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sheer + noun
用于抽象名词前，强调程度达到极端。
It was sheer luck that we found the key.
我们找到钥匙纯属运气。
完全的；纯粹的；十足的
sheerest — superlative of sheer
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完全的；纯粹的；十足的
Complete; pure; utter; used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
It was sheer luck that we found the key.
我们找到钥匙纯属运气。
非常薄或透明的
Very thin or transparent.
完全的；纯粹的
Downright; complete; pure.
用于强调某事的数量或程度
Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
完全的；无限制的；有时非正式用作强调词
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
The sheer size of the stadium amazed everyone.
体育场的巨大规模令所有人惊叹。
AI contextual example
It was sheer luck that we found the keys.
我们能找到钥匙纯粹是运气。
AI contextual example
The concert was a sheer delight from start to finish.
这场音乐会从头到尾都是一种纯粹的享受。
AI contextual example
got the job through sheer persistence
纯粹靠坚持不懈得到了这份工作
WordNet
用于抽象名词前，强调程度达到极端。
It was sheer luck that we found the key.
我们找到钥匙纯属运气。
作表语，描述地形等陡峭。
The cliff is sheer.
悬崖很陡峭。
用于面料，表示薄而透明。
She wore a dress made of sheer fabric.
她穿了一件透明面料的连衣裙。
Not this
The cliff is sheerly.
Use this
The cliff is sheer.
形容词‘sheer’表示‘陡峭的’，但此处误用了副词形式‘sheerly’。形容词直接作表语，无需加-ly。
Not this
It was a sheer luck.
Use this
It was sheer luck.
‘luck’是不可数名词，不能与不定冠词‘a’连用。‘sheer’作形容词修饰不可数名词时，前面不加冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
纯粹的运气
It was sheer luck that we found the keys.
找到钥匙纯粹是运气。
陡峭的悬崖
The hikers stood at the edge of a sheer cliff.
徒步旅行者站在陡峭悬崖的边缘。
薄纱
She wore a dress made of sheer fabric.
她穿了一件薄纱制成的裙子。
纯粹的运气
It was sheer luck that we found a taxi so quickly.
我们这么快就找到出租车，纯粹是运气好。
极度的恐惧
She screamed in sheer terror when she saw the spider.
看到蜘蛛时，她因极度恐惧而尖叫。
纯粹的力量
He won the match by sheer force of will.
他凭纯粹意志的力量赢得了比赛。
那简直是天才！
Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory often uses 'sheer genius' to express admiration for a clever idea.
在《生活大爆炸》中，谢尔顿·库珀经常用'sheer genius'来表达对聪明想法的赞赏。
Use sheerest naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一件sheer（薄纱）衣服挂在sheer（垂直）悬崖上，完全透明。
多用于非正式或中性语境，强调程度（如 sheer luck）。
仅用作定语，常表示完全、彻底
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