shear /ʃiə/ (sheared, shorn 或 sheared) I. vt. 1.剪，剪断：shear the sheep剪羊毛；shear a lawn 修剪草坪 2. (与of连用)削减：be shorn of one’s power 失去权力 Her illness has shorn her of strength. 一场病使她体力大为减弱。 ‖II. n. ( pl.)大剪刀：a pair of shears 一把大剪刀