sill

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sill /sɪl/ noun [countable]  1. DHHthe narrow shelf at the base of a window frame 窗台2. TTCthe part of a car frame at the bottom of the doors 底梁〔指汽车框架在车门以下的部分〕

Examples from the Corpus

sill• Things are sill being sorted out.• These barn sills enclose thick white birch, ash, and maple trees.• Cut magnetic seal to length and insert into the slot in the drainage sill.• Outside, a wood dove burbled on my sill.• In the morning white rime coated the sill of the barred window-space.• Front and rear valances also bolt on, but are more costly than the sills to replace.• I reached under the sill, lifted it, and spread the curtains.• The sides, or jambs, must also be straight, plumb and square with the sill.Origin sill Old English syll

sill nounChinese  

the narrow the at Corpus shelf base of

sill
sill /sɪl/ noun [countable]1. the narrow shelf at the base of a window frame
2. the part of a car frame at the bottom of the doors

sillBrE /sɪl/ 🔊NAmE /sɪl/ 🔊 noun = windowsill a piece of metal that forms part of the frame of a vehicle below the doors （车体的）门槛