shin
shin — noun
- shinsingular
- shinsplural
1. the bony front portion of your lower leg, stretching from just below the knee do
the bony front portion of your lower leg, stretching from just below the knee down to the ankle, where the bone lies close under the skin
Mei fell off her bike and scraped her shin on the edge of the pavement.
scrape + shin (injury pattern)
The goalkeeper wore thick shin guards under his socks during the match.
shin guard collocation
A kick to the shin sent a sharp pain through Amir's leg.
The nurse checked the bruise on Ananya's shin after she bumped the coffee table.
2. the lower section of a cow's leg sold as meat, containing a central bone that be
the lower section of a cow's leg sold as meat, containing a central bone that becomes tender after hours of cooking in liquid
The butcher recommended beef shin for the stew because it stays tender after long cooking.
beef shin for stews
Elena's grandmother cooked veal shin slowly with tomatoes until the meat fell off the bone.
For osso buco, use a thick slice of veal shin with the bone still in it.
The restaurant's signature dish was a slow-braised shin of beef served with creamy mashed potatoes.
- beef shank
American English equivalent for the same cut of meat
用法筆記
This sense is most common in British English. In American English, the same cut is usually called 'beef shank' or 'veal shank'.
常見錯誤
shin — verb
- shinpresent simple I / you / we / they
- shins3rd person singular
- shinning-ing form
- shinnedpast simple
1. to scramble up, down, or across a vertical surface by wrapping your arms and fee
to scramble up, down, or across a vertical surface by wrapping your arms and feet around it and moving swiftly
The children shinned up the old oak tree to rescue the stranded kitten.
shin up + tree
Without a ladder, the plumber shinned up the drainpipe to fix the leak.
shin up + drainpipe
Fatima's little brother shinned over the garden wall when he heard dinner was ready.
The cat shinned down the wooden pole in just a few seconds.
文法句型
shin + preposition + noun phrase
用法筆記
Always used with a directional preposition ('up', 'down', 'over', 'along') — it is not used alone as a simple transitive verb. More common in British English; American English prefers 'shinny'.