sheet
n
1 large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, etc, usu used in pairs between which a person sleeps 被单; 褥单; 床单
put clean sheets on the bed 把乾净的被单铺在床上.
2
(a) broad thin piece of any material ?quot;? 薄片
a sheet of glass, tin, copper, paper 一块玻璃、 一块镀锡铁皮、 一块铜片、 一张纸
[attrib 作定语]
sheet metal, copper, tin, etc, ie rolled or hammered into thin sheets 金属?quot;濉?薄铜板、 镀锡铁皮.
(b) piece of paper for writing or printing on, usu in a standard size （书写或打印用的）纸（通常指大小有一定规格的）
two sheets of A4 两张A4的纸
put a fresh sheet in the typewriter 把一张纸放进打字机中.
3 wide expanse (of water, ice, snow, flame, etc) （水、 冰、 雪、 火等的）一片
(infml 口) The rain came down in sheets, ie very heavily. 大雨滂沱.
After the heavy frost the road was a sheet of ice. 浓霜过後, 路面结了一层冰.
4 (idm 习语) a clean sheet/slate => clean1. white as a sheet => white1.
*[ʃi:t]n. 床单, 张, 纸张, 印刷品, 裹尸布, 薄片vt. 盖上被单, 遍布vi. 大片落下a. 片状的, 成薄片的【计】 工作表【医】 床单; 表, 图, 纸张相关词组: take a sheet off a hadge white as a sheet put on a white sheet stand in a white sheet sheet it home to sb
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