sheet
sheet — 名詞
- sheetsingular
- sheetsplural
1. a rectangular piece of fabric that covers a mattress and is used as part of the
床單
鋪在床上的長方形織物
a rectangular piece of fabric that covers a mattress and is used as part of the bedding you lie on or under
Yan changed the sheets on all the beds before the new guests arrived.
Yan 在新客人抵達前把所有床鋪的床單都換過了。
plural form 'sheets' for the set of two pieces
Adina pulled the sheet up to her chin and tried to fall asleep.
Adina 把床單拉到下巴的位置，試著入睡。
The hotel provides fresh white sheets and thick pillows for every room.
這家飯店每間客房都提供潔白的床單和厚實的枕頭。
Femi sat on the edge of the bed, gripping the sheet with both hands.
Femi 坐在床沿，雙手緊緊抓著床單。
When Layla was sick, Karim brought her a clean sheet and a soft blanket.
Layla 生病的時候，Karim 拿來一條乾淨的床單和柔軟的毯子給她。
文法句型
usually plural (sheets) referring to a set
常見錯誤
2. a thin flat section of a solid material such as glass, metal, plastic, or wood
薄片
材料壓製成的扁平片狀
a thin flat section of a solid material such as glass, metal, plastic, or wood
Brian used a plastic sheet to cover the woodpile during the rainy season.
Brian 用一塊塑膠布蓋住木柴堆，以免雨季來臨時淋溼。
collocation: plastic sheet
Camille cut a rectangular sheet of copper and hammered it into shape.
Camille 裁下一片長方形的銅片，然後敲打成想要的形狀。
pattern: sheet of + material (copper)
The roof of the greenhouse is made from sheets of clear polycarbonate.
那座溫室的屋頂是用透明的聚碳酸酯板搭建的。
Ignacio laid a large sheet of plywood on the floor to protect it from paint.
Ignacio 在地上鋪了一大片夾板，防止地板被油漆弄髒。
Hoa glued a thin sheet of aluminium over the hole in the wall.
Hoa 把一片薄薄的鋁片黏在牆上的破洞處。
文法句型
sheet of + material
用法筆記
Often followed by 'of' and the name of a material: a sheet of glass, a sheet of metal. The material is usually solid and manufactured rather than natural.
常見錯誤
3. one flat page of thin material, usually cut to a standard size, that you can wri
紙張
書寫或印刷用的單張紙
one flat page of thin material, usually cut to a standard size, that you can write or draw on
Vikram tore a sheet of paper from his notebook and wrote down the phone number.
Vikram 從筆記本撕下一張紙，寫下了電話號碼。
pattern: sheet of paper
Eitan folded the sheet of paper into an airplane and launched it across the room.
Eitan 把那張紙折成紙飛機，朝房間另一端射了出去。
The teacher handed each student a blank sheet of paper for the drawing exercise.
老師發給每位學生一張白紙，讓他們練習畫圖。
Hugo wrapped the gift in three sheets of colourful tissue paper.
Hugo 用了三張彩色包裝紙來包禮物。
文法句型
sheet of paper
a single sheet
4. a printed document that gives facts, details, or instructions about a particular
資料單
印有資訊的單頁文件
a printed document that gives facts, details, or instructions about a particular subject
The hospital gave Layla an information sheet about her mother's surgery schedule.
醫院給了 Layla 一份資訊單，說明她母親的手術時間表。
compound noun: information sheet
Femi checked the score sheet to see who had won the tennis match.
Femi 看了記分表，確認誰贏得了那場網球比賽。
compound noun: score sheet
Adina found a safety sheet in her hotel room explaining the fire evacuation plan.
Adina 在旅館房間裡找到一張安全須知，上面說明了火災逃生路線。
Each new employee receives a fact sheet about company policies on the first day.
每位新進員工在第一天就會拿到一份公司政策的資料單。
文法句型
often in compound nouns
用法筆記
Common in compound nouns: fact sheet, data sheet, score sheet, information sheet, safety sheet. The compound specifies what kind of information the document contains.
常見錯誤
5. a broad surface-like expanse of a substance such as ice, flame, or fog that spre
大片；層
鋪展開的寬闊表面
a broad surface-like expanse of a substance such as ice, flame, or fog that spreads across an area
A thick sheet of ice covered the entire pond after the cold night.
經過一夜的低溫，池塘上結了一層厚厚的冰。
pattern: sheet of ice
When the fuel tank exploded, a sheet of flame rose fifty metres into the air.
油箱爆炸時，一道火舌衝上五十公尺高的空中。
pattern: sheet of flame
The mountain peak was hidden behind a solid sheet of white fog.
山頂被一片濃密的白霧遮蔽，完全看不見。
Karim walked carefully across the sheet of ice that had formed on the pavement.
Karim 小心翼翼地走過人行道上結的那層薄冰。
文法句型
sheet of + substance (ice, flame, fog)
用法筆記
Usually followed by 'of' and a noun that names the substance: a sheet of ice, a sheet of flame, a sheet of fog. The substance is imagined as a continuous flat surface.
6. a very large amount of rain that falls at once, appearing as a solid-looking mas
傾盆
大量雨水同時降下
a very large amount of rain that falls at once, appearing as a solid-looking mass of water
The rain was falling in sheets, so the children stayed inside the school bus.
