shear

US /ʃɪr/
UK /ʃɪr/
"shear" picture
1.

剪羊毛, 剪

cut the wool off (a sheep or other animal)

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The farmer will shear the sheep next week.
农民下周将剪羊毛。
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It takes skill to shear a sheep quickly and efficiently.
快速高效地剪羊毛需要技巧。
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cliptrimcut
2.

剪断, 断裂

break off or cause to break off, owing to a shearing stress

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The strong winds caused the top of the tree to shear off.
强风导致树顶断裂。
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The bolt began to shear under the immense pressure.
螺栓在巨大压力下开始剪断。
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snapfracturebreak
1.

剪切, 剪应力

a strain produced by pressure in the structure of a substance, when its layers are subject to a lateral force causing them to slide over each other

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The engineer calculated the shear stress on the beam.
工程师计算了梁上的剪切应力。
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The bridge design must account for shear forces.
桥梁设计必须考虑剪切力。
2.

剪羊毛

the act or an instance of shearing wool from sheep

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The annual shear is an important event for sheep farmers.
一年一度的剪羊毛是养羊农民的重要活动。
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He watched the skilled worker perform the shear with precision.
他看着熟练的工人精确地进行剪羊毛。
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pruning shearspinking shears