sheaf
gb/ʃˈif/ us/ʃˈif/
B2
Engleză
iratköteg, köteg, kéve, nyaláb, kévébe köt
SUBSTANTIV
B2
1
Tipar de utilizare:
a sheaf of [papers/documents/letters]
She handed me a sheaf of documents to sign.
Átnyújtott egy iratköteget, hogy aláírjam.
He arrived with a thick sheaf of notes for the meeting.
Egy vastag jegyzetköteggel érkezett a megbeszélésre.
The clerk clipped the forms into a neat sheaf.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I have a sheaf of papers for class.
Van egy köteg papírom az órára.
She carried a sheaf of letters.
Egy köteg levelet vitt magával.
Greșeală frecventă:
The plural is usually "sheaves" (not "sheafs").
Sens
Bundle of papers or documents
Colocații
a sheaf of papers
|a sheaf of documents
|a sheaf of letters
|a thick sheaf
|a neat sheaf
|a dog-eared sheaf
|shuffle a sheaf
|hand someone a sheaf
|carry a sheaf
|sort through a sheaf
Sinonime
bundle (More general; not as strongly associated with papers.)
|
stack (Often means papers piled neatly, not necessarily tied together.)
|
packet (Suggests a smaller, more compact set, sometimes in an envelope.)
Antonime
single sheet (One page rather than many together.)
|
loose papers (Not kept together in a bundle.)
Teme
writing
|work
|education
|business
Definiție
A bundle of papers held together.
A group of papers or documents held or fastened together as one bundle.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
2
kéve
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
a sheaf of [wheat/barley/oats]
They bound the wheat into sheaves and left them to dry.
Kévékbe kötötték a búzát, és ott hagyták száradni.
A sheaf of barley leaned against the barn wall.
Egy árpakéve a pajta falának volt támasztva.
After the harvest, the field was dotted with sheaves.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The farmer tied a sheaf of wheat.
A gazda egy búzakévét kötött.
We saw sheaves in the field.
Kévéket láttunk a mezőn.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "sheaf" with "sheath" (a cover) or "sheave" (a pulley wheel).
Sens
Bundle of harvested grain stalks
Colocații
a sheaf of wheat
|bind sheaves
|stack the sheaves
|golden sheaves
|carry a sheaf
|gather sheaves
|tie a sheaf
|harvest sheaves
Sinonime
bundle (General term; does not specifically suggest harvested grain.)
|
bunch (Common in speech, but less precise for tied grain stalks.)
Antonime
loose stalks (Not tied or gathered into a bundle.)
Teme
farming
|nature
|food
Definiție
A bundle of cut wheat or other grain tied together.
A bundle of cut grain stalks (such as wheat or barley) tied together after harvesting.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
LITERARY
3
Tipar de utilizare:
a sheaf of [arrows/reeds/]
A sheaf of arrows hung from the hunter’s belt.
Egy nyílköteg függött a vadász övéről.
He carried a sheaf of reeds down to the riverbank.
Egy nyaláb nádat vitt le a folyópartra.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He carried a sheaf of arrows.
Egy nyílköteget vitt.
Sens
Bundle of long thin items
Colocații
a sheaf of arrows
|a sheaf of reeds
|a sheaf of stalks
Sinonime
bundle (Neutral and common; does not add the image of long, thin items.)
|
bunch (More casual; often used for flowers rather than long thin objects.)
Antonime
single (One item rather than a bundle.)
Teme
daily_life
Definiție
A bundle of long, thin things tied together.
A bundle of long, thin things gathered or held together, such as arrows, reeds, or similar items.
VERB
C2
LITERARY
4
kévébe köt
C1
Tipar de utilizare:
sheaf [grain/stalks]
They worked quickly to sheaf the wheat before the rain.
Gyorsan dolgoztak, hogy még az eső előtt kévébe kössék a búzát.
After cutting the oats, she helped sheaf the stalks in the field.
Miután levágták a zabot, segített kévébe kötni a szálakat a földön.
Sens
Gather into a bundle
Colocații
sheaf the wheat
|sheaf the grain
|sheaf stalks
Sinonime
bundle (More common and general; not specific to grain.)
|
bind (Focuses on tying together rather than gathering.)
Antonime
scatter (To spread out instead of gathering together.)
Teme
farming
Definiție
To tie grain into a bundle.
To gather and tie or arrange (especially grain stalks) into a sheaf.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
sheaf
IPA
GB/ʃˈif/
US/ʃˈif/
Silabe și accent
sheaf (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (sheaf)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: sheaf
- Plural: sheaves
Expresii
a sheaf of
1/ə ʃˈif əv/
fixed phrase
a large bundle or set
A lot of similar things together (often papers).
Exemple
- A sheaf of contracts was waiting on her desk.
- The editor received a sheaf of reader letters each week.
- He pulled out a sheaf of printouts and started explaining.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I brought a sheaf of documents.
- She has a sheaf of letters.