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sheet

noun
 OPAL S
🔊/ʃiːt/
🔊/ʃiːt/
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    on bed床上

  1.  
     a large piece of thin cloth used on a bed to lie on or lie under床单；被单
    • Have you changed the sheets (= put clean sheets on the bed)?被单你换了吗？🔊🔊
    • He slid between the sheets and closed his eyes.他钻进被子里，闭上了眼睛。🔊🔊
    • white bed sheets白色床单
    see also dust sheet
    Extra Examples
    • Could you put some fresh sheets on the bed?你能在床上铺上新床单吗？
    • He threw back the sheets and rolled out of bed.他掀开被单，一骨碌起了床。
    • I pulled the sheet up over my nose.我把被单拉上来盖住鼻子。
    • I simply wrapped the sheet around her.我只是帮她把被单掖好。
    • I slipped under the sheets and was asleep in an instant.我钻进被窝，一会儿就睡着了。
    • I threw a sheet over the sofa.我用被单盖住沙发。
    • She had slept in her bed—the sheets were crumpled.她在床上睡过——被单皱巴巴的。
    • She lay between the cool sheets.她躺在被窝里，被单和褥单都很清爽。
    • The police had covered the body with a sheet.警察已用被单盖住尸体。
    • The baby was wrapped in a sheet.婴儿被包裹在床单中。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • clean
    • crisp
    • fresh
    • …
    verb + sheet
    • change
    • fold
    • put on
    • …
    sheet + verb
    • cover
    • hang
    preposition
    • beneath a/​the sheet
    • under a/​the sheet
    • between the sheets
    • …
    phrases
    • sheets and blankets
    • be white as a sheet
    See full entry
    2.

    of paper纸

  2.  
     a piece of paper for writing or printing on, etc. usually in a standard size一张（通常指标准尺寸的纸）
    • sheet of something a clean/blank sheet of paper (= with no writing on it)一张白纸
    • a sheet of A4一张 A4 纸
    • Start each answer on a fresh sheet.每题答案都分别写在一张白纸上。
    • Pick up one of our free information sheets at reception.请在接待处拿一份我们的免费资料。🔊🔊
    see also balance sheet, cheat sheet, fact sheet, free sheet, rap sheet, score sheet, style sheet
    Extra Examples
    • He grabbed a blank sheet of paper and began to write.他拿了张白纸开始写字。
    • Take a clean sheet of paper and start again.拿一张白纸重新开始。
    • She tore a sheet out of her notebook.她从笔记本上撕下一张纸。
    • The advertisement was a single printed sheet.广告只是一张打印出来的纸。
    • a sheet of blotting paper一张吸墨纸
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • blank
    • clean
    • A3
    • …
    verb + sheet
    • take
    • use
    • rip
    • …
    sheet + noun
    • music
    preposition
    • sheet of
    phrases
    • a sheet of paper
    See full entry
    3.

    flat thin piece片

  3.  
     a flat thin piece of any material, normally square or rectangular薄片，薄板（多指正方形或长方形的）
    • sheet of something a sheet of glass/plastic/plywood/steel玻璃/塑料/胶合板/钢片
    • sheet metal (= metal that has been made into thin sheets)金属板
    see also baking sheetTopics Physics and chemistryb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • flat
    • large
    • thick
    • …
    sheet + noun
    • metal
    • steel
    • vinyl
    • …
    preposition
    • sheet of
    See full entry
    4.

    wide flat area大片

  4.  
     a wide flat area of something, covering the surface of something else一大片（覆盖物）
    • sheet of something The road was covered with a sheet of ice.路面结了一层冰。🔊🔊
    see also ice sheet
    Extra Examples
    • Sheets of lava poured out.熔岩层倒了出来。
    • Most of the surface is covered by a sheet of clay.大部分表面都覆盖着一层粘土。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • flat
    • large
    • thick
    • …
    sheet + noun
    • metal
    • steel
    • vinyl
    • …
    preposition
    • sheet of
    See full entry
    5.

    of fire/water火；水

  5. a large moving mass of fire or water一大片，一大堆，一大摊（移动的火或水）
    • a sheet of flame一片火海
    • The rain was coming down in sheets (= very heavily).大雨倾盆而下。🔊🔊
    6.

    on sail帆上

  6. (specialist) a rope or chain fastened to the lower corner of a sail to hold it and to control the angle of the sail帆脚索；拉帆绳 There are other compounds ending sheet. You will find them at their place in the alphabet.
    7. Word Originnoun senses 1 to 5 Old English scēte, scīete, of Germanic origin; related to the verb shoot in its primary sense ‘to project’.noun sense 6 Old English scēata ‘lower corner of a sail’, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse skauti ‘kerchief’.
Idioms
a clean sheet/slate
  1. a record of your work or behaviour that does not show any mistakes or bad things that you have done无过错记录；清白的历史
    • No government operates with a completely clean sheet.没有任何政府执政一点也不失误。🔊🔊
    • They kept a clean sheet in the match (= no goals were scored against them).他们在比赛中未失一球。🔊🔊