sheer

漢語翻譯

a. 絕對的, 全然的, 純粹的, 透明的, 峻峭的
vi. 偏轉, 偏航
vt. 使急轉向, 使偏航
ad. 完全, 全然, 峻峭
n. 偏航
相關詞組:
a sheer fraud
by sheer chance
by sheer force
by sheer determination

詞型變化：

名詞:sheerness 副詞:sheerly 形容詞比較級:sheerer 最高級:sheerest 動詞過去式:sheered 過去分詞:sheered 現在分詞:sheering 第三人稱單數:sheers 

詞意辨析：

steep, abrupt, sheer

這些形容詞均含“陡峭的，險峻的”之意。
steep: 指坡度向上逐漸增加的斜陡坡，強調險峻，暗示難於攀登。
abrupt: 著重指地形突然起伏，形成尖角狀。
sheer: 指自始至終近於垂直的陡峭，不僅僅很難爬上去，甚至於不可能攀登。

英文解釋：

動詞 sheer:

1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly
   同義詞：swerve, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
2. cause to sheer

形容詞 sheer:

1. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
   同義詞：absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down
2. not mixed with extraneous elements
   同義詞：plain, unmingled, unmixed
3. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
   同義詞：bluff, bold
4. so thin as to transmit light
   同義詞：diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby

副詞 sheer:

1. straight up or down without a break
   同義詞：perpendicularly
2. directly

例句：

1. She played a trick on him out of sheer devilment.
   她捉弄他完全是為了尋開心。
2. He's so impatient that waiting in queues is sheer purgatory for him.
   他毫無耐性，對他來說排隊等候完全是活受罪。
3. He persuaded them to join him by the sheer magnetism of his personality.
   他完全是靠個人的魅力，說服他們和他在一起乾。
4. The ground dropped away sheer at our feet.
   我們腳下的地面垂直地陷落下去。
5. I met her by sheer chance.
   我完全出於偶然遇見了她。
6. It's a sheer waste of time.
   這純粹是浪費時間。