shear /ʃiә/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
- (n.) a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
- (v.) cut with shears
Chinese translation
- n. 修剪, 剪下的东西, 大剪刀, 切变, 剪切机, 切
- vt. 修剪, 割, 剥夺, 横越, 削剪
- vi. 剪, 修剪, 剪羊毛, 切断
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb / noun
- Pronunciation
- /ʃiә/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.4 · Super Super Rare
Word forms
shorn, shearing, sheared, shears
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