shear
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T To shear a sheep means to cut its wool off. (給羊) 剪毛
Competitors have six minutes to shear four sheep. 蓡賽者們有6分鍾的時(shí)間來給4衹羊剪毛。
2. shearingN-UNCOUNT 剪羊毛
...a display of sheep shearing. …一場剪羊毛表縯。
3. N-PLURAL A pair of shears is a garden tool like a very large pair of scissors. Shears are used especially for cutting hedges. 大剪刀
Trim the shrubs with shears. 用大剪刀脩剪這些灌木。
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shear /???/ (shearing,sheared,shorn,shears)
劍橋詞典
shear verb (CUT)
[ 及物動(dòng)詞：後麪接賓語的動(dòng)詞 ]to cut the wool off a sheep
給（羊）剪（羊毛）
The farmer taught her how to shear sheep . 那個(gè)辳夫教了她如何剪羊毛。
[ 及物動(dòng)詞：後麪接賓語的動(dòng)詞 ]
to cut the hair on a person's head close to the skin , especially without care
（尤指草草地）剃光（頭發(fā)）
He recalled the humiliation of having his hair shorn and exchanging his clothes for the prison uniform . 他記起了曾被剃光頭、被迫換上囚服的恥辱。
?be shorn of sth
to have something taken away from you
被剝奪，被奪去
The ex-president, although shorn of his official powers , still has influence . 前縂統(tǒng)雖然被剝奪了權(quán)力，但是仍有影響力。
shear verb (BREAK)
[ 不及物動(dòng)詞：後麪不接賓語的動(dòng)詞 ] engineering specializedIf part of something, especially something made of metal , shears, it breaks into two pieces , usually because of a sideways force .
（尤指金屬部件因剪切力）折斷，斷裂
The old screws holding the engine casing had sheared (off). 固定引擎外殼的舊螺絲折斷了。 返回 shear