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Shear Sheep Pair Cutting Cut Shearing Scissors Wool

英语单词 shear
英美音标 英 [ʃɪə(r)] 美 [ʃɪr]
中文释义 n.修剪;剪下的东西;大剪刀
v.剪掉;剪;剥夺
英语例句 (1) With a few quick snips of the shear, he pruned the bush.
(2) All her curls have been shorn off.
(3) I start shearing the sheep at the beginning of July.
中文例句 (1) 他用大剪刀几下子就把灌木给修剪好了。
(2) 她的一头卷发被剪得精光。
(3) 我一般在7月初开始剪羊毛。
vocabulary简明 A shear is a cutting implement that looks like a long pair of scissors. Also like scissors, this form of the noun is usually plural. You can cut metal, prune a tree, or cut up a chicken with shears.
vocabulary扩展 In farming, when you remove wool from a sheep, goat, or even a llama, you shear the animal. Most farmers shear their sheep once a year, but the timing varies from farm to farm. The verb shear also means to cause to break off or come apart with a cutting force. The wind during a storm can blow hard enough to shear the tiles off a roof.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]剪(羊毛) To shear a sheep means to cut its wool off.
  [V n]
  • In the Hebrides they shear their sheep later than anywhere else.

    在赫伯里兹,剪羊毛的时间比其他任何地方都要晚。

shearing
  • ...a display of sheep shearing.

    剪羊毛表演

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[N-PLURAL 复数名词](尤指修剪篱笆用的)大剪刀 A pair of shears is a garden tool like a very large pair of scissors. Shears are used especially for cutting hedges.
  [also a pair of N]
  • Trim the shrubs with shears.

    用大剪刀修剪灌木丛。

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