shaft
/ʃæft/
动词
蒙骗，欺骗
She was shafted by her agent over the film rights to her book.
她在书的电影版权问题上受了经纪人的骗。
/ʃæft/
名词
侮辱；责难；不公平待遇
His boss gave him the shaft by firing him just before he would have gotten a bonus.
正当他正要获得奖金时，他的老板地却无情地解雇了他。
井状通道；井穴
a lift shaft
电梯井
（尤指具有攻击性的）机智的话
John came out with an unexpected shaft of wit/wisdom.
约翰出人意料地妙语连珠。