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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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This morning I simply dived into deep water off the rocks nearest to the house, where they descend almost sheer.

今天早上我只是在最靠近房子的礁石深水处潜水，那里的岩石几乎是陡峭的。

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The sheer cacophony of the clustered consonants in this line sets off -or has the potential to set off -- a powerful cluster of feelings.

这句诗中辅音全然不和谐，使人觉得,或者有意向让人觉得-，有力量的层叠之感。

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Others are sealed off by sheer, black 300m-high cliffs.

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Paraparaumu has hosted the New Zealand Open 12 times and Kauri Cliffs is one of the best in the world with six cliff-top holes that sheer off into the Pacific Ocean.

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