sheer

adjective

/ʃɪə(r)/

/ʃɪr/

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[only before noun] used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of something（用來強調事物的大小、程度或數量）
- The area is under threat from the sheer number of tourists using it.這一地區由於遊客人數太多而面臨威脅。
- We were impressed by the sheer size of the cathedral.大教堂的宏大規模給我們留下了深刻的印象。
[only before noun] complete and not mixed with anything else完全的；純粹的；十足的 synonym utter
- The concert was sheer delight.這場音樂會是一次十足的享受。
- sheer luck/chance/coincidence/joy/bliss/determination純粹的運氣/機會/巧合/快樂/幸福/決心
- I only agreed out of sheer desperation.我一時情急才同意的。
- sheer terror/panic/exhaustion/hell純粹的恐懼/恐慌/疲憊/地獄
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very steep陡峭的
- sheer cliffs/slopes懸崖峭壁；陡坡
- Outside there was a sheer drop down to the sea below.外面是一道陡坡，直插大海。
(of cloth, etc.織物等) thin, light and almost transparent又薄又輕幾乎透明的
- sheer nylon透明尼龍

Word Originadjective 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 (4).

sheer

adverb

/ʃɪə(r)/

/ʃɪr/

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straight up or down垂直地；陡峭地
- The cliffs rise sheer from the beach.懸崖從海灘上拔地而起。
- The ground dropped sheer away at our feet.在我們腳下，地勢陡降。
Word Originadverb 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.

sheer

verb

/ʃɪə(r)/

/ʃɪr/

Word Originverb early 17th cent.: perhaps from Middle Low German scheren ‘to shear’.

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they sheer	/ʃɪə(r)/ /ʃɪr/
he / she / it sheers	/ʃɪəz/ /ʃɪrz/
past simple sheered	/ʃɪəd/ /ʃɪrd/
past participle sheered	/ʃɪəd/ /ʃɪrd/
-ing form sheering	/ˈʃɪərɪŋ/ /ˈʃɪrɪŋ/