shaft
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/ʃæft/
/ʃɑːft/
Informal
- 1 (birine) kazık atmak, (birine) haksızlık etmek
Definition (English)
To treat someone very unfairly, especially by cheating that person in a deal.
Example Sentences
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We got shafted by the company that sold us the car.Bize arabayı satan şirket kazık attı.
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Many workers felt shafted when their bonuses were cancelled.Primleri iptal edilince birçok işçi kendisine haksızlık edildiğini düşündü.
Verb Forms Regular
Base
shaft
/ʃæft/
Past
shafted
/ʃæftɪd/
Participle
shafted
/ʃæftɪd/
Spelling rule
Add ‑edshaft → shafted
Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.
Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped
Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked
/d/played
/ɪd/wanted
Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. shafted /ʃæftɪd/
Synonyms
Collocations
get shaftedbe shafted by someonefeel shaftedshaft someone on a deal