Wordiyosheer
🇬🇧 UK/ʃiә/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREB1
Definitions
adj.
Complete and utter, with no other element mixed in; very thin and transparent; nearly vertical.
纯粹的，完全的；极薄透明的；陡峭的
adv.
Completely; straight up or down.
完全地；垂直地
v.
To swerve or change course suddenly.
突然转向，偏航
n.
A very thin, transparent fabric or curtain.
薄透的窗帘；薄纱
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishsheerother
=sheer
Common Collocations
- 1.sheer luck纯粹的运气
- 2.sheer determination坚定的意志
- 3.sheer drop垂直陡降
- 4.sheer fabric薄透面料
Example Sentences
- 1.
It was sheer luck that she found her lost wallet on the busy street.
- 2.
The climbers faced a sheer cliff that dropped hundreds of meters below.
- 3.
She wore a sheer blouse that revealed the delicate pattern of her dress beneath.