Its sheer rock sides sweep up from a broad base until they cut off abruptly at the flat summit.
它陡峭的岩石边从一个宽阔的基地上拔地而起，直到在平坦的山顶下突然被切断。
He had given up attending lectures out of sheer boredom.
他已经不再去听讲座了，纯粹出于厌倦。
Getting up at four o'clock every morning is sheer purgatory.
每天早上四点起床简直是活受罪。
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。
sheer force of his own benevolent nature--when drawing up the conditions of the annual prize to be given by Her Majesty at Wellington College
他拥有最纯洁的灵魂，他通慈爱的本质，是最为纯粹的力量，深深地撼动和影响了其他所有的人：当他在威灵顿大学授予女皇殿下一年一度的奖项，他这样描述获得这个荣耀的条件：不是最聪明的孩子，而是最好读书的孩子；
If a stable column of mud has been set up in the well, keeping the oil at bay through its sheer weight, the next step would be to set cement in the well and seal it off permanently.
如果一个稳定的泥浆柱能在油井里成型，并通过它十足的压力将石油限制在海湾范围，那下一步就是将井里的泥浆粘合好，使油井永久封闭。
On one hand, threads are lightweight and easy to communicate with, but on the other hand, they bring up a whole host of problems including deadlocks, race conditions, and sheer complexity.
一方面，线程是轻量级的，并且相互之间易于通信，但另一方面，它们也带来了包括死锁、争用条件和高复杂性在内的各种问题。
You can end up wasting a lot of energy by pushing yourself on by sheer willpower... when, in fact, it may be the case that your brain and body really need a break.
纯粹用毅力勉强自己工作，最终你只会浪费很多精力. .而这时候实际上是你的大脑和身体都真的需要休息一下了。
Based on the sheer number of research requests, there are going to be plenty of scholars lined up to have a closer examination of this important cultural and technological archive.
完全基于这些研究请求的数量，将会有大量学者排队等候，更为密切地考查这一重要的文化与技术档案库。
The sheer volatility in the market as a result of the downgrade could end up helping, not hurting some investors, especially hedge funds, which thrive on market volatility.
对于有些投资者，特别是依赖于市场波动的对冲基金来说，这种由于降级而引发的市场巨震可能是好消息而不是坏消息。
Unfortunately, this meant climbing up a sheer hundred-foot cliff-face of solid ice.
不幸的是，这意味着沿着布满了坚冰的百呎峭壁一路爬上去。
But critics say the sheer weight of water backed up in the 410-mile-long reservoir behind the dam has increased the danger of earthquakes and landslides.
但是评论家们认为大坝背后长达410英里的水库中庞大的蓄水增加了地震和山体滑坡的威胁。
In this case, the sheer ferocity of the accident might have had lessened its environmental impact - much of the fuel oil and crude onboard the rig may have burned up in the initial fire.
这次的事件中，可能是爆炸的猛烈性降低了事故对于环境的冲击。因为钻井所载的大部分的燃油和原油可能都在最初的大火中烧掉了。
If you want to experience the sheer joy of pushing yourself out of your comfort zone, you'll take me up on this suggestion.
如果你真正想体会迫使自己放弃舒适状态的乐趣，你一定会采纳我这个建议。
Built in the 13th century, it clings to a sheer rock-face high up above a mountain stream, among evergreen forests.
苏密拉的修道院建于13世纪，修筑在一条山溪之上的岩面上，四周绿树环抱。
To expect libraries to keep up with the sheer quantity of academic work produced by purchasing physical books and journals is to condemn librarians to perpetual criticism.
指望图书馆持续购买纸质书籍与期刊以跟上学术研究的步伐，这只能使图书馆员们始终饱受批判。
Out of sheer boredom I would pick up a book-science or literature, it was all the Same to me--and read on and on till it suddenly dawned on me that I had turned a dozen pages without taking in a word.
在百无聊赖中，随手抓过一本书来，科学也好，文学也好，横竖什么都一样；看下去，看下去，忽而自己觉得，已经翻了十多页了，但是毫不记得书上所说的事。
I picked up a copy, and what scared me off at first wasn't its nearly eleven hundred pages but the sheer damn weight of the thing.
我找到了一本，首先把我吓倒的是它居然有将近一千一百页，而不是它的实际的分量。
Mr Orszag points to the Dartmouth work to argue that up to 30% of America's health-care spending is sheer waste.
Orszag先生引用了达特茅斯大学的成果来证明多达30%的美国保健服务花销纯属浪费。
He later recalled that after growing up in Iowa as a Quaker orphan, he was 10 years old before he realized he could do something for the sheer joy of it without offending God.
他后来回忆起作为一个爱荷华州的地震孤儿，他十岁前就懂得真正的快乐不能建立在冒犯上帝的基础上。
But the chief problem is the GRB's trouble keeping up with the sheer number of new mobile games being released on the iPhone and the rival Android platform, which Samsung USES.
但主要的问题是，韩国游戏等级委员会一直在限制新的手机游戏发布到iPhone以及安卓平台上，而后者正是与苹果竞争的三星电子所采用的手机平台。
We cannot sufficiently emphasize what a unique opportunity you have to leave the cycle of rebirth, and rise up to the higher levels of beauty and sheer happiness.
我们无法再充分的强调，这是多么“特别”的机会，那是你离开这个周期并“重生”的舞台，提升到更高的，更美丽的级别和纯粹的欢乐。
The sheer number of brushes that look exactly the same is overwhelming, so it's easy to understand why you might just give up and use the brushes that came with your makeup.
那些刷子看那么多，而且看起来也没什么区别，实在是让人大脑超载，于是这也就不难理解，为什么许多人放弃挑选，直接用化妆品里面附赠的刷子。
In times of sheer boredom I would pick up a book and force myself to read.
百无聊赖时我就随手抓过一本书来，强迫自己看下去。
The cold weather suddenly crept up, and I decided it was time to trade in my sheer nail color for warm red hues to match the mood of the season.
冷空气骤然而至，我想也该是时候给我透明的指甲涂上温暖的红色来应景了。
In the end, it can give up because of sheer exhaustion, when it runs out of the fuel propelling it forward.
最后，它可能会因疲惫不堪而放弃，当它耗尽了推动它的燃料。
Soft shimmery golden-copper beige. Somewhat sheer, and works great as a highlight or to liven up a matte shadow.
晶莹剔透的柔和金黄到铜棕色。 用作高光或哑光眼影上佳。
It is sheer irresponsibility to pick up the pen and "force ourselves to write" without investigation or study.
不调查、不研究、提起笔来“硬写”，这就是不负责的态度。
It is sheer irresponsibility to pick up the pen and "force ourselves to write" without investigation or study.
不调查、不研究、提起笔来“硬写”，这就是不负责的态度。
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