shear off

基本解釋

If the scientists' early estimates are on target, this quake's impact, however, will take about 130, 500 years to shear off a full minute.
如果科學(xué)家們的最初估計(jì)是正確的，那麼地震的影響，會(huì)讓130500年流失掉一秒鍾。
Gangs trying to tear it apart with hooks and chains lose control of their swoops when their engines malfunction or their control vanes shear off.
飛車(chē)黨想用鉤子和鏈條把它拆散，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)飛行摩托失控了，不是引擎故障就是把手?jǐn)嗔选?br>starwarschina.com
The progressive result is an accumulation of fatty deposits called plaque that can rupture or have their caps shear off, causing clots that lead to heart attacks.
Donohue博士說(shuō)，進(jìn)一步惡化的結(jié)果是稱(chēng)之爲(wèi)血斑的脂肪沉積開(kāi)始積累、破裂、剝落，最後形成導(dǎo)致心髒病發(fā)作的血栓。

The machinists in the engine cars must have been holding on for dear life, praying the support struts did not shear off.
NPR: Excerpt: 'Skybreaker'