| 单词 | sheer |
| 释义 | sheer (ʃɪəʳ ) Word forms: sheerer , sheerest 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You can use sheer to emphasize that a state or situation is complete and does not involve or is not mixed with anything else. [emphasis] His music is sheer delight. Sheer chance quite often plays an important part in sparking off an idea. ...acts of sheer desperation. Synonyms: total, complete, absolute, utter 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A sheer cliff or drop is extremely steep or completely vertical. There was a sheer drop just outside my window. A young man plunged from a sheer rock face to his death. Synonyms: steep, abrupt, perpendicular, precipitous 3. adjective Sheer material is very thin, light, and delicate. ...sheer black tights. Synonyms: fine, thin, transparent, see-through Collocations: sheer amount That portability seemed unthinkable 25 years ago, but the sheer amount and variation of coverage has been the big revolution. Times, Sunday Times And the gaffer said the sheer amount of money likely to be generated by the airline meant he could afford the divi. The Sun But although eating all day sounds wonderful, the sheer amount of food makes me feel ill. The Sun The sheer amount of activities on offer, including surfing, canoeing, raft building, climbing, zip wires and archery. Times, Sunday Times Despite the sheer amount of work that's gone into this car, it will cost you — including the donor vehicle — from just 107,000. Times, Sunday Times Its scale and sheer diversity of attractions are enticing, but can also be bewildering. Times, Sunday Times But its scale and sheer diversity of attractions can be intimidating. Times, Sunday Times One of the things that struck me about each of the five shortlisted books was the sheer diversity of subject matter and writing style. Times, Sunday Times Artists revelled in the sheer diversity of objects that people owned. Times, Sunday Times What was truly impressive was the sheer diversity of the multitude. Times, Sunday Times The lightning laughs, and rain pours down in sheets, sheer dress now transparent. Times, Sunday Times I was wearing a short-sleeved sheer dress in ice blue, my going-out dress for that summer. Times, Sunday Times This season, sheer dresses with billowed sleeves opened the show. Times, Sunday Times The songs veer crazily through genres and time signatures, held together not by choruses, but by sheer energy. Times, Sunday Times Through sheer energy and intelligence he made his reputation, starting out at the age of 11 working as a clerk for an import-export business. Times, Sunday Times But the sheer energy of her account may lead to overreaching. The Times Literary Supplement They have the big populations, low labour costs and the sheer energy to succeed. Times, Sunday Times Where was the sheer energy it takes to propel this city, the world's most populus metropolitan area? Times, Sunday Times Made for almost nothing, it's a masterpiece of complexity, self-parody and sheer entertainment. Times, Sunday Times Well, we think so, if only for his sheer entertainment value. Times, Sunday Times One compiler said many terms were the short-lived inventions of lifestyle journalists and had been announced for 'sheer entertainment value'. Times, Sunday Times Some of the tackles have been crunching and eye-watering, but the skills have been abundant, the teams well-matched, the sheer entertainment at times sublime. Times, Sunday Times Double that amount would be a fair price for the sheer entertainment value. The Sun We arrived in darkness, slept out under the stars and woke to the sight of this awe-inspiring sheer face, rising up into the blue, blue sky. Times, Sunday Times It really did feel like a movie to watch 5,000 tonnes of rock blow up, tumbling down that sheer face. Times, Sunday Times The glitch means motorists are being sent along an unclassified track on the edge of the sheer face. The Sun It cleared the sheer face and trickled back into the sand. Times, Sunday Times Behind me a coral wall stretches north and south as far as the eye can see, and its sheer face plummets into an underwater chasm 500m deep. Times, Sunday Times Bath will relish his box-kicking (and the sheer length of his clearance kicks). Times,Sunday Times I'm not the only person who fumes with rage over the sheer length of time it takes to pay. Times, Sunday Times His storylines were about the ultimate loneliness of immortality, the sheer length and darkness of it. Times, Sunday Times And the sheer length of it? Times, Sunday Times The sheer length of the list reminds the audience that a lot has been done. Times, Sunday Times Whether you are sitting in the front or back, you are cocooned in sheer luxury in a cabin which has been exquisitely handcrafted. The Sun You want enough flowers to scent the air, and to be able to pick an armful for indoors, for the sheer luxury of it. Times, Sunday Times For someone who'd only ever slept two to three hours a night, it was sheer luxury. The Sun That said, the sheer pace can be overwhelming and the levels sometimes lack directions, leaving you frustrated. Times, Sunday Times The sheer pace of government in 24-hour-news democracies makes it increasingly hard for modern leaders to overindulge. Times, Sunday Times The issue has been rendered particularly pressing by the sheer pace of moral and ethical change that has taken place over the past few decades. Times, Sunday Times The range and quality of the pieces on display are all the more astonishing when you realise the sheer pace at which they must have been produced. Times, Sunday Times There are, too, some in its ranks who worry about the sheer pace of change and the maintenance of ethos. Times, Sunday Times I'm pleased many players scored goals that were not about sheer power, but placing the ball. Times, Sunday Times But when the ears become accustomed to it, the brilliance, clarity and sheer power of this piano become apparent. Times, Sunday Times The way he was able to maintain his quality of play and sheer power amazed me. Times, Sunday Times She's a belter, she starts at the top and at full volume and the sheer power of her voice stops you in your tracks. ST We have seen the sheer power and pace and the touch that he has. Times, Sunday Times Its sheer size and spending power should give it the edge. