n.【英】

1. 郡（英國行政區）[C]
2. （大寫）英國中部諸郡[the P]
   He spent his time in the shires riding, hunting, and shooting.

   他在英國中部地區整天騎馬、狩獵和射擊。

3. （英國中部產的高大的）拉車馬[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.