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sheared

/sheerd/US // ʃɪərd //

剪切的,剪切,剪切式,剪报

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : shaped or completed by or as if by shearing.
    • : trimmed to an even, symmetrical, or uniform length, as fur, shrubbery, etc.: a sheared muskrat coat.

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Examples

  • There are sheared mink jackets with trailing trains that have been laser-cut so the fur looks almost like lace.

  • It was a land that had been sheared by the axe, torn by the winds, and blasted by fire.

  • One wall was completely sheared away and fragments of it chunked the ground.

  • After raising, the pieces are sheared (for better class work) in order to produce greater regularity in the length of the nap.

  • Then the cloth is slightly napped and sheared down close, in order to produce a smooth, even surface.

  • Sometimes the nap is sheared, but more often it is pressed down flat upon the face of the cloth.