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The sheer size of the superjumbo - the largest ever built - led to fevered speculation about what might be on board. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Then their rearguard action faltered and having been softened up by the sheer size and physicality of their opponents they were cut open. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The sheer size of the scheme may prove problematic. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Whitlock leaned closer to the window and looked up in awe at the sheer size of the rock face in front of them. CODE BREAKER Film theorists' predictions about the sheer spectacle of digital eventually eclipsing the importance of narrative, for instance, have not come to pass. The Times Literary Supplement Yet no narrative can prepare the visitor for the sheer spectacle of the finished park. The Times Literary Supplement Not even for the fun and the glory and the sheer spectacle of it all. Times, Sunday Times The sheer spectacle of the group was undoubtedly captured by numerous cameras travelling by on either side, potentially securing a lasting legacy in the hard drives of strangers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She had the inmates' undivided attention until she told them it was done by 'sheer strength'. Times, Sunday Times The sheer strength and focus of her percussive playing, her limpid steadiness in the third, dreamlike movement and her nightingale of a garden-song were breathtaking. Times, Sunday Times But the sheer strength of public opinion which became too overwhelming to be ignored any longer. The Sun I simply observe - not just for the existence but for the sheer strength of this surviving cultural assumption. Times, Sunday Times Rush invented his own sculling technique, based on sheer strength and endurance; his style was often deprecated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Blind devotion, true love or just sheer stupidity? The Sun (2011) The sheer stupidity of the bloke is beyond belief. The Sun (2011) It is hard to know what to say about the sheer stupidity of that proposal. Times, Sunday Times (2013) There's got to be a balance between guts and sheer stupidity. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But he has been forgiven because of his sheer talent. The Sun And yet remarkably — through sheer talent or sheer chutzpah depending on one's point of view — he appears to have found a market. Times, Sunday Times Great fast bowlers and big hitters used to emerge through sheer talent but that has dried up in recent years. Times, Sunday Times The sheer talent, of course, goes without saying. Times, Sunday Times This was an uplifting display of sheer talent. Times, Sunday Times But let's not forget the ingenuity, bravery and sheer tenacity of all of those involved in the astonishing rescue mission. The Sun He intended to make his mark by sheer tenacity. Christianity Today She should have been applauded for her coaching ability and her sheer tenacity rather than being ripped apart because she wasn't grinning for the camera. The Sun A starry-eyed struggler, its sheer tenacity in frankly rubbish circumstances (constant scrutiny, no cash, etc) makes it worthy of, if not quite respect, then certainly empathy and encouragement. Times, Sunday Times He discovers that his sheer tenacity and desire to learn makes him pretty well a one-in-a-million bird. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Increasingly, those as young as their early twenties are getting in on the act, spotting the investment opportunity and sheer thrill of owning a piece of art. Times, Sunday Times Who doesn't enjoy the sheer thrill of pulling a cork, or twisting a cap, and discovering something new and unusual within? Times, Sunday Times For the sheer thrill of the goals? Times, Sunday Times The sheer volume is so overwhelming that the police cannot get on top of it. The Sun (2014) The sheer volume enables profits to be earned despite many patients being poor. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Certainly, the sheer volume of people arriving to be processed is staggering. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Perhaps not, at least in terms of sheer volume. Smithsonian Mag (2017) No amount of preparation can change the reality that there will be times when the sheer weight of responsibility can feel overwhelming. The Sun The car lets out an immense crackle and as you rev it the chassis moves under the sheer weight of power. The Sun The sheer weight of data seems overwhelming, but clear instructions guide you through. Times, Sunday Times Sheer weight of numbers suggest it might be otherwise. Times, Sunday Times Eventually the sheer weight of water on the plastic sheets forced a way in. Times, Sunday Times His sheer will to live pulled us through. Times, Sunday Times But however fascinating statistics are, they matter not a hoot when a player's talent and sheer will to win are taken foremost into account. Times, Sunday Times Yet, through sheer will at times, they are breaking through that wall, just like they did in 1999. Times, Sunday Times For the great explorers that meant packing not only pemmican hoosh and primus fuel but character - ration crates of fortitude, daring, tenacity, and sheer will. The Times Literary Supplement The film tells how, by sheer will and unshakeable obstinacy, he gave paraplegics back their life. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 全然的 Japanese: 全くの |
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