shieling
/shee-ling/US // ˈʃi lɪŋ //UK // (ˈʃiːlɪŋ) //
盾牌,屏蔽,盾构机
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 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.
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