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shieling

/shee-ling/US // ˈʃi lɪŋ //UK // (ˈʃiːlɪŋ) //

盾牌,屏蔽,盾构机

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Scot.

    • : a pasture or grazing ground.
    • : a shepherd's or herdsman's hut or rough shelter on or near a grazing ground.

Examples

  • Then he'll ask, "Whereabouts is your sheepcote and shieling?"

  • The form of the retiring chief crossed it for an instant, the hurdle was then closed, and the shieling left in darkness.

  • Already the little shieling among the crags began to show traces of the brighter days which were dawning.

  • Just before she started, Kenneth came running up to the shieling in breathless haste.

  • It was a moonlight night, and Montrose, worn out by the fatigues of the day, was laid down to sleep in a miserable shieling.