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hat shadowed her face. »
0 The bay was shadowed by magnificent cliffs. H i)$ Eft 5§;
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see also overshadow
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adf (only before noun] (BrE, politics 2&) used to refer to
senior politicians of the main opposition party who would become government
ministers if their party won the next election T A |'#j (ft : the shadow
Chancellor j^T^llllftMifcAEi o the shadow Cabinet f£T>Al%]
‘shadow-box verb [V] to box
with an imaginary opponent, especially for physical exercise or in order to
train ( X
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illl m ► 'shadow-boxing noun (U]
shad-owy /'Jaedaui; NAmE -doui/ adj. 1 dark and full of
shadows 0Mlft; (TO A#!; Someone
was waiting in the shadowy doorway. W'A<7$l;l3i$&-Bi(ft
H P b
2 [usually
before noun] difficult to see because there is not much light 8| flfc (ft ; 81
Shadowy figures approached them out of
the fog.
A#
3
[usually before
noun]
that
not much is known about A AftlEft;
M 7$J Eft: the shadowy world
of terrorism A 40
Eft S
shady /'Jeidi/ adj. (shadi er, shadi est) 1 protected from direct
light from the sun by trees, buildings, etc. # Rfj
(ft;
m'm-,
gmtfj: a shady garden 0
We went to find somewhere cool and shady to have a
drink. 1 7“#o 2 (of a
tree,
etc. #) providing shade from the sun 3 [usually before noun] (informal) seeming to be
dishonest or illegal AT 1$ Eft ; %
£ (ft ; m (ft : a shady
businessman/deal rJ£$M A; shaft /Jcuft; NAmE Jaeft/ noun, verb m noun 1 (often in compounds
'# ii|).
a long,
narrow,
usually vertical passage in a building or underground, used especially for a
lift/elevator or as a way of allowing air in or out ( ilJxlA;
AM:
a lift/elevator shaft 0 a mineshaft
<>
a ventilation shaft ilM# 2 the long narrow part of an arrow, hammer, golf club, etc. ( Ml A$c tf^lft
) ff; ( H^lft ) 3 (often in compounds
JAS.
'n M) a metal bar that joins parts of a machine or an engine together, enabling
power and movement to be passed from one part to another ( fg Eft ) $$
—
see also camshaft,
crankshaft 4 [usually pi.] either of the two poles at the front of a carriage or cart between which a horse is fastened in order to pull it
(
3, ^ (ft ) ^ 5 ~ of light, sunlight, etc. (literary) a narrow strip of
light — A, -if (
fear,
etc. (literary) a sudden strong
feeling of pain, etc. that travels through your body —IM ( ^$7 tMEBM ) : Shafts of fear ran through
her as she heard footsteps behind her.
7
~ of sth (formal) a clever remark that is intended to upset or annoy sb
id iR(; AB^Eftitlf: a shaft of wit
#1.1? Eftii# rrlrai give sb the 'shaft (NAmE, informal) to treat sb unfairly
Af#, ( 3£A )
« verb [VN] (informal) to treat sb unfairly
or cheat them
A#; ,%#; mm
shag /iaeg/
noun, verb, adj.
m noun 1 [U] a strong
type of tobacco cut into long
thin pieces MlM2[C]a large black
bird with
a
long neck that lives near the sea 3 [C, usually sing.] (BrE, taboo, slang) an act of sex with sb
jAA m verb (gg-) [V, VN] (BrE, taboo,
slang) to have sex with sb
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adj. [only before noun] used to describe a