雨下得很大，像一片水簾傾瀉而下，孩子們只好待在學校巴士裡。
phrase: in sheets
A solid sheet of rain moved across the valley, soaking everything in its path.
一道雨幕橫掃整個山谷，沿路的一切都被淋得溼透。
Within minutes the rain was coming down in sheets, flooding the streets.
才幾分鐘，大雨就像傾盆般嘩嘩地下個不停，街道都淹水了。
Yan could barely see the road through the sheets of rain striking the windscreen.
Yan 透過打在擋風玻璃上的雨幕，幾乎看不清前方的路。
文法句型
in sheets
sheets of rain
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the plural form 'sheets' or in fixed phrases such as 'in sheets' or 'sheets of rain'. It describes rain so heavy it looks like a continuous wall of water.
sheet — 動詞
- sheetpresent simple I / you / we / they
- sheets3rd person singular
- sheeting-ing form
- sheetedpast simple
1. to fall as an extremely heavy, steady downpour, describing rain that seems to co
傾瀉
大雨猛烈地降落
to fall as an extremely heavy, steady downpour, describing rain that seems to come down like a continuous wall of water
It was sheeting down all afternoon, so Camille cancelled her walk in the park.
整個下午都在下傾盆大雨，Camille 只好取消了公園散步的計畫。
phrasal: sheet down
Rain sheeted off the roof, creating a small waterfall at the corner of the house.
雨水從屋頂傾瀉而下，在房子角落形成了一道小瀑布。
Hugo stood at the window watching the rain sheet down onto the empty street.
Hugo 站在窗邊，看著雨水嘩啦啦地落在空無一人的街道上。
The storm grew worse, and rain began sheeting against the bedroom window.
暴風雨越來越猛烈，雨水開始猛烈地打在臥室的窗戶上。
- pour
more common and general; sheet suggests the visual appearance of a solid mass
- drizzle
light, gentle rain
文法句型
sheet down
sheet against + noun
用法筆記
Usually used with the adverb 'down' or the preposition 'against' to describe the direction or impact of the rain. The subject is almost always 'rain' or 'it' (impersonal weather subject).
常見錯誤
2. to cover something completely with a sheet of fabric or other flat material, or
覆蓋
用布單或材料遮蓋
to cover something completely with a sheet of fabric or other flat material, or to supply a bed with sheets
The nurse sheeted the bed with fresh linen before the new patient arrived.
護士在新病人抵達前，用乾淨的床單鋪好了病床。
passive structure: sheet [bed] with [material]
Brian sheeted the furniture with dust covers before the painters started.
Brian 在油漆工動工前，用防塵布罩好了家具。
Before the dust storm hit, Ignacio sheeted the car with a large tarpaulin.
沙塵暴來襲前，Ignacio 用一塊大防水布蓋住了汽車。
Hoa sheeted the mattress with a waterproof cover before putting the sheets on.
Hoa 先在床墊上鋪了一層防水罩，再套上床單。
- uncover
to remove a covering
文法句型
sheet + object + with/in + material
用法筆記
Rarely used in everyday conversation. More common in descriptive or instructional writing. Often found in the passive: 'The bed was sheeted with starched cotton.'
sheet — 形容詞
- sheetpositive
- sheetercomparative
- sheetestsuperlative
1. describing a material that has been pressed or rolled into a thin, flat piece fo
片狀的
壓製成薄片的材料
describing a material that has been pressed or rolled into a thin, flat piece for use in construction or manufacturing
The sculpture was made from sheet aluminium, cut and bent into shape by hand.
這件雕塑是用鋁片手工裁剪並彎曲成形的。
compound: sheet aluminium
Sheet dough is rolled flat before being cut into circles for pie bases.
麵團要先擀成薄片，再切成圓形來做派皮。
The artist worked with sheet copper, hammering it into decorative patterns.
那位藝術家用銅片進行創作，把銅片敲打成裝飾圖案。
The kitchen counter was topped with sheet marble that the builders cut to size.
廚房檯面鋪了一片大理石，由石匠裁切到剛剛好的尺寸。
- rolled
focuses on the manufacturing process
文法句型
used attributively before a material noun
用法筆記
This adjective nearly always appears before the name of a material: sheet metal, sheet glass, sheet aluminium, sheet copper, sheet dough. It is not used predicatively.
2. connected with the making, shaping, or use of thin flat pieces of metal that are
金屬板的
與金屬板材加工有關的
connected with the making, shaping, or use of thin flat pieces of metal that are used in construction and industry
His father worked at a sheet metal factory on the outskirts of the city.
他父親在市郊一家金屬板工廠工作。
compound: sheet metal factory
The Millers hired a company to install a new sheet metal roof on the barn.
米勒一家僱了一家公司為穀倉安裝新的金屬板屋頂。
Vikram learned sheet metal welding during his apprenticeship at the garage.
Vikram 在修車廠學徒期間學會了金屬板焊接技術。
The workshop specialises in sheet metal fabrication for restaurant kitchens.
那間工廠專門為餐廳廚房製作金屬板加工件。
文法句型
used attributively
用法筆記
Almost exclusively found in the fixed phrase 'sheet metal' followed by a noun describing an industrial process, profession, or product: sheet metal worker, sheet metal fabrication, sheet metal roof.