释义 |
shire shire /ʃaɪər/ aep /ʃaɪr/ noun
1 F0 [C] UK OLD USE a county, now used in combination in the names of many British counties: » Yorkshire» OxfordshireThesaurus+: ↑Local government and politicsThesaurus+: ↑Parts of countriesthe shires [plural] UK2 F0 the central rural counties of England, such as Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire Thesaurus+: ↑Named regions of countries |