n.【英】

1. 郡（英国行政区）[C]
2. （大写）英国中部诸郡[the P]
   He spent his time in the shires riding, hunting, and shooting.

   他在英国中部地区整天骑马、狩猎和射击。

3. （英国中部产的高大的）拉车马[C]

n.

1. Brit. a county, especially in England.
   ▸ (the Shires) the parts of England regarded as strongholds of traditional rural culture, especially the rural Midlands.
2. a medieval administrative district ruled jointly by an alderman and a sheriff.
3. Austral. a rural area with its own elected council.