sheer /ʃiə/ I. adj. 1.完全的，十足的（只作定语）：sheer waste of time 全然浪费时间；sheer rubbish (= nonsense)一派胡言；胡说八道；by sheer chance 纯属偶然地［考句］ Out of sheer revenge, he did his worst to blacken her character and ruin her reputation.纯粹出于报复，他拼命诋毁她的人品，毁坏她的名誉。2.极薄的，透明的：stockings of sheer silk 透明丝袜 3.陡峭的，垂直的：a sheer cliff 悬崖，峭壁；a sheer drop of 50 feet 50英尺的垂直降落 ‖II. vi. 急转向，偏离：The boat came close to the rocks and then sheered away. 这艘船驶近岩礁，然后迅速转向开去。