shear

/ʃɪə/ verb
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

剪(羊毛、头发等);切断,剪断

释义与例句

verb 剪(羊毛、头发等);切断,剪断
to cut the wool off a sheep; to cut hair or grass with shears
  1. The farmer sheared the sheep in spring.
    农民在春天给羊剪毛。
  2. She sheared the hedge with electric shears.
    她用电动剪修剪树篱。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The barber sheared his long hair short.
    理发师把他的长发剪短。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 shear 与 shears(大剪刀)同源,想象咔嚓剪羊毛

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • shears 大剪刀
    复数名词,剪羊毛或修枝的工具
同义词
  • cut 切,剪
    cut 是通用的剪切,shear 特指用大剪刀剪羊毛、头发或修剪植物。
    Cut the paper along the dotted line. 沿虚线剪开纸张。
反义词
  • grow 生长
    grow 是生长变长,与 shear 剪短相反。
    The grass grows quickly in summer. 夏天草长得很快。
常见搭配
  • shear a sheep 给羊剪毛
    He learned to shear a sheep at the farm. 他在农场学会了给羊剪毛。
  • shear off 剪掉,削掉
    The bolt sheared off under the pressure. 螺栓在压力下断裂了。