South Georgia rises sheer and stark from the sea, a hundred-mile arc of dark Antarctic peaks, ice fields, and hanging glaciers.
南乔治亚——大海中升起的峭壁荒原，南极巅峰、冰原和浮游冰层绵延百里笼罩四野。
But a loss for all who, like Darwin, delight in the sheer inventiveness of evolution.
但对于所有像达尔文一样以纯粹的创新进化论为乐的人来说，却是一个损失。
It's sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.
在一个每年发生几十起地震的国家建立核电站实在愚蠢。
The sheer size of the cathedral is a constant reminder of the power of religion.
大教堂的宏大规模使人时刻领略到宗教的威严。
There was a sheer drop of fifty metres to the rocks below.
距下面的岩石有五十米的垂直距离。
Maintaining a high body temperature through sheer bulk is called gigantothermy.
通过绝对体积来维持高体温的方法被称为惯性恒温性。
Some people reckon that space exploration is a sheer waste of time and money while a majority of other people believe that it is of great importance.
有些人认为太空探索纯属浪费时间和金钱，但是大多数人认为太空探索有着非常重要的意义。
Faced with any situation that can't be solved by the sheer force of activity, they generate a dust cloud of impatience.
面对任何单凭行动的力量无法解决的情况，他们会产生不耐烦的情绪。
A more likely explanation is the sheer volume of bonds being issued.
一个更加合理的解释就是债券的绝对发行量。
Some writers, however, from sheer exuberance or a desire to show off, sprinkle their work liberally with foreign expressions, with no regard for the reader's comfort.
但是，有的写作者或纯粹是为了丰富词汇表达，或是为了炫耀，在自己的作品中遍撒外来语，全不顾读者的感受。
When it comes to sheer Numbers, though, Brazil still lags a long way behind.
然而，在涉及纯粹的数字时，巴西仍被落的远远的。
This time, however, the complexion of the trouble is different from those earlier flare-ups. In its sheer mindlessness, it was, in a way, even more depressing.
然而这次困局与早期的那些冲突不同，从其十足的无知一面来看，它在某种程度上更让人忧虑。
Two days later, they saw a sheer cliff.
两天后，他们看见了一座陡峭的悬崖。
On the last morning I spend at his retreat, Dejian shows me his private quarters, a tiny stone cupola perched on the tip of a sheer cliff.
我的最后一个早晨是在释德建的隐居处渡过的，他向我展示了自己的私人宿舍，这是一间小小的石头圆顶房，位于一处陡峭悬崖的顶端。
The main reason for playing an instrument, of course, will always be the sheer joy of blowing a horn or banging out chords.
当然，练习乐器的主要原因，还是在于吹小号或拨弦时带来的那些纯粹的乐趣。
And China's sheer size makes it a more plausible challenger than a relatively small nation, such as Japan.
而且，与日本这样的相对小国相比，中国的规模令其成为一位更可信的挑战者。
Beyond a certain threshold, the sheer volume of messages could push an interface into a separate class of service.
超过某个阈值以后，巨量的消息可以推动接口进入单独的服务分类。
Something as simple as changing out curtains to a sheer or lighter fabric (or removing them altogether, if you can get away with it) can make a huge difference in the feel of summer in your home.
很多看似简单的小事情，比如换个窗帘布或者换个摆设的打火机都能让你的家在夏天感觉大不相同。
Hers is a fame based not only on sheer doggedness, a quality held in high esteem by Koreans, but also on the universal human sympathy for a monumental - and in her case, cheerful - loser.
她的出名并非只是因为她的毅力，这一点在韩国人身上高度体现，还有大众对弱势群体的同情心——体现在她身上，就是快乐的失败者。
Another challenge is the United States 'sheer size, with 50 state governments and a multiplicity of privacy laws.
另一挑战是美国严峻的规模，有50个州，还有多种多样的隐私法案。
Even though he lacked a majority, sheer force of will gave him a lot of power.
即使他缺少主动，十足的希望的给了他无限的力量。
This is a fine practice when you're just reading for sheer entertainment, but what if your reading serves a specific purpose?
如果是看一些娱乐内容的话，那倒也没什么，但如果你是为了某个目的而阅读呢？
The sheer fact of talking about it seems to make a difference.
谈论这个的这一现实看起来对改变该现状有了些影响。
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。
On one side of my little car the mountain rose like a gigantic wall of sheer rock. On the other side was thin air.
我这渺小的汽车的一侧是直插云天的岩石峭壁，另一侧是悬崖上稀薄的空气。
For many scientists, a species' success is measured by sheer Numbers.
对很多科学家来说，一个物种的成功完全取决于数量。
The centre is still operating today and through sheer serendipity we booked into a guesthouse less than fifty metres away.
音乐中心直到今天还在正常运作，意外的是我们所预订的客栈离它不到五十米远。
Mr Tata says that he looks beyond sheer size in search of a strategic fit when he acquires companies.
塔塔先生言道，他并购公司时，看的不止是并购对象的庞大规模，还要考虑战略需要。
After years of making and remaking the site, pride of ownership takes a backseat to the sheer rush of creation.
经过几年时间的创造和再创造，拥有的自豪感被纯粹的创作热情所取代。
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