English translation for "sheer"

[ ʃiə ] 
adj.
1.纯粹的；十足的；全然的；没有搀杂的；不搀水的；绝对的；真正的。
2.透明的；(纱等)极薄的。
3.险峻的；陡峭的；垂直的。
短语和例子
a sheer impossibility 绝对不可能。 sheer silk 薄绸。 sheer nonsense 胡说八道；完全瞎扯。 by the sheer force of one's will 全靠意志力。
adv.
完全；绝对。
1.十足；全然；彻底。
2.垂直地；峻峭地；笔直地。
短语和例子
torn sheer out by the root 连根拔除。 The rock rises sheer from the water. 岩石笔直地从水面矗立起来。 fall 300 feet sheer 垂直坠落[低落]三百英尺。
n.
透明薄纱，透明布料的衣服。
n.
1.【航海】舷弧。
2.以单锚系泊的船位。
3.偏航；偏荡；转向；避开；弯曲进行。
短语和例子
break sheer 抛单锚时船位移动而使锚链绕结。 have little [a straight] sheer 甲板弧度不大。
vi.,vt.
【航海】(使)偏航；(使)偏荡；避开；(使)转向。 sheer off 【航海】离开；躲开。

Related Translations:

sheers:  n.〔pl.〕＝shears.

sheer hulk:  sheer hulk ＝shear hulk.

sheer legs:  sheer legs ＝shear legs.

Example Sentences:

	1.	What you're doing here is sheer lunacy . 你们在这做的事，干脆就是发疯。
	2.	The sheer number of banks was overwhelming . 银行的数量也太多了。
	3.	All his religion was sheer hypocrisy . 他的宗教信仰纯粹是虚假的。
	4.	To ask such prices is sheer robbery . 要这样的价钱简直是明火执仗的抢劫。
	5.	Birdsong's original idea was sheer genius . 伯德桑出了个绝顶聪明的主意。
	6.	The rock rises sheer from the water . 岩石笔直地从水面矗立起来。
	7.	The last book he wrote was sheer muck . 他写的最后一本书全是无价值的东西。
	8.	The boy cannot be hungry ; it is sheer greedy . 这孩子不是肚子饿，就是馋嘴。
	9.	He carried off the palm by sheer perseverance . 他全靠不屈不挠的精神获得胜利。
	10.	I am in sheer ignorance of the matter . 我对此事全然无知。

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