sheer
- adj. （用于强调）纯粹的，完全的；程度深的，数量大的；陡峭的，垂直的；（织物等）极薄的，透明的
- adv. 垂直地，陡峭地；<古>彻底地，完全地
- v. 急转弯，突然转向；避开（不愉快的话题）
- n. 精纺（或透明）织物（或物品）；（尤指船）突然偏航，突然转向；（船首及船尾处的）舷弧
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专业释义英英释义
sheer
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adj.
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complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
"got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"
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not mixed with extraneous elements
"sheer wine"
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very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
"a sheer descent of rock"
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so thin as to transmit light
"sheer silk stockings"
同义词： diaphanous filmy gauzy gauze-like gossamer see-through transparent vaporous vapourous cobwebby
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complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
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adv.
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straight up or down without a break
同义词： perpendicularly
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directly
"he fell sheer into the water"
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straight up or down without a break
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
sheer /ʃɪə/ CET4 TEM4 ( sheerer, sheerest )
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ADJ You can use sheer to emphasize that a state or situation is complete and does not involve or is not mixed with anything else. 纯粹的 [ADJ n] [强调]
例：His music is sheer delight.
他的音乐是纯粹的快乐。
例：Sheer chance quite often plays an important part in sparking off an idea.
纯粹的运气常常在激发思想方面起着重要的作用。
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ADJ A sheer cliff or drop is extremely steep or completely vertical. 陡峭的; 完全垂直的
例：There was a sheer drop just outside my window.
就在我的窗外有一个陡坡。
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ADJ Sheer material is very thin, light, and delicate. 极轻薄的
例：...sheer black tights.
…极薄的黑色紧身衣。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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The concert was sheer delight.
这场音乐会是一次十足的享受。
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他的音乐是纯粹的快乐。
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The second goal was sheer wizardry.
第二记入球真是神奇。
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The runway is built on a flat stretch of land on a hill, with a sheer drop on both sides.
VOA: standard.2010.05.23
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In any case, Lambert Strether, as he arrives in Paris, has awakened to the sheer wonder of urbane culture.
无论如何，朗伯，史瑞得到巴黎后完全被那里彬彬有礼的文化震撼了。
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And so as a way of understanding what at this point is really the sheer repetitiveness of this disclaimer, I want to propose a metaphor.
因此为了理解这个论点是否真的,是这种放弃的纯粹的重复，我将会提出一个隐喻。
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