shears
英 [ʃɪəz]
美 [ʃɪrz]
- n. 大剪刀；剪切机；剪下的东西（shear的复数）
- v. 剪切；割去；横越（shear的第三人称单数）
- n. (Shears)人名；(英、塞拉)希尔斯
英文词源
- shears (n.)
- "large scissors," Old English scearra (plural) "shears, scissors," from Proto-Germanic *sker- "to cut" (cognates: Middle Dutch schaer, Old High German scara, German Schere; see shear (v.)). In 17c., also "a device for raising the masts of ships" (1620s). As "scissors," OED labels it Scottish and dialectal. Chalk is no shears (1640s) was noted as a Scottish proverb expressing the gap between planning and doing.
双语例句
- 1. Grass shears are specially made to trim grass growing in awkward places.
- 除草剪刀；专门用于修剪缝隙角落里的青草。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Trim the shrubs with shears.
- 用大剪刀修剪灌木丛。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. a pair of garden shears
- 一把园艺剪
来自《权威词典》
- 4. These garden shears are lightweight and easy to use.
- 这些园丁剪刀又轻又好用.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. I find the best tool for the purpose is a pair of shears.
- 我发现做这件事最得力的工具是一把大剪刀。
来自柯林斯例句
