sheer

We were impressed by the sheer size of the cathedral.

大教堂的宏大规模给我们留下了深刻的印象。

The concert was sheer delight.

这场音乐会是一次十足的享受。

sheer nylon

透明尼龙

It is sheer madness to do it.

做这种事实在愚不可及.

sheer hypocrisy

十足的虚伪

There was a sheer drop just outside my window...

陡坡就在我窗户外面。

At the end of the film, the man becomes a thief out of sheer desperation.

在电影的结尾, 这个人由于彻底绝望而成了小偷.

I only agreed out of sheer desperation.

我一时情急才同意的。

Sheer chance quite often plays an important part in sparking off an idea.

灵感的激发通常纯粹是靠运气。

She managed to stop smoking by sheer willpower.

她全靠意志力戒了烟.

sheer stockings

透明的女式长筒袜

The waterfall makes a sheer drop of one thousand feet.

瀑布从一千英尺的高处直泻而下.

The ground dropped sheer away at our feet.

在我们脚下，地势陡降。

The People's Liberation Army, so long outnumbered , has gained numerical superiority.

人民解放军在数量上由长期的劣势转入了优势.

It's sheer paradise to relax in a hot bath after a hard day's work.

一天的辛苦工作之后在热水浴缸中松弛一下真是最大的享受.

The cliffs rise sheer from the beach.

悬崖从海滩上拔地而起。

It would be downright [ sheer ] madness to do such a thing.

做这种事纯粹是 发疯.

Out of sheer boredom I would pick up a book and read on and on.

在百无聊赖中,随手抓过一本书来,读下去.

(figurative)Her mind sheered away from images she did not wish to dwell on.

她有意不去想那些她不愿多想的事情。

sheer cliffs/slopes

悬崖峭壁；陡坡

cliffs which rose sheer from the sea

从海面垂直拔起的悬崖

It's difficult to grasp the sheer enormity of the tragedy.

很难确切知道这场悲剧的严重程度.

A young man plunged from a sheer rock face to his death.

一名男青年从陡峭的岩壁上坠崖身亡。

I'll never forget the look of sheer joy on her face.

我永远也不会忘记她满脸喜悦的神情。

The area is under threat from the sheer number of tourists using it.

这一地区由于游客人数太多而面临威胁。

I am in sheer ignorance of the matter.

我对此事全然无知.

His music is sheer delight...

听他的音乐完全是一种享受。

...sheer black tights.

极薄的黑色紧身裤

By sheer persistence, I eventually got her to change her mind.

我全凭坚持不懈最终使她改变了主意.

Outside there was a sheer drop down to the sea below.

外面是一道陡坡，直插大海。