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单词 sheared
释义

sheared

adjective

ˈshird How to pronounce sheared (audio)
: formed or finished by shearing
especially : cut to uniform length
a sheared rug

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Two moments remain fixed: being introduced to Elston Howard, the first-base coach and former catcher; and not being introduced to a famously mustachioed relief pitcher, naked as a sheared sheep, on his leisurely way to the shower. Mark Singer, The New Yorker, 1 June 2022 Or a tighter, more sheared look like Hebe ‘Red Edge,’ a variety that’s reliably hardy here, and keeps that tight form without needing to shear? oregonlive, 23 Feb. 2021 Lindley appears again, giggling, in a charred crater with sheared pole shards and pocked with shrapnel tunnels. Eric Dexheimer, ExpressNews.com, 16 Oct. 2020 Recover the sheared end pieces of stone, which should be disk-shaped and sharp along the edge. Keith Mccafferty, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2020 That’s when coach Bill Belichick started Brady instead of Drew Bledsoe, who was finally healthy after suffering a sheared blood vessel injury against the Jets earlier in the season. BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2019 In the case of rosemary, the sheared plant can be maintained in a container or planted in the soil. Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 28 Nov. 2019 Bullock and two other passengers were uninjured, but the twin-engine jet suffered a sheared nose and a broken left wing. Peter Greenberg, Town & Country, 7 Feb. 2014 Tom Brady, 2001 Patriots: New England already had its franchise quarterback, Drew Bledsoe, who went down in Week 2 with a sheared blood vessel in his chest. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2018 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined above

sheared

verb

past tense of shear
1
as in shaved
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument it took almost a week to shear all the wool off the flock of sheep

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • shaved
  • clipped
  • trimmed
  • cut
  • pruned
  • snipped
  • cropped
  • mowed
  • bobbed
  • pared
  • docked
  • nipped
  • polled
  • cut back
  • manicured
  • skived
  • pinched
  • lopped (off)
  • whittled
  • shortened
  • curtailed
  • stumped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • extended
  • elongated
  • lengthened
2
as in sliced
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) the shark's razor-sharp teeth sheared the swimmer's flesh right down to the bone

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • sliced
  • ripped
  • cut
  • slashed
  • slit
  • pierced
  • bruised
  • chopped
  • gashed
  • stabbed
  • incised
  • sawed
  • cleaved
  • severed
  • split
  • scissored
  • mangled
  • dissected
  • lacerated
  • tore
  • carved
  • butchered
  • crosscut
  • cleft
  • chipped
  • sectioned
  • notched
  • hacksawed
  • rended
  • chiseled
  • hacked
  • rived
  • amputated
  • diced
  • minced
  • rent
  • anatomized
  • haggled
  • chiselled
  • cut off
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