sheer

英 [ʃɪə(r)]

美 [ʃɪr]

adj.  用来强调事物的大小、程度或数量; 完全的; 纯粹的; 十足的; 陡峭的
adv.  垂直地; 陡峭地
v.  偏航; 使偏航; 使急转向

复数：sheers　过去式：sheered　现在分词：sheering　第三人称单数：sheers　过去分词：sheered　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.3368 / COCA.4198

短语用例

sheer away/off (from sth)

• 急转，急拐（避开某物）
  to change direction suddenly, especially in order to avoid hitting sth
  1. The area is under threat from the sheer number of tourists using it.
     这一地区由于游客人数太多而面临威胁。
  2. We were impressed by the sheer size of the cathedral.
     大教堂的宏大规模给我们留下了深刻的印象。

牛津词典

adj.

• （用来强调事物的大小、程度或数量）
  used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of sth
  1. The area is under threat from the sheer number of tourists using it.
     这一地区由于游客人数太多而面临威胁。
  2. We were impressed by the sheer size of the cathedral.
     大教堂的宏大规模给我们留下了深刻的印象。
• 完全的；纯粹的；十足的
  complete and not mixed with anything else
  1. The concert was sheer delight.
     这场音乐会是一次十足的享受。
  2. I only agreed out of sheer desperation.
     我一时情急才同意的。
• 陡峭的
  very steep
  1. sheer cliffs/slopes
     悬崖峭壁；陡坡
  2. Outside there was a sheer drop down to the sea below.
     外面是一道陡坡，直插大海。
• 又薄又轻几乎透明的
  thin, light and almost transparent
  1. sheer nylon
     透明尼龙

adv.

• 垂直地；陡峭地
  straight up or down
  1. The cliffs rise sheer from the beach.
     悬崖从海滩上拔地而起。
  2. The ground dropped sheer away at our feet.
     在我们脚下，地势陡降。

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (用于强调)纯粹的，完全的，十足的
  You can usesheerto emphasize that a state or situation is complete and does not involve or is not mixed with anything else.
  1. His music is sheer delight...
     听他的音乐完全是一种享受。
  2. Sheer chance quite often plays an important part in sparking off an idea.
     灵感的激发通常纯粹是靠运气。
  3. ...acts of sheer desperation.
     彻底绝望的行为
• ADJ-GRADED 陡峭的;垂直的
  Asheercliff or drop is extremely steep or completely vertical.
  1. There was a sheer drop just outside my window...
     陡坡就在我窗户外面。
  2. A young man plunged from a sheer rock face to his death.
     一名男青年从陡峭的岩壁上坠崖身亡。
• ADJ-GRADED 极薄的;极轻的;精致的
  Sheermaterial is very thin, light, and delicate.
  1. ...sheer black tights.
     极薄的黑色紧身裤

英英释义

verb

• cause to sheer
  1. She sheered her car around the obstacle
• turn sharply
  1. The car cut to the left at the intersection
  2. The motorbike veered to the right
  Synonym:swervecurvetrendveerslueslewcut

adj

• very steep
  1. a bluff headland
  2. where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
  3. a sheer descent of rock
  Synonym:bluffbold
• not mixed with extraneous elements
  1. plain water
  2. sheer wine
  3. not an unmixed blessing
  Synonym:plainunmingledunmixed
• so thin as to transmit light
  1. a hat with a diaphanous veil
  2. filmy wings of a moth
  3. gauzy clouds of dandelion down
  4. gossamer cobwebs
  5. sheer silk stockings
  6. transparent chiffon
  7. vaporous silks
  Synonym:diaphanousfilmygauzygauze-likegossamersee-throughtransparentvaporousvapourouscobwebby

adv

• directly
  1. he fell sheer into the water
• straight up or down without a break
  Synonym:perpendicularly

双语例句

• His music is sheer delight
  听他的音乐完全是一种享受。
• It would be downright [ sheer] madness to do such a thing.
  做这种事纯粹是发疯。
• This is a sheer fabrication.
  这完全是凭空捏造。
• I am in sheer ignorance of the matter.
  我对此事全然无知。
• But even with those databases, the sheer quantity of data can still cause problems.
  可是即便有了那些数据库，数据的数量之大仍然会带来问题。
• The sheer quantity of detail would bemuse even the most clear-headed author.
  光是这么多的细节就会让哪怕是头脑最清醒的作者感到困惑。
• One could only gasp at the sheer effrontery of the man.
  那人十足的厚颜无耻让人们吃惊得无话可说。
• For sheer scale and grandeur, Leeds Castle in Kent takes some beating.
  单从规模和气势来说，肯特的利兹城堡独领风骚。
• You may feel dwarfed by the sheer scale of the place
  看到此处气势如此恢宏，你可能会觉得自己很渺小。
• Sheer chance quite often plays an important part in sparking off an idea.
  灵感的激发通常纯粹是靠运气。