| 单词 | shear |
| 释义 | shear v. & n. --v (past sheared, archaic except Austral. & NZ shore; past part. shorn or sheared) 1. tr. cut with scissors or shears etc. 2. tr. remove or take off by cutting. 3. tr. clip the wool off (a sheep etc.). 4. tr. (foll. by of) a strip bare. b deprive. 5. tr. & intr. (often foll. by off) distort or be distorted, or break, from a structural strain. --n 1. Mech. & Geol. a strain produced by pressure in the structure of a substance, when its layers are laterally shifted in relation to each other. 2. (in pl.) (also pair of shears sing.) a large clipping or cutting instrument shaped like scissors for use in gardens etc. Derivatives shearer n. Etymology: OE sceran f. Gmc |
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