shears
英 [ʃɪəz]
美 [ʃɪrz]
- n. 大剪刀；剪切機；剪下的東西（shear的複數）
- v. 剪切；割去；橫越（shear的第三人稱單數）
- n. (Shears)人名；(英、塞拉)希爾斯
英文詞源
- shears (n.)
- "large scissors," Old English scearra (plural) "shears, scissors," from Proto-Germanic *sker- "to cut" (cognates: Middle Dutch schaer, Old High German scara, German Schere; see shear (v.)). In 17c., also "a device for raising the masts of ships" (1620s). As "scissors," OED labels it Scottish and dialectal. Chalk is no shears (1640s) was noted as a Scottish proverb expressing the gap between planning and doing.
雙語例句
- 1. Grass shears are specially made to trim grass growing in awkward places.
- 除草剪刀；專門用於修剪縫隙角落裏的青草。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Trim the shrubs with shears.
- 用大剪刀修剪灌木叢。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. a pair of garden shears
- 一把園藝剪
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. These garden shears are lightweight and easy to use.
- 這些園丁剪刀又輕又好用.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. I find the best tool for the purpose is a pair of shears.
- 我發現做這件事最得力的工具是一把大剪刀。
來自柯林斯例句