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shin

noun
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  1. the front part of the leg below the knee胫；胫部
    Extra Examples
    • She had a nasty cut on her shin.她胫部有严重的割伤。
    • I kicked him hard in the shins to shut him up.我狠踢他的小腿让他闭嘴。
    • I barked (= rubbed the skin off) my shin on a tree stump.我磕到了树桩上，胫部擦破了皮。
    Topics Bodyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + shin
    • kick (somebody in/​on)
    • bang
    • bruise
    • …
    shin + noun
    • bone
    • guard
    • pad
    • …
    preposition
    • on the/​your shin
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    Word OriginOld English scinu, probably from a Germanic base meaning ‘narrow or thin piece’; related to German Schiene ‘thin plate’ and Dutch scheen. The verb was originally in nautical use (early 19th cent.).

shin

verb
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(British English)
(North American English shinny)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shin
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he / she / it shins
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past simple shinned
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past participle shinned
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-ing form shinning
🔊/ˈʃɪnɪŋ/
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Phrasal Verbs
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    Word OriginOld English scinu, probably from a Germanic base meaning ‘narrow or thin piece’; related to German Schiene ‘thin plate’ and Dutch scheen. The verb was originally in nautical use (early 19th cent.).