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work as a shearer
work as a shearer 表示“以剪羊毛为业”；shearer 也可指操作剪切机或裁剪皮革、金属、布料的人。
He works as a shearer every summer.
他每年夏天做剪羊毛工。
剪羊毛者；剪毛工
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剪羊毛者；剪毛工
a skilled worker who shears the wool off sheep or other animals
He works as a shearer every summer.
他每年夏天做剪羊毛工。
受雇用剪刀为绵羊等动物剪毛的人。
A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using shears.
在轧机上剪切热金属板不平整边缘的工人。
A person employed in a roller mill to shear off the uneven side of the hot metal plate.
用于在地下矿井中粉碎长煤柱的工业设备。
A piece of industrial equipment used to grind up long shafts of coal in underground mines.
A shearer works quickly through the flock, leaving each sheep with a neat short coat.
剪羊毛工人在羊群中快速工作，给每只羊留下整齐的短毛。
The farm hired two experienced shearers for the spring shearing season.
农场为春季剪毛季雇了两名有经验的剪羊毛工人。
Watching a skilled shearer, you notice how carefully the blades move along the sheep's skin.
观察一位熟练的剪羊毛工人，你会注意到刀片如何小心地沿着羊皮移动。
work as a shearer 表示“以剪羊毛为业”；shearer 也可指操作剪切机或裁剪皮革、金属、布料的人。
He works as a shearer every summer.
他每年夏天做剪羊毛工。
shearers 是 shearer 的复数形式。
A team of shearers arrived at the farm.
一队剪羊毛工人来到了农场。
A shearer who works quickly can earn more money.
干活快的剪羊毛工能挣更多钱。
Not this
He shearer the sheep.
Use this
He shears the sheep.
shearer 是名词，意为“剪羊毛者/剪切机”；表示“剪”的动作要用动词 shear。主语是第三人称单数时，动词形式为 shears。学习者容易因词典中名词释义而误把 shearer 当动词用。
Not this
The shearer work in the shed.
Use this
The shearers work in the shed.
shearer 是可数名词。表示复数“多个剪毛工”时，名词需加 -s 变为 shearers，并搭配复数动词 work。中文名词没有复数形式，所以学习者容易漏掉 -s，造成主谓不一致。
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剪羊毛工人
The sheep shearer travels across the country during the shearing season.
剪羊毛工人在剪毛季节走遍全国。
使用手剪的剪羊毛工
The blade shearer sharpened his shears before starting the day.
这位手剪羊毛工在开始一天的工作前磨快了他的手剪。
技艺高超的剪羊毛工
The gun shearer clinched the title at the national shearing competition.
这位剪毛高手在全国剪毛比赛中夺得冠军。
金属剪切工
The metal shearer measured the plate before cutting it.
金属剪切工在切割前测量了钢板。
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shear（剪）+ er（人）→ 剪羊毛的人；想象工人手握大剪刀剪下羊毛。
语域：neutral 常见场景：agriculture、wool industry 通常指剪羊毛的工人，多用于农牧业或羊毛产业相关的语境（如“sheep shearer”），是比较正式的工种称呼，日常口语中较少单独使用。
复数形式为 shearers。
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