词典释义：
[with obj.]cut the wool off (a sheep or other animal)
剪（羊或其他动物的）毛。
cut off (something such as hair, wool, or grass), with scissors or shears
剪；剪割
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I'll shear off all that fleece .我要把所有羊毛剪下。
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把… 剪下
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they were shorn of their hair 他们被剪光了头发
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figurative 〈喻〉the richest man in the US was shorn of nearly $2 billion .美国最有钱的富翁损失了近２０亿美元。
break off or cause to break off, owing to a structural strain
（受剪切力作用而）断裂；切变
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[no obj.]
the derailleur sheared and jammed in the rear wheel 自行车的换挡齿轮断裂，卡住了后轮。
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[with obj.]
the left wing had been almost completely sheared off .左翼几乎完全被折断了。
a strain produced by pressure in the structure of a substance, when its layers are laterally shifted in relation to each other
切变；剪应力。参见<Bold>WIND SHEAR</Bold>.
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