or unfair treatment
(北美，非正式)苛刻；怠慢；不公平待遇
the executives continue to raise their pay while the workers get the shaft.
主管们不断增加工资，工人却待遇苛刻。
a long, narrow, typically vertical hole that gives access to a mine, accommodates a lift in a building, or provides ventilation
矿井；电梯井；通风井

verb

[no obj., with adverbial of direction](of light) shine in beams
（光成束地）照射
brilliant sunshine shafted through the skylight.
一束灿烂的阳光透过天窗照进来。
[with obj.](vulgar slang)(of a man) have sexual intercourse with (a woman)
(粗俚)性交
■(informal)treat (someone) harshly or unfairly
(非正式)苛刻对待；不公正对待
I suppose she'll get a lawyer and I'll be shafted.
我想她会找律师，我则会挨整。

派生
shafted
adjective

语源

Old English scæft, sceaft 'handle, pole', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaft, German Schaft, and perhaps also to sceptre. Early senses of the verb (late Middle English) were 'fit with a handle' and 'send out shafts of light'

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