sheer

sheer  

[ʃiə]

adj.

完全的; 十足的

He achieved his aim by sheer strength of will.

他纯粹靠意志力达到了目的。

陡峭的; 垂直的

The waterfall makes a sheer drop of one thousand feet.

瀑布从一千英尺的高处直泻而下。

极薄的, 轻的, 透明的

She wears a pair of sheer stockings.

她穿着一双透明的丝袜。

adv.

垂直地, 陡峭地

The mountain rises sheer from the plain.

这座山几乎是从草原上拔地而起。

vi.

避开, 突然转向

The boat came close to the rocks and then sheered away.

船靠近岩石时突然掉转航向。

 

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1.	We did it for the sheer hell of it.
	我们是为了追求刺激才干的。
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2.	Our army was beaten by sheer weight of numbers.
	纯粹是由于敌众我寡,我军才遭到失败的。
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3.	The high wind has made the schooner break sheer.
	强风将大帆船吹离航道。
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4.	They won the argument by sheer weight of numbers.
	他们纯靠人多势众在争论中获胜。
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5.	They deemed it sheer waste of time arguing about it.
	他们觉得争论这件事纯粹是浪费时间。
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6.	A good few people dismiss the idea as sheer nonsense.
	不少人认为这种想法是胡说八道。
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7.	A sheer incline, such as the face of a cliff.
	落差垂直落差，如悬崖的垂直落差
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8.	By sheer mismanagement you brought us to such a pass.
	完全是你处理不当，才把事情弄得这样糟。
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9.	He overcomes his bad habit by sheer force of will.
	他全凭毅力改掉了坏习惯。
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10.	His story about his trip to Africa was sheer nonsense.
	关于他非洲之行的故事是一派胡言。
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