shorn

• 动词 'shear' 的过去分词，指被剪去毛发或羊毛；也比喻被剥夺、失去某物。

Past participle of 'shear'; describes something that has been cut off or stripped away, often used metaphorically to mean deprived or bereft.

1. Cut or clipped offB2formal

   Having had hair, wool, or fur cut off, typically with shears or clippers.

   被剪掉的

   • The sheep were shorn of their thick winter wool.
   • He appeared with a shorn head after joining the army.
   • The shorn lawn looked neat and tidy.

   同义词clippedcroppedcutshavenshearedtrimmed

   反义词hairywoolly

2. Deprived or strippedC1formal

   Having been stripped of something, such as power, possessions, or rights.

   被剥夺的

   • The king was shorn of his authority after the revolution.
   • She felt shorn of all her dignity after the public scandal.
   • The company was shorn of its assets in the bankruptcy proceedings.

   同义词bereftdenudeddeprivedstripped

   反义词endowedvested

• 动词，表示用剪刀等工具剪下或割断某物，通常指剪羊毛或人的头发。也可指剪切物体，使其分离或变形。

A verb used to indicate the act of cutting or clipping something, typically wool from a sheep or hair from a person.

不规则动词

1. Cut with shearsB1formal

   To cut or trim something using shears or scissors.

   剪切

   • The gardener sheared the hedge into a neat shape.
   • She sheared the fabric carefully along the marked line.
   • He sheared the overgrown branches from the tree.

   同义词clipcropcutsniptrim

2. Remove wool from an animalB1formal

   To cut off the wool from a sheep or other animal.

   剪羊毛

   • The farmer shears the sheep every spring.
   • They hired a professional to shear the flock.
   • Shearing the sheep is a skilled job.

   同义词clipfleece

3. Cut through with shearsB2formal

   To cut or slice through something using a tool like shears.

   用剪刀剪

   • The metalworker sheared the steel plate with a hydraulic cutter.
   • He sheared the rope with a single clean cut.
   • The machine shears the paper into strips.

   同义词clipcropdocklopmowprunesniptrim

4. Deform under stressC1formal

   To become deformed or break due to forces that cause parts to slide past each other.

   剪切变形

   • The metal beam sheared under the extreme weight.
   • The bolt sheared off, causing the structure to collapse.
   • Engineers test materials to see how they shear under pressure.

   同义词fractureruptureseparatesplittear