shire
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++shire /ʃaɪə $ ʃaɪr/ noun [countable] 1. the shires (also the shire counties)PGAREA counties in England that mostly consist of country areas 英格兰的几个郡〔多为农村地区〕2. British English old usePG a county 郡
Examples from the Corpus
shire• Well, if I did, I'd need to sell old Blazer and buy a shire horse to carry me!• Letters under the privy seal were prepared by the thousand, and instructions were sent to the chief commissioners in each shire.• The representatives of shire and suburb had arrived on the Monday evening, and had drunk and dined exceedingly well.• In local government, many of our shire counties and districts have led the way in raising the quality of public service.• He had not realised how much he would miss his family and the work of breeding and breaking the shires with George.• The extent to which a powerful magnate could dominate the shire community and act as a focus for local sentiment varied.• He looked as if he had just stepped out of a drawing room in the shires.• From the back of a barn three shire horses came thundering out - a stallion and two mares.shire nounChinese
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shire
shire /ʃaɪə $ ʃaɪr/
noun [countable]
1. the shires (also the shire counties) COUNTIES in England that mostly consist of country areas
2. British English old use a county
shire /ʃaɪə $ ʃaɪr/
noun [countable]1. the shires (also the shire counties) COUNTIES in England that mostly consist of country areas
2. British English old use a county