shear
verb
uk/ʃɪər/us/ʃɪr/sheared|shearedorshornshearverb(CUT)
[T]
tocutthewooloff asheep:
给(羊)剪(羊毛)Thefarmertaughther how to shearsheep.那个农夫教了她如何剪羊毛。
[T]
tocutthehairon a person'sheadcloseto theskin,especiallywithoutcare:
(尤指草草地)剃光(头发)Herecalledthehumiliationof having hishairshorn andexchanginghisclothesfor theprisonuniform.他记起了曾被剃光头、被迫换上囚服的耻辱。
be shorn ofsomething
to have something taken away from you:
被剥夺,被夺去The ex-president,althoughshorn of hisofficialpowers, still hasinfluence.前总统虽然被剥夺了权力,但是仍有影响力。
Cutting and stabbing
- abrasion
- bayonet
- butcher
- carve
- carving
- chisel
- chop
- impaler
- incise
- julienne
- lacerate
- lacerated
- shave
- shearing
- sheep shearing
- slash
- sliced
- slit
- snip
- spike
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Animal farming - general words
Hair care
Taking things away from someone or somewhere
shearverb(BREAK)
[I]engineeringspecialized
Ifpartof something,especiallysomething made ofmetal, shears, itbreaksinto twopieces, usually because of asidewaysforce:
(尤指金属部件因剪切力)折断,断裂Theoldscrewsholdingtheenginecasinghad sheared(off).固定引擎外壳的旧螺丝折断了。
Chemistry: metals & metalworking
- alloy
- anti-tarnish
- bar magnet
- base metal
- beaten
- bimetallic
- brazen
- brazier
- bullion
- ferrous
- galvanized
- gild
- gold leaf
- lode
- magnet
- silver plate
- untarnished
- vermeil
- wrought iron
- zirconium
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Tearing and breaking into pieces
shear
noun[U]
uk/ʃɪər/us/ʃɪr/movementin theplatesin thesurfaceof theearththatcausesthem tochangeshapeorbreak
(地质学)剪力Geology - general words
- Anthropocene
- aquifer
- auriferous
- biozone
- Cambrian
- carboniferous
- cementation
- continental crust
- Cretaceous
- Holocene
- hoodoo
- interbed
- Jurassic
- karst
- plate tectonics
- post-depositional
- pyroclastic
- Quaternary
- sedimentation
- the rock cycle