sheer 1

极轻薄的，几乎透明的

纯的；全然的；没有搀杂的

陡峭的；垂直的

sheer 2

（常与away, off连用）躲开，避开；迅速转向

陡峭

sheer

全然的, 纯粹的, 绝对的, 彻底的, 透明的, 峻峭的

避开, 躲避, 偏航

使避开, 使偏航

完全, 全然, 峻峭

偏航

sheer

1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

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2. cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle"

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1. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"

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2. not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"

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3. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock"

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4. so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"

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1. straight up or down without a break

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2. directly; "he fell sheer into the water"