adj.极轻薄的;陡峭的;全然的
adv.垂直地
v.避开;转向
副词: sheerly 比较级: sheerer 最高级: sheerest 名词: sheerness 过去式: sheered 过去分词: sheered 现在分词: sheering 第三人称单数: sheers
/">大学英语2011考研英语核心单词大全adj.(形容词)纯粹的,纯
透明的
陡峭的,险峻的,峻峭的
全然的
极薄的
垂直的
十足的,绝对的,完全的,彻底的
没有搀杂的,不掺水的
真正的
干脆
地道的
卓越的
用来强调事物的大小、程度或数量
adv.(副词)垂直地,笔直地
十足地,全然地,完全地,彻底地,绝对地
陡峭地,峻峭地
直接地
v.(动词)【海】(使)偏航
(使)急转向,突然转向,急拐(避开某物)
避开,躲开,躲避
(使)偏离,偏荡
n.(名词)转向
偏航,偏荡,偏离
【船】弦弧,脊弧
透明薄纱,透明薄织物,透明布料的衣服
【海】舷弧
以单锚系泊的船位,船只抛单锚时的位置
避开
弯曲进行
船体型线
adj.(形容词)[A] 完全的,十足的 complete; thorough
陡峭的,垂直的 very steep; almost up and down
极薄的,轻的,透明的 thin, light and almost transparent
v.(动词)vi. 避开; 突然转向 turn (as if) to avoid hitting sth; change direction quickly
verb
1. cause to sheer
e.g. She sheered her car around the obstacle
2. turn sharply
change direction abruptly
e.g. The car cut to the left at the intersection
The motorbike veered to the right
Synonym: swervecurvetrendveerslueslewcut
adj
1. very steep
having a prominent and almost vertical front
e.g. a bluff headland
where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
a sheer descent of rock
Synonym: bluffbold
2. not mixed with extraneous elements
e.g. plain water
sheer wine
not an unmixed blessing
Synonym: plainunmingledunmixed
3. so thin as to transmit light
e.g. 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
Synonym: diaphanousfilmygauzygauze-likegossamersee-throughtransparentvaporousvapourouscobwebby
adv
1. directly
e.g. he fell sheer into the water
2. straight up or down without a break
Synonym: perpendicularly
1. (用于强调)纯粹的,完全的,十足的
You can use sheer to emphasize that a state or situation is complete and does not involve or is not mixed with anything else.
e.g. His music is sheer 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
A sheer cliff or drop is extremely steep or completely vertical.
e.g. There was a sheer drop just outside my window...
陡坡就在我窗户外面。
e.g. A young man plunged from a sheer 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
1. 完全的,纯粹的:feeble 脆弱的,易受伤害的 | sheer 完全的,纯粹的 | shear 剪(羊毛)
2. 舷弧:shear curve 剪力曲线 | sheer 舷弧 | sheer aft 艉舷弧
3. 完全的:in terms of在......方面 | sheer完全的 | trivial 琐碎的
4. 全然的:sheer off 避开 | sheer 全然的 | sheerlegs 起重机柱
v.(动词)sheer的意思是指船(只尤指遇到紧急情况时)驶离原航向,引申则指突然或明显离开所遵循的路线,可指改变话题。
sheer是不及物动词,常跟副词away, off连用。
☆ 直接源自古英语的scir,意为发光的。
以上就是本站详细整理的词语sheer是什么意思的翻译解释,供大家参考一下。
His music is sheer delight.(他的音乐是纯粹的快乐。)
We were impressed by the sheer size of the cathedral.(大教堂的宏大规模给我们留下了深刻的印象。)
It would be sheer madness to trust a man like that.(信任这样的人将是愚蠢至极。)
For sheer luxury, this hotel takes some beating.(单看豪华的程度,这家旅馆是难以超越的。)
He controlled himself by sheer force of will.(他全靠意志力自我控制。)
It's sheer lunacy driving in such weather.(天气这样糟糕还开车,真是疯了。)
The interview was sheer torture from start to finish.(这次面试从头至尾使人备受煎熬。)
He maintained order by sheer force of personality.(他纯凭人格力量维护秩序。)
He succeeds by dint of sheer hard work.(他通过努力工作取得了成功。)
Sheer chance quite often plays an important part in sparking off an idea.(纯粹的运气常常在激发思想方面起着重要的作用。)
用作动词(v.)
突然转向,急转change direction suddenlyThe 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。
用作形容词(adj.)
He achieved his aim by sheer strength of will.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A new range of Swiss sheers and prints with louvred blinds to match.