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sheer单词基本解析：
adv.完全地，全然; 垂直地，陡峭地adj.完全的，全然的; 极薄的; 陡峭的; 绝对的adj.极轻薄的, 陡峭的, 全然的 adv.垂直地 v.避开, 转向 n. 转向, (甲板的)脊弧, 透明薄织物
v.（使）偏航，（使）转向；
sheer变化用词：
比较级:sheerer;最高级:sheerest;副词: sheerly | 形容词比较级: sheerer | 形容词最高级: sheerest | 名词: sheerness | 动词过去式: sheered | 动词过去分词: sheered | 动词现在分词: sheering | 动词第三人称单数: sheers |
过去式：sheered过去分词：sheered现在分词：sheering第三人称单数：sheers
sheer英英释义：
Verb1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly;
"The car cut to the left at the intersection"
"The motorbike veered to the right"
2. cause to sheer;
"She sheered her car around the obstacle"
动词 sheer:
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
同义词：swerve, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
cause to sheer
形容词 sheer:
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
同义词：absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down
not mixed with extraneous elements
同义词：plain, unmingled, unmixed
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
同义词：bluff, bold
so thin as to transmit light
同义词：diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby
副词 sheer:
straight up or down without a break
同义词：perpendicularly
directlysheerv.turn sharply; change direction abruptly
同义词：swervecurvetrendveerslueslewcut
cause to sheer"She sheered her car around the obstacle"
adj.complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers"got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"
同义词：absolutedownrightout-and-out(a)rank(a)right-down
not mixed with extraneous elements"sheer wine"
同义词：plainunmingledunmixed
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front"a sheer descent of rock"
同义词：bluffbold
so thin as to transmit light"sheer silk stockings"
同义词：diaphanousfilmygauzygauze-likegossamersee-throughtransparentvaporousvapourouscobwebby
adv.straight up or down without a break同义词：perpendicularly
directly"he fell sheer into the water"
sheer中文词源：
sheer 纯粹的，十足的，陡峭的，垂直的 来自古英语 scir,明亮的，发光的，闪耀的，来自 Proto-Germanic*skiriz,纯的，纯粹的，清晰 的，来自 PIE*skai,发光，闪耀，词源同 shine,sheen.现词义可能来自不同词源，并最终来自 PIE*sker,剪，切，砍，劈，词源同 shear,sharp.引申词义陡峭的，垂直的等。sheer用法和例句：
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。
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。
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。
sheer nylon
透明尼龙
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。
(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。
His music is sheer delight...
听他的音乐完全是一种享受。
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。
There was a sheer drop just outside my window...
陡坡就在我窗户外面。
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。
...sheer black tights.
极薄的黑色紧身裤
The People's Liberation Army, so long outnumbered , has gained numerical superiority.
人民解放军在数量上由长期的劣势转入了优势.
Out of sheer boredom I would pick up a book and read on and on.
在百无聊赖中,随手抓过一本书来,读下去.
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She managed to stop smoking by sheer willpower.
她全靠意志力戒了烟.
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It is sheer madness to do it.
做这种事实在愚不可及.
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The waterfall makes a sheer drop of one thousand feet.
瀑布从一千英尺的高处直泻而下.
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At the end of the film, the man becomes a thief out of sheer desperation.
在电影的结尾, 这个人由于彻底绝望而成了小偷.
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It would be downright [ sheer ] madness to do such a thing.
做这种事纯粹是 发疯.
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It's sheer paradise to relax in a hot bath after a hard day's work.
一天的辛苦工作之后在热水浴缸中松弛一下真是最大的享受.
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I am in sheer ignorance of the matter.
我对此事全然无知.
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It's difficult to grasp the sheer enormity of the tragedy.
很难确切知道这场悲剧的严重程度.
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By sheer persistence, I eventually got her to change her mind.
我全凭坚持不懈最终使她改变了主意.
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"An axe!" Sabrina exclaimed in sheer horror.
“斧头！”萨布莱娜惊恐万分地喊道。
A calamity was avoided by sheer luck.
一场灾难全凭幸运而被避免了。
She tends to sheer away from any discussion of her divorce.
