shaft
noun
verb
ʃɑːft
noun
1
PASSAGE
通道
a
passage
which
goes
down
through
a
building
or
down
into
the
ground,
so
that
someone
or
something
can
get
in
or
out
竖井
mine/elevator/ventilation
etc
shaft
a
300-foot
elevator
shaft
一个 300 英尺深的电梯井
2
HANDLE
柄
a
long
handle
on
a
tool,
SPEAR
etc
〔工具的〕长柄; 矛杆
3
OF LIGHT
光的
a
narrow
beam
of
light
〔光的〕一道，一束
shaft
of
light/sunlight
4
ENGINE PART
引擎部件
a
thin
long
piece
of
metal
in
an
engine
or
machine
that
turns
and
passes
on
power
or
movement
to
another
part
of
the
machine
〔机器的〕轴; 传动轴
a
drive
shaft
驱动轴
5
FOR A HORSE
马用的
one
of
a
pair
of
poles
between
which
a
horse
is
tied
to
pull
a
vehicle
〔马车的〕辕
usually plural 一般用复数
6
ARROW
箭
an
ARROW
[文] 箭
literary
7
get the shaft
to
be
treated
very
unfairly
[非正式] 受到亏待，遇到不公正对待
informal
verb
8
to
treat
someone
very
unfairly,
especially
by
dishonestly
getting
money
from
them
[非正式] 不公正地对待〔尤指骗钱〕
I
can’t
believe
you
paid
that
much.
You
got
shafted
.
你怎么给了那么多钱，你上当了。