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sheer | BrE ʃɪə, AmE ʃɪr | A. adjective ① (pure) 十足的 shízú de ‹ignorance, folly›; 完全的 wánquán de ‹desperation, impossibility, necessity›▸ it was sheer coincidence/luck 那纯属巧合/全凭运气 ▸ out of sheer malice/stupidity 完全出于恶意/因为愚蠢 ▸ by sheer accident 纯属意外 ▸ to charge £25 for one ticket is sheer robbery! 一张票要25英镑绝对是抢钱! ② (steep) 陡峭的 dǒuqiào de ‹cliff, rock face›; 垂直的 chuízhí de ‹drop, fall, descent›③ (fine) 轻薄的 qīngbó de ‹material, stockings, tights, net curtains›B. adverb 陡直地 dǒuzhí de ‹drop, rise›▸ the cliff falls away sheer to or into the bay 悬崖笔直地插入海湾 PHRASAL VERB sheer away, sheer off intransitive verb «person, horse, vehicle» 躲闪 duǒshǎn ▸ to sheer away to the right/left 向右/向左闪躲 |