sheer的意思和读音

sheer

: [ʃɪr] : [ʃɪə(r)]

adj.

adv.

n.;【

v.】(使);(使);(使)

sheered  sheering  sheers  

adj.+n.sheer force,sheer luck,sheer volume,sheer nonsense,sheer waste

adj.gentle,thick

adv.plumb,precipitously,steeply,straight up,vertically

adj.absolute,complete,fine,pure,steep

sheeradj.

1.[obn]used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of sth

The area is under threat from the sheer number of tourists using it.

We were impressed by the sheer size of the cathedral.

2.[obn]complete and not mixed with anything else

The concert was sheer delight.

I only agreed out of sheer desperation.

3.very steep

sheer cliffs/slopes

Outside there was a sheer drop down to the sea below.

4.thin, light and almost transparent

sheer nylon

adv.

1.straight up or down

The cliffs rise sheer from the beach.

The ground dropped sheer away at our feet.

v.

v.1.】(使);(使);;(使)

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v.1.to swerve from a course, or cause a vehicle or vessel to swerve from its course

adv.1.with an almost vertical rise or fall2pletely and utterly3.something that rises or falls sheer has a very steep slope

n.1.an abrupt or sudden change of course2.the position of a ship in relation to its anchor3.the upward curve of a boat's hull as seen from the side, or the degree to which the hull curves upwards4.a fabric or piece of clothing that is very thin and fine and almost transparent1.an abrupt or sudden change of course2.the position of a ship in relation to its anchor3.the upward curve of a boat's hull as seen from the side, or the degree to which the hull curves upwards4.a fabric or piece of clothing that is very thin and fine and almost transparent

adj.1ed to emphasize the unlimited extent or unmitigated quality of something2.considered by itself without reference to anything else, or acting by itself without help from anything else3.free of any impurities, or not mixed with anything else4.rising nearly straight up or falling nearly straight down over a long distance5.so thin and fine as to be almost transparent6ed for emphasizing the amount or degree of something7.extremely steep8.sheer cloth is very thin1ed to emphasize the unlimited extent or unmitigated quality of something2.considered by itself without reference to anything else, or acting by itself without help from anything else3.free of any impurities, or not mixed with anything else4.rising nearly straight up or falling nearly straight down over a long distance5.so thin and fine as to be almost transparent6ed for emphasizing the amount or degree of something7.extremely steep8.sheer cloth is very thin

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5. shear curve 线 sheer sheer aft ...

6. shed n. v. sheer a. shell n. ...

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1.He said he was overwhelmed by the sheer number of them.

2.With her downstairs windows open, she can smell the honeysuckle in her yard. She loves the look of her sheer curtains blowing in the breeze.

3.way boys looked at her when she wore a bathing suit or a sheer blouse. As if it were undressing her with its eyes.穿仿

4.He has fought his way out of a number of tight corners by a simple combination of sheer luck and more talented friends.

5.I wasn't prepared for the fact that the sheer weight of my love for her would reduce me to tears on a daily basis.

6.The sheer amount of money you save from not having a car was one of my first reasons for ditching the gas guzzler.——

7.One is the sheer size of that particular group. As birth rates have come down, subsequent generations have turned out to be a lot smaller.

8.The sheer size of the Internet makes it a candidate for the backbone of the Information Superhighway.使

9.Sheer joy and happiness -Wang Yue is now home. But he has lost weight and that's not going to please his mother.——

10.The sheer diversity of these bodies' masses, sizes, compositions and orbits challenges those of us trying to fathom their origins.