一谈到她离婚的事她就尽量转换话题。
The husband: Do not have your thing, sheer!
丈夫：没你的事，躲开！
A good few people dismiss the idea as sheer nonsense.
不少人认为这种想法是胡说八道。
The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
乐观的基础是纯粹的恐惧。
The sheer rate of growth of content has already been noted.
人们已经注意到内容增长的绝对速度。
The small force of resistance fighters was ground down by the sheer weight of the enemy.
仅仅由于寡不敌众，那支小小的抵抗队伍才被敌人打败。
I was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available.
仅已有的信息量就大得令我不知所措。
When he see me come he sheer off in the opposite direction.
他一看到我过来，掉头就走了。
They had survived by sheer determination.
他们全凭坚强的决心幸存下来。
Their daughter' s wedding reception was sheer ostentation.
他们女儿大办婚事纯然是为了炫耀.
Their behaviour was just sheer bravado.
他们的行为完全是虚张声势。
They won the argument by sheer weight of numbers.
他们纯靠人多势众在争论中获胜。
They deemed it sheer waste of time arguing about it.
他们觉得争论这件事纯粹是浪费时间。
They are impressed by the sheer professionalism of the performance.
他们赞佩表演炉火纯青。
Their new album is sheer dynamite.
他们这套新唱片一下子轰动起来。
By sheer force of will, he could penetrate it.
他全仗意志的力量就可以发现那里的秘密。
His speedy promotion is from sheer ability.
他全凭才干而被迅速提拔。
He overcame his bad habits by sheer force of will.
他全凭毅力改掉了坏习惯.
He overcomes his bad habit by sheer force of will.
他全凭毅力改掉了坏习惯。
He carried off the palm by sheer perseverance.
他全靠不屈不挠的精神获得胜利。
He reached his present senior position through sheer merit.
他全靠他的功绩才达到今天的地位。
Eg.He won by sheer determination.
他全靠决心取胜。
He controlled himself by sheer force of will.
他全靠意志力自我控制。
The last book he wrote was sheer muck.
他写的最后一本书全是无价值的东西。
It is sheer luck that he survived the accident.
他在事故中逃过一劫纯粹是运气。
He escaped death in the car accident by sheer luck.
他在车祸中幸免于难。
He fell sheer down 300 feet.
他垂直跌下了三百英尺。
Out of sheer funk he had not gone to the party.
他完全是处于胆怯而没有去参加宴会。
He persuaded them to join him by the sheer magnetism of his personality.
他完全是靠个人的魅力，说服他们和他在一起干。
By an act of sheer self-discipline he had made himself a surgeon.
他完全靠着苦学，把自己训练成一个外科医生。
He withheld the letter out of sheer vindictiveness.
他扣下那封信纯粹是出于报复心理.
He refused to attend out of sheer perversity.
他拒不听从纯属任性固执。
He's so impatient that waiting in queues is sheer purgatory for him.
他毫无耐性，对他来说排队等候完全是活受罪。
He's so impatient that waiting in a queue is sheer purgatory for him!
他毫无耐性，对他来说排队等候完全是活受罪！
He's no better, but he's lingering on by sheer will power.
他毫无起色，但他全凭着意志力而继续活着。
He leapt up and down in sheer outrage.
他气得暴跳如雷。
All his religion was sheer hypocrisy.
他的宗教信仰纯粹是虚假的。
His story was a sheer concoction.
他的故事实在是一纯属捏造之事。
He's no better,but he's lingering on by sheer will power.
他的病毫无起色，但他凭着意志力在维持生命。
His performance was sheer perfection.
他的表演达到了尽善尽美的地步。
He maintained order by sheer force of personality.
他纯凭人格力量维护秩序。
He achieved his aim by sheer strength of will.
他纯粹靠意志力达到了目的。
Although he's less talented, he won by sheer dogged persistence.
他虽天赋不高，但全凭坚韧的毅力赢得了胜利。
The sheer desperation in his words throbbed right through me twisting my heart.
他话语中深深的绝望震撼着我，撕裂着我的心。
His story of been kidnapped by little green men is sheer absurdity.
