shear

剪毛、剪羊毛

The farmer shears about two hundred sheep every spring.

那位农夫每年春天要剪大约两百只羊的毛。

剪、修剪、剪裁

He sheared the metal sheet into two neat halves.

他把那张金属板剪成整齐的两半。

剪断、切断

The blade sheared the thick cable in one stroke.

刀刃一下就把那条粗电缆切断了。

剥夺、去除正式，常用被动

The former mayor was shorn of all real authority.

这位前市长被剥夺了一切实权。

大剪刀、剪毛器常用复数

She trimmed the hedge with a pair of garden shears.

她用一把园艺大剪刀修剪树篱。

剪切、切变物理、工程

The bridge supports were designed to resist shear.

这些桥梁支柱的设计能抵抗剪切力。

风切气象

Sudden wind shear forced the pilot to abort the landing.

突然出现的风切让机长中止降落。

断裂、折断、脱落

Two of the bolts sheared off under the extra weight.

其中两根螺栓在额外重量下断裂脱落。