| 单词 | shear |
| 释义 | shear (ʃɪəʳ ) Word forms: shears , shearing , sheared , shorn 1. verb To shear a sheep means to cut its wool off. In the Hebrides they shear their sheep later than anywhere else. [VERB noun] Synonyms: shave, fleece shearing uncountable noun ...a display of sheep shearing. 2. plural noun [oft a pair of NOUN] A pair of shears is a garden tool like a very large pair of scissors. Shears are used especially for cutting hedges. Trim the shrubs with shears. Phrasal verbs: shear off ergative phrasal verb If something such as a piece of metal shears off, or if it is sheared off, it breaks. It was not yet clear how the rudder had sheared off. [VERB PARTICLE] The aircraft's wings were sheared off in the crash. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] Collocations: shear a sheep You can even shear a sheep. Times, Sunday Times To shear a sheep you start on its belly. Times, Sunday Times I pay someone to shear the sheep. Times, Sunday Times Professional sheep shearers can shear a sheep in under a minute, without nicking the sheep. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 剪毛给羊 Japanese: 毛を刈る |
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