shear

[ʃiə]

n.修剪, 剪下的东西, 大剪刀
v.剪掉, 剪, 剥夺
n.人字起重机,(羊的)年岁,[物]切变

例句与用法：

With a few quick snips of the shears he pruned the bush.

他用大剪刀几下子就把灌木给修剪好了。

I start shearing the sheep at the beginning of July.

我一般在7月初开始剪羊毛。

All her curls have been shorn off.

她的一头卷发被剪得精光。

词形变化：

名词: shearer | 动词过去式: sheared | 动词过去分词: sheared/shorn | 动词现在分词: shearing | 动词第三人称单数: shears |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 剪(羊毛等); 剪(某人)的头发

He found a job of shearing wool from sheep.

他找到一份剪羊毛的工作。

2. 修剪

3. 切; 切段; 使(岩块等)受切变[(+off)]

4. 抢夺; 剥夺[(+of)]

The assembly had been shorn of its legislative powers.

议会被剥夺了立法权。

5. 【书】(用刀, 剑)砍; 斩

vi.

1. 剪; 修剪; 剪羊毛

They sheared last week.

他们是上星期剪的羊毛。

2. 切断; 【物】切变[(+off)]

n.

1. 剪; 切; 修剪

2. 大剪刀[P]

He cut the hedge with garden shears.

他用园林大剪刀修剪树篱。

3. 【机】剪切机, 剪床

4. 【物】切变

5. 人字起重架[P]

6. 剪下的东西

7. (羊的)年岁[C]

a sheep of three shears

三岁的羊

短语词组：

shorn of

1. 被剥夺尽

The king was shorn of his power by his nobles.

国王的大权被他的贵族们剥夺殆尽。