sheer
美[ʃɪr] adv.完全地，全然；垂直地，陡峭地
n.舷弧；单锚系泊的船位；偏离的方向；船体型线
adj.完全的，全然的；极薄的；几乎垂直地，陡峭的；绝对的
网络舷弧；全然的；纯粹的；透明薄纱
1 . Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.
事业要成功，才能、勤奋和顽强的意志都至关重要。
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2 . 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。
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3 . Some shoppers looked bewildered by the sheer variety of goods on offer.
光是摆在那里的各式商品就让一些购物者晕头转向了。
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4 . The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river.
这些小山碧绿陡峭，矗立在这条宽阔的河流之上。
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5 . By sheer fluke, one of the shipowner's employees was in the city.
非常凑巧的是，船主的一个雇员正在城里。
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1.complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers;
absolute freedom
2.not mixed with extraneous elements;
plain water
3.very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front;
a bluff headland
4.so thin as to transmit light;
a hat with a diaphanous veil
5.straight up or down without a break
6.directly;
he fell sheer into the water
1.turn sharply; change direction abruptly;
The car cut to the left at the intersection
2.cause to sheer;
She sheered her car around the obstacle