sheer
[ʃiə]
adj.极轻薄的, 陡峭的, 全然的
adv.垂直地
v.避开, 转向
n. 转向, (甲板的)脊弧, 透明薄织物
例句与用法:
She played a trick on him out of sheer devilment.
她捉弄他完全是为了寻开心。
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。
He persuaded them to join him by the sheer magnetism of his personality.
他完全是靠个人的魅力,说服他们和他在一起干。
The ground dropped away sheer at our feet.
我们脚下的地面垂直地陷落下去。
I met her by sheer chance.
我完全出于偶然遇见了她。
It's a sheer waste of time.
这纯粹是浪费时间。
词形变化:
副词: sheerly | 形容词比较级: sheerer | 形容词最高级: sheerest | 名词: sheerness | 动词过去式: sheered | 动词过去分词: sheered | 动词现在分词: sheering | 动词第三人称单数: sheers |
a.
1. 全然的; 纯粹的[B]
She fainted from sheer weariness.
她纯粹是因为劳累而晕倒的。
2. (纺织物)极薄的; 透明的
She wore a sheer white dress.
她穿一件白色薄纱洋装。
3. 陡峭的; 垂直的
It's very difficult to climb a sheer cliff.
攀登陡峭的悬崖是很困难的。
ad.
1. 全然, 十足地
The mountain rises sheer from the plain.
这座山陡峭地矗立在平原上。
2. 陡峭地; 垂直地
n.
1. 透明薄织物
2. 透明薄织物衣服
vi.
偏航; 急转向[Q][(+off/away)]
The boat came close to the rocks and then sheered away.
小船快靠近礁石, 紧接着转向行驶。
vt.
使偏航; 使急转向
n.
1. 偏航; 转向
2. 【船】弦弧; (甲板的)脊弧
sheer
形容词比较级:sheerer
形容词最高级:sheerest
词形变化:
副词: sheerly | 形容词比较级: sheerer | 形容词最高级: sheerest | 名词: sheerness | 动词过去式: sheered | 动词过去分词: sheered | 动词现在分词: sheering | 动词第三人称单数: sheers |
词义辨析:
同义:
a.透明的; 质地极薄的
transparent
translucent
clear
thin
diaphanous
a.单纯的
simple
plain
pure
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
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
继承用法sheerlyadv.sheernessn.
参考词汇见utter1];
adjective
- [attrib.]nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis)
纯粹的,完全的,十足的(用于强调)
she giggled with sheer delight.
她非常开心地咯咯笑。
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
the sheer ice walls.
陡峭的冰壁。 - (of a fabric) very thin; diaphanous
(织物)极薄的;透明的
sheer white silk chiffon.
透明白丝雪纺绸。
- perpendicularly
垂直地
the ridge fell sheer, in steep crags.
山脊垂直而下,一片陡峭险崖。 - (archaic)completely; right
(古)彻底地;完全地
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)
sheerly
adverb
sheerness
noun
语源
- Middle English (in the sense 'exempt, cleared'): probably an alteration of dialect shire 'pure, clear', from the Germanic base of the verb shine. In the mid 16th cent. the word was used to describe clear, pure water, and also in sense 3
sheer2
verb
- [no obj., with adverbial](typically of a boat) swerve or change course quickly
(船)偏航;急转向
the boat sheered off to beach further up the coast.
船急转方向以便在海岸上方靠岸。
■(figurative)avoid or move away from an unpleasant topic
(喻)避开(不愉快的话题)
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
- early 17th cent.: perhaps from Middle Low German scheren 'to shear'
- The two verbs sheer and shear have a similar origin but do not have identical meanings. Sheer, the less common verb, means ‘swerve or change course quickly’, as in the boat sheers off the bankShear, on the other hand, usually means ‘cut the wool off (a sheep)’ and can also mean ‘break off (usually as a result of structural strain)’, as in the pins broke and the wing part sheared off
sheer3
noun
- [mass noun]the upward slope of a ship's lines towards the bow and stern
(船首及船尾处的)舷弧
- late 17th cent.: probably from the noun shear
sheer
动词 sheer:
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
同义词:swerve, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
cause to sheer
形容词 sheer:
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
同义词:absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down
not mixed with extraneous elements
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
so thin as to transmit light
同义词:diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby
副词 sheer:
straight up or down without a break
同义词:perpendicularly
directly
sheer
■"An axe!" Sabrina exclaimed in sheer horror.
“斧头!”萨布莱娜惊恐万分地喊道。
■A calamity was avoided by sheer luck.
