sheer

sheersheerD.J.:[ʃiə]K.K.:[ʃɪr]adj.1.■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。2.■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。The mountain was too sheer to climb.这山太陡峭了, 无法攀登。3.■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。That dress is too sheer to wear without a slip.那条连衣裙太透明了, 没有衬裙不能穿。adv.1.■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.1.■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。I saw her in the High Street, but she sheered off so as not to meet me.我在大街上看见她, 但她故意避开我。

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sheer1[ʃiə]adj.1.■(织物)薄的，透明的2.■纯的，纯净的，无掺杂的3.■完全的，不折不扣的4.■陡峭的，几乎垂直的5.■[英国废语]明亮的adv.1.■全然地，完全地2.■陡峭地；垂直地n.1.■透明薄织物2.■透明薄纱衣物变形adj.sheerersheerest sheer2[ʃiə]vi.1.■偏航；避开，转弯：to sheer off someone避开某人vt.1.■使偏航；使避开；使转弯n.1.■偏航；转向2.■【航海学】(单锚泊船的)偏荡；单锚泊船位3.■【造船】舷弧；(甲板的)脊弧

sheersheer[ʃiə]adj.1.■纯粹的, 全然的, 真正的2.■透明的; 极薄的3.■险峻的; 垂直的by sheer chance纯属偶然地a sheer impossibility绝对不可能sheer nonsense胡说八道stockings of sheer silk透明丝袜

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词性变化sheer[ʃiə]adv.1.■完全, 绝对2.■十足, 彻底3.■峻峭地, 笔直地be torn sheer out by the root全部连根拔除 fall 200feet sheer一直落下200英尺The rock rises sheer from the water.崖石矗立水面。sheer[ʃiə]n.1.■透明薄纱, 透明薄料的衣服

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继承用法sheerlyadv.sheernessn.

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参考词汇见utter1];