carpet, etc., usually made of wool, that has long threads .( f&fl
# ) Mfft .
shagged
/Jaegd/
(also .shagged
'out) adj. [not before noun] (BrE, taboo, slang) very tired flifl
shaggy
/'Jaegi/
adj. (shag-gier,
shaggiest) 1 (of hair, fur, etc. %%
M) long and untidy -fc ffi SL (ft ; SL #J: a shaggy mane of hair — A IE
£L A: £ 2 having long
untidy
hair, fur, etc. A A ( Eft: a huge
shaggy white dog
.shaggy-'dog
story noun a very long joke with a
silly or disappointing ending
shah
/Ja:/
noun the title of the kings
of
& ( )
shaikh
=
sheikh
shake
o-m /jeik/ verb, noun
m verb (shook /Juk/, shaken /'Jeikan/)
—
OBJECT/BUILDING/PERSON #J ^ ;
&&&;■ A 1 to move
or
make sb/sth move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down M [V]
The whole house shakes when a train goes past. A ^ ^
violently by the shoulders, M Eft M B ft
M %» 0
[VN-ADJ]
She
shook her hair loose.
To
2 [VN +adv./prep.] to move sth in a
particular direction by shaking j§ ( tB ) ; ^
) : She
bent down to
shake a pebble out of her shoe. M^TJSc, fE$IMfft-'$&
—
YOUR HEAD A 3 [VN] ~ your head to turn your head from
side to side as a way of saying ‘no’ or to show sadness, disapproval, doubt,
etc. |§ A: She
shook her head in disbelief. MM® A, T+Bfto
—
HANDS T 4 [VN] ~ sb’s hand | ~
hands (with sb) (on sth)
|
~ sb
by the hand to take sb’s hand and move it up and down as a way of
saying hello or to show that you agree about sth ( 'frf^A ) HA: Do people in Italy
shake hands when they meet? ^ A Cl JjjLffiBfti
0 They shook hands on
the deal (= to show that they had reached an agreement).
M 3/5 o o Our host shook each of
us warmly by the hand. ±AmifcfHtm^A*STo
—
YOUR FIST T A 5 [VN] ~ your fist (at sb) to show that you are
angry with sb; to threaten sb by shaking your fist
(= closed hand) jf # ()
—
OF BODY tf W 6 [V] ~ (with sth) to make short quick
movements that you cannot control, for example because you are cold or afraid M&j, Af4.;
H771 tremble: He was shaking with fear.
jlklfF^At^o 01 was shaking like a
leaf. 0 Her
hands had started to shake.
—
OF VOICE ' 7 [V] ~ (with sth) (of sb’s voice ##) to
sound
unsteady, usually because you are nervous, upset or angry.lPTif-
—
SHOCK SB ft tv, 8 [VN] ~ sb (up) (not used in the
progressive
tenses T A jffi fj B4) to shock or upset sb very much He was badly shaken
by the news of her death. ItiiAAMtvft 0
The accident really shook her up. tB
7o
—
BELIEF/IDEA ^ : € fi 9 [VN] to make a belief
or an
idea
less certain zjfj jg : The incident had
shaken her faith in him. & # ^ M 7 M ~M fife W „ 0 This
announcement is bound to shake the confidence of the
industry.
—
GET RID OF A Pr: 10 [VN] ~ sth (off) to get rid of sth A
: I can’t seem to shake off this cold.
B {$. ^ Iff 7^
7 o
0 He couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something wrong.
Ac
ITiTTl shake in your ‘shoes (informal) to be very frightened
or nervous ###*$ (
shake
a ’leg (old-fashioned, informal) used to tell sb to start
to do sth or to hurry ( f?
—more
at foundation ijsiik^j .shake 'down (informal) to become familiar with
a new situation and begin to work well in it SfcAffTT'ii;; ijtjSifrlfB .shake sb/sth«-’down (NAmE, informal) 1 to search a person or
place in a very thorough way 3£J&)
—
related noun shakedown 2 to
threaten sb in order to get money from them .shake sb~'off to
get
away from sb who is chasing or following you I&, ( ^A ) 'shake on sth to shake hands in
order
to show that sth has been agreed ( iiJ®,
AiR
) : They shook on the deal. f] +S5
m¥ % # o o Let’s shake on it. ik & j|j j#
-
^C0
shake
sth— out
to
open or spread sth by shaking, especially so that bits of dirt, dust, etc. come
off it £]•