他说他遭到矮小的绿种人绑架，这纯粹是无稽之谈。
That he is still alive is sheer luck.
他还活着全靠运气。
Birdsong's original idea was sheer genius.
伯德桑出了个绝顶聪明的主意。
What you're doing here is sheer lunacy.
你们在这做的事，干脆就是发疯。
You should sheer off the wicked urchin.
你应该躲开这个淘气包儿。
You should sheer off the urchin.
你应该躲避这顽童。
How can you ignore the sheer weight of medical opinion?
你怎么能忽视医生意见的绝对重要性呢?
Your letter has flooded me with sheer happiness.
你的来信使我沉浸在无比的幸福之中。
It would be sheer madness to trust a man like that.
信任他这样的人将是愚蠢至极。
It is sheer madness to do it.
做这种事实在愚不可及。
It would be downright [sheer] madness to do such a thing.
做这种事纯粹是发疯。
His story about his trip to Africa was sheer nonsense.
关于他非洲之行的故事是一派胡言。
The first is one of sheer scale.
其一，是关于贸易规模的问题。
Take no notice of his threats they're sheer bravado.
别理会他的威胁--完全是虚张声势。
For sheer enjoyment,you can't beat this game.
单以开心来说，没有比这个游戏更好的了。
For sheer luxury, this hotel takes some beating.
单看豪华的程度，这家旅馆是难以超越的。
The sheer says:L is that destroyed tablet.
厌世说：L就是那块很破败的墓碑。
The ground dropped sheer away at our feet.
在我们脚下，地势陡降。
It's sheer idiocy to go climbing in such bad weather.
在这样恶劣的天气里去爬山简直是愚蠢到家了。
Outside there was a sheer drop down to the sea below.
外面是一道陡坡，直插大海。
Most economists think his theories are sheer bunk.
大多数的经济学家认为他的理论完全是鬼扯。
On a hot day a dip in the pool is sheer paradise.
大热天在游泳池里泡一泡真是太美了。
It would be sheer insanity to attempt the trip in such bad weather.
天气这么糟糕还要去旅行，太荒唐了。
It's sheer lunacy driving in such weather.
天气这样糟糕还开车，真是疯了。
It's sheer lunacy driving in this weather.
天气这麽坏还开车，简直是疯了。
She managed to stop smoking by sheer willpower.
她全靠意志力戒了烟。
She dominated the meeting by sheer force of character.
她单凭个人气势就镇住了会场。
The rest of Kemble‘s life was sheer .
她哭了，离开了这个家，可又回来了。
Sheer obstinacy prevented her from apologizing.
她固执得就是不道歉。
That she survived the earthquake is sheer luck.
她在地震中幸免于难纯靠运气。
She's marrying him out of sheer perversity.
她嫁给他纯粹是任性。
By dint of sheer hard work, she managed to pass all her exams.
她完全靠刻苦努力通过了所有的考试。
She play a trick on him out of sheer devilment.
她捉弄他完全是为了寻开心。
She rolled her eyes in sheer exasperation.
她气急败坏地转动着眼珠。
用作形容词(adj.)Chiffon is a fabric of sheer silk or rayon.
薄绸是一种极薄的丝绸或人造丝织物。
It's very difficult to climb a sheer cliff.
攀登陡峭的悬崖是很困难的。
She played a trick on him out of sheer devilment.
她捉弄他完全是为了寻开心。
He's so impatient that waiting in queues is sheer purgatory for him.
他毫无耐性，对他来说排队等候完全是活受罪。
I met her by sheer chance.
我完全出于偶然遇见了她。
It's a sheer waste of time.
这纯粹是浪费时间。
The ground dropped away sheer at our feet.
我们脚下的地面垂直地陷落下去。
When he saw me coming he sheered off in the opposite direction.
他一看到我过来，掉头就走了。
You should sheer off the urchin.
你应该躲避这顽童。
Nobody can sheer off from the issue.
没有谁能回避了这个问题。
She tends to sheer away from any discussion of her divorce.
一谈到她离婚的事她就尽量转换话题。