shear sth (a sheep, wool, hair)
及物动词,宾语通常是羊、羊毛或头发等。
The farmer shears his sheep every spring.
农场主每年春天给羊剪毛。
剪羊毛
shorn — past participle of shear · irregular form
剪;剪切;剪断;剪头发;理发;剪切变形;剪断;断裂;敲诈;诈骗
to cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal
剪去(羊、羊驼等)的毛
To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
修剪(某人的)头发
To cut the hair of (a person).
剪,切割(原指用刀剑等,现用大剪刀或似之)
To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
用大剪刀剪
cut with shears
因方向相反的力作用而变形
To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
改变方向或速度
To change in direction or speed.
使各点沿平行于某给定直线的方向移动,位移量与点到线的距离成正比
To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
在煤中作垂直切割
To make a vertical cut in coal.
因受力过大而断裂或突然分开(如螺栓)
(also 'shear off') To break or suddenly separate because of excessive force, eg. a bolt.
剥夺财产;诈骗
To deprive of property; to fleece.
一般现在时
She shears the sheep every spring.
她每年春天给羊剪毛。
一般过去时
He sheared the alpaca yesterday.
他昨天给羊驼剪了毛。
现在完成时
The sheep have been shorn already.
这些羊已经剪过毛了。
不规则动词:过去式为 sheared,过去分词常用 shorn,也可用 sheared;过去式偶尔写作 shore,较少见。
Farmers usually shear their sheep in early summer, before the weather gets too hot.
农民通常在初夏给羊剪毛,趁天气还不太热的时候。
用法提示:shear 是动词,此处用原形表示给羊剪毛这一习惯性动作。
AI contextual example
The old shepherd sheared more than fifty sheep in a single day.
那位老牧羊人一天之内给五十多只羊剪了毛。
用法提示:sheared 是动词 shear(给羊剪毛)的过去式,表示过去完成的动作。
AI contextual example
The sheep stayed in the barn until they had been shorn.
那些羊一直待在谷仓里,直到剪完毛。
用法提示:shorn 是动词 shear(给羊剪毛)的过去分词,用于被动语态。
AI contextual example
及物动词,宾语通常是羊、羊毛或头发等。
The farmer shears his sheep every spring.
农场主每年春天给羊剪毛。
常用被动语态,表示被剥夺、失去某物,语气偏书面。
The team was shorn of its star player after the injury.
受伤之后,球队被夺去了明星球员。
不及物用法,常与 off 连用,表示因受力而断裂、脱落。
One of the blades sheared off during the test.
测试中有一个叶片断裂脱落了。
grammar · medium
易错句子Could you shear your umbrella with me?
正确表达Could you share your umbrella with me?
表示“分享、共用”要用 share;shear 意为“剪(羊毛等)、剪切”。两词拼写相近,但只有 share 能表示把东西分给别人一起用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The cliff drops shear to the sea.
正确表达The cliff drops sheer to the sea.
表示“陡直地、垂直地”这个意思时用 sheer(形容词/副词);shear 是动词,只能表示“剪、剪切”,不能用来描述地势的陡峭。
grammar · medium
易错句子My father shears his beard every morning.
正确表达My father shaves his beard every morning.
刮去自己脸上的胡须用 shave;shear 指用大剪刀剪羊毛或剪发,不用于用剃刀刮胡子。
剪羊毛
The farmer shears the sheep every spring.
农夫每年春天给羊剪毛。
折断;断裂
The bolt sheared off under the heavy load.
螺栓在重载下断裂了。
剪断;剪穿
The scissors sheared through the thick fabric easily.
剪刀轻松地剪断了厚布料。
剪切金属
The machine is used to shear metal sheets into smaller pieces.
这台机器用于将金属板剪切成小块。
剪断螺栓
Too much torque can shear a bolt.
扭矩过大会剪断螺栓。
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