shear
verb uk/ʃɪər/ us/ʃɪr/ sheared | sheared or shorn
(CUT)
[ T ]给（羊）剪（羊毛）
to cut the wool off a sheep
The farmer taught her how to shear sheep. 那个农夫教了她如何剪羊毛。
[ T ]（尤指草草地）剃光（头发）
to cut the hair on a person's head close to the skin, especially without care
He recalled the humiliation of having his hair shorn and exchanging his clothes for the prison uniform. 他记起了曾被剃光头、被迫换上囚服的耻辱。
be shorn of something 被剥夺，被夺去
to have something taken away from you
The ex-president, although shorn of his official powers, still has influence. 前总统虽然被剥夺了权力，但是仍有影响力。
(BREAK)
[ I ] engineering specialized（尤指金属部件因剪切力）折断，断裂
If part of something, especially something made of metal, shears, it breaks into two pieces, usually because of a sideways force.
The old screws holding the engine casing had sheared (off). 固定引擎外壳的旧螺丝折断了。
shear
noun [ U ] uk/ʃɪər/ us/ʃɪr/
（地质学）剪力
movement in the plates in the surface of the earth that causes them to change shape or break