英汉词典

sheer 基本解释

• adj. 绝对的；透明的；峻峭的；纯粹的
• adv. 完全；陡峭地
• vi. 偏航
• vt. 使偏航；使急转向
• n. 偏航；透明薄织物

sheer 词态变化

sheer 中文词源

来自古英语 scir,明亮的，发光的，闪耀的，来自 Proto-Germanic*skiriz,纯的，纯粹的，清晰 的，来自 PIE*skai,发光，闪耀，词源同 shine,sheen.现词义可能来自不同词源，并最终来自 PIE*sker,剪，切，砍，劈，词源同 shear,sharp.引申词义陡峭的，垂直的等。

sheer 英文词源

sheer

sheer: see shear

sheer (adj.)

c. 1200, "exempt, free from guilt" (as in Sheer Thursday, the Thursday of Holy Week); later schiere "thin, sparse" (c. 1400), from Old English scir "bright, clear, gleaming; translucent; pure, unmixed," and influenced by Old Norse cognate scær "bright, clean, pure," both from Proto-Germanic *skeran- (cognates: Old Saxon skiri, Old Frisian skire, German schier, Gothic skeirs "clean, pure"), from PIE root *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (see shear (v.)).

Sense of "absolute, utter" (sheer nonsense) developed 1580s, probably from the notion of "unmixed;" that of "very steep" (a sheer cliff) is first recorded 1800, probably from notion of "continued without halting." Meaning "diaphanous" is from 1560s. As an adverb from c. 1600.

sheer (v.)

1620s, "deviate from course" (of a ship), of obscure origin, perhaps from Dutch scheren "to move aside, withdraw, depart," originally "to separate" (see shear (v.)). Related: Sheered; shearing. As a noun from 1660s.

sheer 英文释义

1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly;

"The car cut to the left at the intersection"

"The motorbike veered to the right"

2. cause to sheer;

"She sheered her car around the obstacle"

sheer 同义词解析

steep, abrupt, sheer

这些形容词均含"陡峭的，险峻的"之意。

steep： 指坡度向上逐渐增加的斜陡坡，强调险峻，暗示难于攀登。

abrupt： 着重指地形突然起伏，形成尖角状。

sheer： 指自始至终近于垂直的陡峭，不仅仅很难爬上去，甚至于不可能攀登。

sheer 双语例句

1. Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.

事业要成功，才能、勤奋和顽强的意志都至关重要。

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2. A young man plunged from a sheer rock face to his death.

一名男青年从陡峭的岩壁上坠崖身亡。

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3. Some shoppers looked bewildered by the sheer variety of goods on offer.

光是摆在那里的各式商品就让一些购物者晕头转向了。

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4. The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river.

这些小山碧绿陡峭，矗立在这条宽阔的河流之上。

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5. By sheer fluke, one of the shipowner's employees was in the city.

非常凑巧的是，船主的一个雇员正在城里。

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sheer 实用场景例句

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

这一地区由于游客人数太多而面临威胁。

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We were impressed by the sheer size of the cathedral.

大教堂的宏大规模给我们留下了深刻的印象。

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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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I only agreed out of sheer desperation.

我一时情急才同意的。

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sheer cliffs/slopes

悬崖峭壁；陡坡

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

外面是一道陡坡，直插大海。

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sheer nylon

透明尼龙

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The cliffs rise sheer from the beach.

悬崖从海滩上拔地而起。

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The ground dropped sheer away at our feet.

在我们脚下，地势陡降。

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(figurative)Her mind sheered away from images she did not wish to dwell on.

她有意不去想那些她不愿多想的事情。

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His music is sheer delight...

听他的音乐完全是一种享受。

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Sheer chance quite often plays an important part in sparking off an idea.

灵感的激发通常纯粹是靠运气。

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There was a sheer drop just outside my window...

陡坡就在我窗户外面。

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A young man plunged from a sheer rock face to his death.

一名男青年从陡峭的岩壁上坠崖身亡。

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...sheer black tights.

极薄的黑色紧身裤

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The People's Liberation Army, so long outnumbered , has gained numerical superiority.

人民解放军在数量上由长期的劣势转入了优势.

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Out of sheer boredom I would pick up a book and read on and on.

在百无聊赖中,随手抓过一本书来,读下去.

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She managed to stop smoking by sheer willpower.

她全靠意志力戒了烟.

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It is sheer madness to do it.

做这种事实在愚不可及.

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The waterfall makes a sheer drop of one thousand feet.

瀑布从一千英尺的高处直泻而下.

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At the end of the film, the man becomes a thief out of sheer desperation.

在电影的结尾, 这个人由于彻底绝望而成了小偷.

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It would be downright [ sheer ] madness to do such a thing.

做这种事纯粹是 发疯.

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It's sheer paradise to relax in a hot bath after a hard day's work.

一天的辛苦工作之后在热水浴缸中松弛一下真是最大的享受.

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I am in sheer ignorance of the matter.

我对此事全然无知.

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It's difficult to grasp the sheer enormity of the tragedy.

很难确切知道这场悲剧的严重程度.

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By sheer persistence, I eventually got her to change her mind.

我全凭坚持不懈最终使她改变了主意.

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