sheer
英 [ʃɪə(r)] 美 [ʃɪr]

v.

（使）偏航，（使）转向；

adv.

完全地，全然；垂直地，陡峭地；

n.

舷弧；单锚系泊的船位；偏离的方向；船体型线

adj.

完全的，全然的；极薄的；几乎垂直地，陡峭的；绝对的

变形

过去式：sheered过去分词：sheered现在分词：sheering第三人称单数：sheers

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. [A] 完全的,十足的 complete; thorough
2. 陡峭的,垂直的 very steep; almost up and down
3. 极薄的,轻的,透明的 thin, light and almost transparent

v.(动词)

1. vi. 避开; 突然转向 turn (as if) to avoid hitting sth; change direction quickly

英英释义

sheer

• v.
  • turn sharply; change direction abruptly

    同义词：swervecurvetrendveerslueslewcut

  • cause to sheer

    "She sheered her car around the obstacle"

• adj.
  • complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

    "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"

    同义词：absolutedownrightout-and-out(a)rank(a)right-down

  • not mixed with extraneous elements

    "sheer wine"

    同义词：plainunmingledunmixed

  • very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

    "a sheer descent of rock"

    同义词：bluffbold

  • so thin as to transmit light

    "sheer silk stockings"

    同义词：diaphanousfilmygauzygauze-likegossamersee-throughtransparentvaporousvapourouscobwebby

• adv.
  • straight up or down without a break

    同义词：perpendicularly

  • directly

    "he fell sheer into the water"

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• sheer cliff〔rock〕陡峭的悬崖〔岩石〕
• sheer waste of time纯粹浪费时间
• sheer chance偶然
• sheer nonsense一派胡言
• sheer nylon薄而透明的尼龙

词组短语

sheer nonsense一派胡言

同近义词辨析

steep, sheer, abrupt

这组词都有“陡峭的，险峻的”的意思，其区别是：

steep指坡度向上逐渐增加的斜陡坡，强调险峻，暗示难于攀登。

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。

abrupt着重指地形突然起伏，形成尖角状。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Chiffon is a fabric of sheer silk or rayon.
   薄绸是一种极薄的丝绸或人造丝织物。
2. It's very difficult to climb a sheer cliff.
   攀登陡峭的悬崖是很困难的。
3. She played a trick on him out of sheer devilment.
   她捉弄他完全是为了寻开心。
4. He's so impatient that waiting in queues is sheer purgatory for him.
   他毫无耐性，对他来说排队等候完全是活受罪。
5. I met her by sheer chance.
   我完全出于偶然遇见了她。
6. It's a sheer waste of time.
   这纯粹是浪费时间。

用作副词(adv.)

1. The ground dropped away sheer at our feet.
   我们脚下的地面垂直地陷落下去。

用作动词(v.)

1. When he saw me coming he sheered off in the opposite direction.
   他一看到我过来，掉头就走了。
2. You should sheer off the urchin.
   你应该躲避这顽童。
3. Nobody can sheer off from the issue.
   没有谁能回避了这个问题。
4. She tends to sheer away from any discussion of her divorce.
   一谈到她离婚的事她就尽量转换话题。

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