一场灾难全凭幸运而被避免了。
■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。
■The husband: Do not have your thing, sheer!
丈夫:没你的事,躲开!
■A good few people dismiss the idea as sheer nonsense.
不少人认为这种想法是胡说八道。
■The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
乐观的基础是纯粹的恐惧。
■The sheer rate of growth of content has already been noted.
人们已经注意到内容增长的绝对速度。
■The small force of resistance fighters was ground down by the sheer weight of the enemy.
仅仅由于寡不敌众,那支小小的抵抗队伍才被敌人打败。
■I was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available.
仅已有的信息量就大得令我不知所措。
■When he see me come he sheer off in the opposite direction.
他一看到我过来,掉头就走了。
■They had survived by sheer determination.
他们全凭坚强的决心幸存下来。
■Their daughter' s wedding reception was sheer ostentation.
他们女儿大办婚事纯然是为了炫耀.
■Their behaviour was just sheer bravado.
他们的行为完全是虚张声势。
■They won the argument by sheer weight of numbers.
他们纯靠人多势众在争论中获胜。
■They deemed it sheer waste of time arguing about it.
他们觉得争论这件事纯粹是浪费时间。
■They are impressed by the sheer professionalism of the performance.
他们赞佩表演炉火纯青。
■Their new album is sheer dynamite.
他们这套新唱片一下子轰动起来。
■By sheer force of will, he could penetrate it.
他全仗意志的力量就可以发现那里的秘密。
■His speedy promotion is from sheer ability.
他全凭才干而被迅速提拔。
■He overcame his bad habits by sheer force of will.
他全凭毅力改掉了坏习惯.
■He overcomes his bad habit by sheer force of will.
他全凭毅力改掉了坏习惯。
■He carried off the palm by sheer perseverance.
他全靠不屈不挠的精神获得胜利。
■He reached his present senior position through sheer merit.
他全靠他的功绩才达到今天的地位。
■Eg.He won by sheer determination.
他全靠决心取胜。
■He controlled himself by sheer force of will.
他全靠意志力自我控制。
■The last book he wrote was sheer muck.
他写的最后一本书全是无价值的东西。
■It is sheer luck that he survived the accident.
他在事故中逃过一劫纯粹是运气。
■He escaped death in the car accident by sheer luck.
他在车祸中幸免于难。
■He fell sheer down 300 feet.
他垂直跌下了三百英尺。
■Out of sheer funk he had not gone to the party.
他完全是处于胆怯而没有去参加宴会。
■He persuaded them to join him by the sheer magnetism of his personality.
他完全是靠个人的魅力,说服他们和他在一起干。
■By an act of sheer self-discipline he had made himself a surgeon.
他完全靠着苦学,把自己训练成一个外科医生。
■He withheld the letter out of sheer vindictiveness.
他扣下那封信纯粹是出于报复心理.
■He refused to attend out of sheer perversity.
他拒不听从纯属任性固执。
■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。
■He's so impatient that waiting in a queue is sheer purgatory for him!
他毫无耐性,对他来说排队等候完全是活受罪!
■He's no better, but he's lingering on by sheer will power.
他毫无起色,但他全凭着意志力而继续活着。
■He leapt up and down in sheer outrage.
他气得暴跳如雷。
■All his religion was sheer hypocrisy.
他的宗教信仰纯粹是虚假的。
■His story was a sheer concoction.
他的故事实在是一纯属捏造之事。
■He's no better,but he's lingering on by sheer will power.
他的病毫无起色,但他凭着意志力在维持生命。
■His performance was sheer perfection.
他的表演达到了尽善尽美的地步。
■He maintained order by sheer force of personality.
他纯凭人格力量维护秩序。
■He achieved his aim by sheer strength of will.
他纯粹靠意志力达到了目的。
■Although he's less talented, he won by sheer dogged persistence.
他虽天赋不高,但全凭坚韧的毅力赢得了胜利。
■The sheer desperation in his words throbbed right through me twisting my heart.
他话语中深深的绝望震撼着我,撕裂着我的心。
■His story of been kidnapped by little green men is sheer absurdity.
他说他遭到矮小的绿种人绑架,这纯粹是无稽之谈。
■That he is still alive is sheer luck.
他还活着全靠运气。
■Birdsong's original idea was sheer genius.
伯德桑出了个绝顶聪明的主意。
■What you're doing here is sheer lunacy.
你们在这做的事,干脆就是发疯。