词汇 | sheer |
释义 | sheer | BrE ʃɪə, AmE ʃɪr | A. adjective ① (pure) 十足的 ‹ignorance, folly›; 完全的 ‹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 ‹cliff, rock face›; 垂直的 ‹drop, fall, descent›③ (fine) 轻薄的 ‹material, stockings, tights, net curtains›B. adverb 陡直地 ‹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 ▸ to sheer away to the right/left 向右/向左闪躲 |
随便看 |
天城网英语在线翻译词典收录了138655条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。