[attrib.]nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis)
纯粹的,完全的,十足的(用于强调)
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she giggled with sheer delight 她非常开心地咯咯笑
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it's been sheer hard work .这是十足的苦活。
(especially of a cliff or wall)perpendicular or nearly so
垂直的;陡峭的
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the sheer ice walls. 陡峭的冰壁。
(of a fabric)very thin; diaphanous
(织物)极薄的;透明的
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sheer white silk chiffon .透明白丝雪纺绸。
perpendicularly
垂直地
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the ridge fell sheer, in steep crags .山脊垂直而下,一片陡峭险崖。
〈古〉 彻底地;完全地
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she went sheer forward when the door was open .门开时,她一直往前走。
a very fine or diaphanous fabric or article
精纺(或透明)织物(或物品)。
(typically of a boat)swerve or change course quickly
(船)偏航;急转向
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the boat sheered off to beach further up the coast .船急转方向以便在海岸上方靠岸。
〈喻〉 避开(不愉快的话题)
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her mind sheered away from images she didn't want to dwell on .她避开不去想那些令她生厌的形象。
a sudden deviation from a course, especially by a boat
(尤指船)突然偏航;突然转向。
the upward slope of a ship's lines towards the bow and stern
(船首及船尾处的)舷弧。
"Middle English (in the sense ‘exempt, cleared’):probably an alteration of dialect