sheer /ʃɪr/

adj.

1

[only before noun] （用来强调事物的大小、程度或数量）

used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of sth

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。

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。

2

[only before noun] 完全的；纯粹的；十足的

complete and not mixed with anything else

同义词： utter

The concert was sheer delight.

这场音乐会是一次十足的享受。

I only agreed out of sheer desperation.

我一时情急才同意的。

3

陡峭的

very steep

sheer cliffs/slopes

悬崖峭壁；陡坡

Outside there was a sheer drop down to the sea below.

外面是一道陡坡，直插大海。

4

(of cloth, etc. 织物等) 又薄又轻几乎透明的

thin, light and almost transparent

sheer nylon

透明尼龙

adv.

垂直地；陡峭地

straight up or down

The cliffs rise sheer from the beach.

悬崖从海滩上拔地而起。

The ground dropped sheer away at our feet.

在我们脚下，地势陡降。

verb

短语动词

sheer away/off (from sth)

急转，急拐（避开某物）

to change direction suddenly, especially in order to avoid hitting sth

(figurative) Her mind sheered away from images she did not wish to dwell on.

她有意不去想那些她不愿多想的事情。

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