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单词 sheer
释义
sheer
adjective
uk
/ʃɪər/us
/ʃɪr/

sheeradjective(COMPLETE)

C1[before noun]
used toemphasizehow verygreat,important, orpowerfulaqualityorfeelingis; nothing except:
完全的，彻底的
Thesuggestionis sheernonsense.这个建议纯粹是胡言乱语。
Hissuccesswasdueto sheerwillpower/determination.他的成功全靠自己的意志力／决心。
It was sheercoincidencethat wemet.我们的相遇纯属巧合。
More examples
  • It was sheerchancethat wemet.
  • I've got where I am through sheer hardwork.
  • Mytimeinprisonwas sheerhell.
  • Words could notconveythe sheerterrorof theexperience.
  • Peopledancedin thestreetsout of sheerjoy.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Linguistics: very & extreme
  • abjectly
  • abundantly
  • beyond
  • biblical
  • blankly
  • completely
  • desperately
  • extreme
  • highly
  • positive
  • rank
  • raving
  • smack
  • spectacularly
  • such
  • terrible
  • terribly
  • unutterably
  • veritably
  • wonderfully
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sheeradjective(STEEP)

C2
extremelysteep;almostvertical:
陡峭的；近乎垂直的
a sheermountainside陡峭的山坡
a sheerdropof 100metres100米的垂直落差
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Geography: hills & mountains
  • acclivity
  • craggy
  • esker
  • highlands
  • hillock
  • landform
  • Marilyn
  • mesa
  • mid-ocean ridge
  • motte
  • pinnacle
  • precipitous
  • scarp
  • spur
  • steep
  • the Adirondack Mountains
  • the Alaska Range
  • the Alps
  • the Andes
  • volcano
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sheeradjective(THIN)

Sheerclothingormaterialis sothin,light, anddelicatethat you canseethrough it:
（织物等）极薄的，透明的
sheernylontights透明尼龙连裤袜
Sheworeadressof the sheerestsilk.她穿了一条薄如蝉翼的丝绸连衣裙。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
easy to see through
  • clearThe water in the bay was so clear I could see the bottom.
  • transparentThe secondhand shop was selling a vintage serving tray made of transparent red plastic.
  • see-throughMake sure that shirt isn't see-through when it gets wet.
  • sheerThe model wore a sheer blouse under the jacket.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Light and weightless
  • (as) light as a featheridiom
  • airiness
  • airy
  • be (as) light as a featheridiom
  • ethereal
  • feather
  • fluffiness
  • fluffy
  • foamy
  • frothy
  • insubstantial
  • light
  • lightweight
  • portability
  • portable
  • superlight
  • ultra-lightweight
  • weightlessness
  • wispy
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Thin and fine
sheer
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk
/ʃɪər/us
/ʃɪr/
tochangedirectionsuddenly:
突然变向
Ithoughttheboatswere going tocollide, but one sheeredoff/awayat the last second.我以为两只小船就要撞上了，但在最后关头，其中一只突然调转方向避开了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Changing direction
  • about-face
  • about-turn
  • bear
  • branch off
  • break
  • cut
  • decoy
  • deflect
  • diversionary
  • divert
  • glance off(something)
  • head off
  • oscillate
  • peaked
  • reverse
  • turn
  • turn off(something)
  • U-ie
  • veer
  • yo-yoing
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(Definition ofsheerfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sheer| American Dictionary

sheer
adjective
us
/ʃɪr/

sheeradjective(COMPLETE)

[not gradable]
notmixedwith anythingelse;pureorcomplete:
Some of thosebooksare sheermagic.

sheeradjective(EXTREME)

[not gradable]
(ofsizeorweight) verylarge:
The sheersizeof theenginemakes itdifficulttotransport.

sheeradjective(STEEP)

risingalmoststraightup or down; verysteep:
Shehauledherself up the sheerslopeof themountain.
(Definition ofsheerfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsheer

sheer
Destroyer wished him good luck and sheered off.
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Such fighter aircraft as were encountered sheered off when fired upon.
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Such fighter aircraft as were encountered sheered off on meeting our fire.
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He always comes up to this point and sheers away from the logic of what he is saying.
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From that he sheered off into his familiar statement of the case about our insular and naval position, and so on.
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She was diagnosed as having epidermolysis bullosa, which is a genetic disease that results in blistering and sheering of the skin if it is so much as touched.
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They may have sheered off afterwards, but they had at one time intended it, otherwise they would not have passed legislation empowering them to do so.
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In 1912, a relatively insignificant incident illustrates thesheerpeculiarity of the colonial regimes drive to raise revenue at all costs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In addition, thesheerbreadth of its material will make this an invaluable resource for students and researchers alike across a range of disciplines.
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Thesheervolume of the collections of specimens secured was impressive.
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The hard work, ingenuity andsheerintellect that went into many of these studies is indeed impressive, and well demonstrated by such extended illustration.
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The politics of full presence is rendered impossible by problems ofsheersize and immoderate diversity.
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Part of the explanation is, of course, thesheerweight of poetic simplexes appearing in this poem, which are due to the poem's heroic content.
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What claim can the nation make on the loyalties of people who shuttle across borders for the sake of family, work, liberty, orsheersurvival ?
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Whatever the strengths or weaknesses of the new arguments they began to impose themselves bysheerweight of repetition.
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