sheet S1 W2 / ʃit / 名词 [可数名词]
1 for a bed a large piece of thin cloth that you put on a bed to lie on or lie under → blanket , duvet :
I’ll go and find you some clean sheets and blankets.
white cotton sheets
change the sheets (= put clean sheets on a bed )
2 paper a piece of paper for writing on, or containing information
sheet of
a sheet of paper with names and numbers on it
clean/blank sheet of paper (= one with no writing on it )
3 thin flat piece a thin flat piece of something such as metal or glass, that usually has four sides
sheet of
a sheet of glass → sheet metal
4 large flat area a large flat area of something such as ice or water spread over a surface
sheet of
A sheet of ice covered the lake.
5 of rain/fire a sheet of rain or fire is a very large moving mass of it
sheet of
Sheets of flame shot into the air.
in sheets
The rain was coming down in sheets.
6 on a ship technical a rope or chain attached to a sail on a ship that controls the angle between a sail and the wind
→ baking sheet , balance sheet , cookie sheet , rap sheet , time sheet , → as white as a sheet at white 1 ( 3 ) , → clean sheet at clean 1 ( 9 )
THESAURUS
piece an amount of something that has been cut or separated from the main part : Could I have another piece of cake? | a piece of broken glass | Emma cut the pie into eight pieces.
bit a piece. Bit is more informal than piece and is often used about smaller pieces : The notes were written on bits of paper. | He threw a bit of wood onto the fire.
lump a small piece of something solid or firm that does not have a regular shape : two lumps of sugar | a lump of coal | a lump of clay
scrap a small piece of paper, cloth etc that is no longer needed : I wrote the phone number on a scrap of paper. | The dog was eating scraps of food off the floor.
strip a long narrow piece of cloth, paper etc : a strip of cloth | The leather had been cut into strips.
sheet a thin flat piece of something such as paper, glass, or metal : a blank sheet of paper | a sheet of aluminium
slice a thin flat piece of bread, cake, meat etc cut from a larger piece : a slice of pizza | Cut the tomatoes into thin slices.
chunk a piece of something solid that does not have a regular shape – used especially about food, rock, or metal : The fruit was cut into large chunks. | a chunk of bread
hunk a large piece with rough edges, which has been cut or has broken off a bigger piece of food, rock etc : a big hunk of cheese | hunks of concrete
block a piece of something solid, which has straight sides : concrete blocks | a block of cheese | a block of ice
slab a thick flat piece of stone, or of cake, meat etc : The floor had been made from stone slabs. | a slab of beef
cube a piece that has six square sides – used especially about food : a cube of sugar | ice cubes
wedge a piece that has a thick end and a pointed end, and is shaped like a triangle – used especially about food and metal : a wedge of cheese
bar a block of soap, chocolate, candy, or metal, which has straight sides : a chocolate bar | a bar of soap | gold bars worth more than £26 million
rasher British English a slice of bacon : I usually have two rashers of bacon for breakfast.