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基本釋義

adv.
完全地,全然; 垂直地,陡峭地
adj.
完全的,全然的; 極薄的; 陡峭的; 絕對(duì)的

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

The area is under threat from the sheer number of tourists using it.

這一地區(qū)由于游客人數(shù)太多而面臨威脅。

牛津詞典

We were impressed by the sheer size of the cathedral.

大教堂的宏大規(guī)模給我們留下了深刻的印象。

牛津詞典

The concert was sheer delight.

這場(chǎng)音樂(lè)會(huì)是一次十足的享受。

牛津詞典

I only agreed out of sheer desperation.

我一時(shí)情急才同意的。

牛津詞典

sheer cliffs/slopes

懸崖峭壁;陡坡

牛津詞典

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

外面是一道陡坡,直插大海。

牛津詞典

sheer nylon

透明尼龍

牛津詞典

The cliffs rise sheer from the beach.

懸崖從海灘上拔地而起。

牛津詞典

The ground dropped sheer away at our feet.

在我們腳下,地勢(shì)陡降。

牛津詞典

(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。

牛津詞典

His music is sheer delight...

聽(tīng)他的音樂(lè)完全是一種享受。

Sheer chance quite often plays an important part in sparking off an idea.

靈感的激發(fā)通常純粹是靠運(yùn)氣。

There was a sheer drop just outside my window...

陡坡就在我窗戶外面。

A young man plunged from a sheer rock face to his death.

一名男青年從陡峭的巖壁上墜崖身亡。

...sheer black tights.

極薄的黑色緊身褲

The People's Liberation Army, so long outnumbered , has gained numerical superiority.

人民解放軍在數(shù)量上由長(zhǎng)期的劣勢(shì)轉(zhuǎn)入了優(yōu)勢(shì).

期刊摘選

Out of sheer boredom I would pick up a book and read on and on.

在百無(wú)聊賴(lài)中,隨手抓過(guò)一本書(shū)來(lái),讀下去.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

She managed to stop smoking by sheer willpower.

她全靠意志力戒了煙.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

It is sheer madness to do it.

做這種事實(shí)在愚不可及.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

The waterfall makes a sheer drop of one thousand feet.

瀑布從一千英尺的高處直瀉而下.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

At the end of the film, the man becomes a thief out of sheer desperation.

在電影的結(jié)尾, 這個(gè)人由于徹底絕望而成了小偷.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

It would be downright [ sheer ] madness to do such a thing.

做這種事純粹是 發(fā)瘋.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

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熱水浴缸中松弛一下真是最大的享受.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

I am in sheer ignorance of the matter.

我對(duì)此事全然無(wú)知.

《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

It's difficult to grasp the sheer enormity of the tragedy.

很難確切知道這場(chǎng)悲劇的嚴(yán)重程度.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

By sheer persistence, I eventually got her to change her mind.

我全憑堅(jiān)持不懈最終使她改變了主意.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

真題例句

Its sheer rock sides sweep up from a broad base until they cut off abruptly at the flat summit.

出自-2016年12月聽(tīng)力原文

What do you actually do and how do you prepare for your job?If sheer numbers provide any proof, Americans’ universities are the envy of the world.

出自-2015年12月聽(tīng)力原文

But, the force of geographic conditions peculiar to America, the interplay of the varied national groups upon one another, and the sheer difficulty of maintaining old-world ways in a raw, new continent caused significant changes.

出自-2015年考研翻譯原文

英英釋義

Verb
  • 1. 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"

Adjective
  • 1. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers;

    "absolute freedom"

    "an absolute dimwit"

    "a downright lie"

    "out-and-out mayhem"

    "an out-and-out lie"

    "a rank outsider"

    "many right-down vices"

    "got the job through sheer persistence"

    "sheer stupidity"

  • 2. not mixed with extraneous elements;

    "plain water"

    "sheer wine"

    "not an unmixed blessing"

  • 3. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front;

    "a bluff headland"

    "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"

    "a sheer descent of rock"

  • 4. so thin as to transmit light;

    "a hat with a diaphanous veil"

    "filmy wings of a moth"

    "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"

    "gossamer cobwebs"

    "sheer silk stockings"

    "transparent chiffon"

    "vaporous silks"

Adverb
  • 1. straight up or down without a break

  • 2. directly;

    "he fell sheer into the water"

同義詞辨析

steep, abrupt, sheer

這些形容詞均含"陡峭的,險(xiǎn)峻的"之意。

  • steep: 指坡度向上逐漸增加的斜陡坡,強(qiáng)調(diào)險(xiǎn)峻,暗示難于攀登。
  • abrupt: 著重指地形突然起伏,形成尖角狀。
  • sheer: 指自始至終近于垂直的陡峭,不僅僅很難爬上去,甚至于不可能攀登。

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