Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense shears, present participle shearing, past tense, past participle sheared, past tense, past participle shorn
1VERB 剪(羊毛) To shear a sheep means to cut its wool off. 剪(羊毛)
In the Hebrides they shear their sheep later than anywhere else. [VERB noun]
2N-PLURAL [oft a pair ofNOUN](尤指修剪篱笆用的)大剪刀 A pair of shears is a garden tool like a very large pair of scissors. Shears are used especially for cutting hedges. (尤指修剪篱笆用的)大剪刀