sheer的第三人称单数

1. 纯粹的，纯
2. 透明的
3. 陡峭的，险峻的，峻峭的
4. 全然的
5. 极薄的
6. 垂直的
7. 十足的，绝对的，完全的，彻底的
8. 没有搀杂的，不掺水的
9. 真正的
10. 干脆
11. 地道的
12. 卓越的
13. 用来强调事物的大小、程度或数量

1. 垂直地，笔直地
2. 十足地，全然地，完全地，彻底地，绝对地
3. 陡峭地，峻峭地
4. 直接地

1. 【海】（使）偏航
2. （使）急转向，突然转向，急拐（避开某物）
3. 避开，躲开，躲避
4. （使）偏离，偏荡

1. 转向
2. 偏航，偏荡，偏离
3. 【船】弦弧，脊弧
4. 透明薄纱，透明薄织物，透明布料的衣服
5. 【海】舷弧
6. 以单锚系泊的船位，船只抛单锚时的位置
7. 避开
8. 弯曲进行
9. 船体型线

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

   "absolute freedom"
   "an absolute dimwit"
   "a downright lie"
   "out-and-out mayhem"
   "an out-and-out lie"
   "a rank outsider"
   "many right-down vices"
   "got the job through sheer persistence"
   "sheer stupidity"
   

2. not mixed with extraneous elements;

   "plain water"
   "sheer wine"
   "not an unmixed blessing"
   

3. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front;

   "a bluff headland"
   "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"
   "a sheer descent of rock"
   

4. so thin as to transmit light;

   "a hat with a diaphanous veil"
   "filmy wings of a moth"
   "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"
   "gossamer cobwebs"
   "sheer silk stockings"
   "transparent chiffon"
   "vaporous silks"
   

1. straight up or down without a break
2. directly;

   "he fell sheer into the water"
   

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"
   

1.(用于强调)纯粹的，完全的，十足的
You can usesheer to emphasize that a state or situation is complete and does not involve or is not mixed with anything else.

e.g. His music issheer delight...
听他的音乐完全是一种享受。
e.g. 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。

2.陡峭的;垂直的
Asheer cliff or drop is extremely steep or completely vertical.

e.g. There was asheer drop just outside my window...
陡坡就在我窗户外面。
e.g. A young man plunged from asheer rock face to his death.
一名男青年从陡峭的岩壁上坠崖身亡。

3.极薄的;极轻的;精致的
Sheer material is very thin, light, and delicate.

sheer

e.g. ...sheer black tights.
极薄的黑色紧身裤

sheer away (v.+adv.)

突然转向，急转change direction suddenly
sheer away

The boat came close to the rocks and then sheered away.

船靠近岩石时突然掉转航向。

She tends to sheer away from any discussion of her divorce.

一谈到离婚,她就转变话题。

sheer off (v.+adv.)

躲开,避开 go away; leave in a different direction; take avoiding action
sheer off

The speed-boat seemed to be heading straight towards some swimmers but sheered off at the last moment.

那快艇眼看驶向一些游泳的人,但最后一刻它改变了航向。

The boat was able to sheer off in time to avoid an accident.

那船及时地躲开,避免了一场事故。

When he saw me coming he sheered off in the opposite direction.

他一看到我过来,掉头就走了。

I saw her in the High Street, but she sheered off so as not to meet me!

我在大街上看见了她,但她故意避开我。

Every time that delicate subject was mentioned, he would sheer off from it.

每当提到那个微妙的题目时,他都要避开。

sheer sb/sth ? off

You should sheer off the urchin.

你应该躲避这顽童。

• 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

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的scir，意为发光的。