sheer

英[ʃiə]美[ʃir]

adj.
1.[作定语]完全的，彻底的，十足的
2.[通常作定语]（指织物等）薄的、轻的、几乎透明的
3.近乎垂直的，陡峭的
adv.
1.垂直地，陡峭地
v.
1.[ sheer away (from sth)/sheer off (sth)]然改变路线、转换话题等，避开

名　词：sheer'ness

副　词：sheer'ly

同：	[r.] perpendicularly [a.] absolute, bluff, cobwebby, plain [v.] curve, cut, slew, slue

"Nearly every strained gag depends on the sheer stupidity of its characters."
"几乎每一处矫揉造作的笑料都来自剧中人物愚蠢十足的所作所为。收藏
In sheer numbers, iron is the most prevalent micronutrient deficiency, with nearly 1990 million people being anemic and 3600 million iron- deficient.
缺铁是微量元素缺乏症最常见的一种病，有近19.9亿人患贫血，有36亿人缺铁。收藏
At the beginning he had no feeling except sheer incredulity
开始时他没有感觉，只觉得全然没法子相信。收藏
sheer nonsense;Absurd in the highest degrees;nothing could be more ridiculous.
荒谬绝伦。收藏
surefooted, they leap easily from rock to rock and climb seemingly sheer cliffs
他们脚步稳健，能轻松地跳跃于岩石间，攀登陡峭的悬崖。收藏

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complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
- absolute freedom
- an absolute dimwit
- a downright lie
- out-and-out mayhem
- an out-and-out lie
- a rank outsider
- many right-down vices
- got the job through sheer persistence
- sheer stupidity
[同] absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer
not mixed with extraneous elements
- plain water
- sheer wine
- not an unmixed blessing
[同] plain, sheer, unmingled, unmixed

turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- The car cut to the left at the intersection
- The motorbike veered to the right
[同] curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer
cause to sheer
- She sheered her car around the obstacle

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