shire
noun uk/ʃaɪər/ us/ʃaɪr/
[ C ] UK old use郡（现用于英国许多郡的郡名中）
a county, now used in combination in the names of many British counties
Yorkshire 约克郡
Oxfordshire 牛津郡
the shires[ plural ] UK 英格兰中部农业诸郡（如莱斯特郡、诺丁汉郡、德比郡）
the central rural counties of England, such as Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire