shim
noun[C]
uk/ʃɪm/us/ʃɪm/asmallobjectorpieceofmaterialused between twopartsof something to make themfittogether, or topreventthemrubbingagainst each other:
(金属、木、石等的)垫片,填隙片Asmallmetalshim will be used tokeepthepedalsfromsticking.用一个小金属垫片来防止踏板卡住。
Shims under theshoecleatscorrectvariancestofoottilt.
- Before arace, he usesrazor-thinshims toaligntherunnersto .005 of aninchaccuracy.
- Therepairinvolvesinstallingasteelshim acoupleofmillimetresthickin thepedalassembly.
- I wasboltingthem up using abagfullof shims.
Things added or attached to other things
- accessory
- add onsomething
- added value
- addition
- adjunct
- admixture
- appurtenance
- attachment
- belay
- frill
- frippery
- hereto
- jacked up
- mounted
- non-detachable
- onto
- superaddition
- trimming
shim
verb[T]
uk/ʃɪm/us/ʃɪm/-mm-to put ashim(= asmallobjectorpieceofmaterial)between twopartsof something to make themfittogether, or topreventthemrubbingagainst each other:
Thebaseboardshave beencut, shimmed,sealed, andnailed.踢脚板已经切割好、垫上填隙片、密封好并且钉牢。
Besureto shim theframesso theyremainlevelandplumbafter they'refastenedinplace.
- Toboreperfectlysquare,deepholes, shimming thetablewhere itjoinsitscolumnsupportcastingisnecessary.
- Thenuthas beenheavilyshimmed inordertoraiseit.
- Small,brokenstonesshim thebaseof alargemonumentbearingthefamilyname.
Connecting and combining
- abut
- additive
- adjoin
- affix
- agglutinate
- aggregation
- articulation
- desegregate
- desegregation
- dovetail
- eclectic
- eclectically
- hyphenate
- link(something)up
- linkage
- lumpsomeone/somethingtogether
- marriage
- marry
- weaving
- yoke