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adjective ʃɪəʃɪr 1attributive Nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis) 纯粹的，完全的，十足的（用于强调） she giggled with sheer delight 她非常开心地咯咯笑。 it's been sheer hard work 这是十足的苦活。 Example sentencesExamples - He had risen in the ranks of the party by the sheer dint of his hard work and forthrightness.
- For sheer value it's hard to beat the supermarkets.
- In such a situation, novels are read for the sheer delight of the plot twists, which often reflect the detours of our own destiny in this hustle-bustle world.
- And that is how one man made a life for himself through hard work, sheer determination, and utter loyalty.
- There's a quaintness in these tableaux that's at first charming but eventually slides into overkill through sheer grating repetition.
- Then began three months of hard work, and long nights mixed with sheer panic and pure delight that this project was becoming a reality.
- What other game could offer such grand spectacle, such majestic thrill, such sheer piercing insight into the raging heart of man!
- She might be bright and good looking, and have impeccable genes thanks to a family comprising several generations of international swimmers, but it is sheer hard work that has carried her this far.
- The pitch was invaded and tears of joy and emotion flowed as players, officials and supporters hugged each other with sheer delight hardly able to comprehend what they had achieved.
- It may come to that, but that's going to take some sheer brute cash.
- He got his nickname from the brutal way in which he battled his foes, often winning through sheer might and endurance.
- The 3-2 win there a few years back is probably still the best game I've ever played in, but for sheer drama it's hard to top winning a game in injury time.
- But the turnaround at times has been based on sheer will.
- The dedication, loyalty and sheer hard work of staff means the school will go from strength to strength.
- A couple of years ago, I was interviewing Paul McCartney when he started talking about the sheer physical delight of singing rock 'n' roll.
- Nonetheless, by sheer dogged determination I have managed to observe and cogitate on a number of summer's wonders.
- Of course, this was because of the sheer damn quality of those songs.
- The sirens, the riot gear, and the officers' show of sheer numbers all combine to suggest that protest is an overwhelming threat to the public.
- But with sheer will and determination he's pursued interests in athletics and music which you would have never thought possible.
- It was out of sheer fear he wouldn't be able to stop himself from spewing out something nasty, thinly veiled as a compliment.
Synonyms utter, complete, absolute, total, pure, perfect, downright, out-and-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, through and through, consummate, patent, surpassing, veritable, unqualified, unmitigated, unalloyed, unadulterated, unmixed stark, rank plain, simple, mere British informal proper Australian/New Zealand informal fair archaic arrant rare right-down 2(especially of a cliff or wall) perpendicular or nearly so. 垂直的；陡峭的 陡峭的冰壁。 Example sentencesExamples - Our feet would get stuck in mud or we'd come up against a sheer cliff wall.
- The waves crash onto the base of sheer cliffs on the ocean side.
- The shore on this side of the break-water is sheer and tumbles down to a reef of broken rocks and large kelp-wigged boulders.
- Two miles south of Stonehaven, this impressive ruin sits on a flat peninsula with sheer cliffs on three sides.
- Its streamlined modernist line in sheer cliff faces and sleek curvilinear walls was celebrated by leading architects of the day and was a perfect ingredient in Art Deco style.
- With sheer walls on either side, access looked impossible.
- But all that greeted his eye was and endless expanse of sand and waves in front of him, and the sheer wall of a rocky cliff behind.
- Sign up for one of the club's many naturalist-taught skill sessions and activities - like climbing walls of sheer ice.
- The resulting crater is hundreds of feet from rim to rim and walled on one side by a sheer cliff.
- Here the Danube carves its way through heavily forested hills creating sheer cliffs on either side of the river.
- The side of the quarry is sheer, overhanging in places and a just off-vertical slope in others.
- The basin that had flooded became a thin, turbulent river at the bottom of a chasm, and their path was surrounded on either side by sheer cliffs of slate.
- The sheer cliff walls rose ominously against the brutal onslaught of the waves below.
- They reach land in unconventional fashion only to face an insane climb of a nearly sheer cliff at night and in a heavy rain.
- That tour became the stuff of legends when the guide walked us out the other end and stopped before a sheer cliff wall.
- Snails are why I grow strawberries in window boxes, not that a snail sees the sheer cliff of wall leading to the window ledge as anything but a challenge.
- Against my instinct to soar to the bottom of the drop-off, I reluctantly finned up the sheer wall into saner depths.
- Whereas the canyon's south side is terraced and textured, the north walls are sheer cliffs.
- They had been grazing in one of Crete's dozens of fabulous gorges, where sheer cliffs soar spectacularly on either side as you head for the Mediterranean Sea.
- The delicate fragile fern and the larger fragrant wood fern nestle in the crevices of the sheer cliff off the northern side of the summit.
Synonyms precipitous, very steep, perpendicular, vertical, abrupt, bluff, sharp, vertiginous rare acclivitous, declivitous, scarped 3(of a fabric) very thin; diaphanous. （织物）极薄的；透明的 透明白丝雪纺绸。 Example sentencesExamples - Look for a wide band for support, uplifting underwire, and cups made of sturdy rather than sheer fabric.
- To ensure the sheer fabric in the appliqué won't show, select a color close to the garment it will be placed on.
- Cheesecloth is the primary window covering, draped over curtain rods to create layers sheer enough to let light in, but dense enough to provide privacy.
- Because the building is dwarfed by its neighbours, windows have been screened with sheer fabric through which can be seen shadows of the surrounding city.
- The dress was white, with a sheer fabric over it.
- Gauze is a sheer, lightly woven fabric similar to cheesecloth.
- The key to looking your best is to pick one feature to highlight, and then use colors and formulas sheer enough to let your naturally gorgeous self shine through.
- Versace officials did not immediately answer requests for details on how such sheer, long-sleeved dresses stay put.
- It perforated the sheer fabric of her chemise, ran through her body and whipped up the flotsam in her heart.
- A sheer, a see-through or sheer fabric usually used as an inner drapery, gives a softening effect to window treatment.
- It was a mix of denim, sheer fabrics and bold accessories.
- Some designers have gone further by experimenting with sheer fabrics to add a seductive appeal.
- Then, sew a sheer fabric, such as organdy, into a slip-on case with a graceful 3-inch flange.
- Light pink sheer fabric was scalloped between the posts on my bed.
- She made a modern day canopy that is often seen hanging from a ceiling with the sheer fabric draping over the bed.
- Its sheer fabric whispers only sweet nothings.
- I love a challenge, and working with a new fabric provides that, so I recently decided to sew a sheer fabric.
- My eyes fell upon the wedding dresses in the front, and I ran my fingers along the sheer fabrics and intricate lace.
- As Mona she wears glittering, flimsy garments with sheer embroidered scarves, hennaed hair, nail varnish and lipstick.
- Bias-cut dresses in silk, satin and sheer fabrics fit the bill for affairs that require strap heels and heavy flirting.
Synonyms diaphanous, gauzy, filmy, floaty, very thin, translucent, transparent, see-through, gossamer, gossamer-like, chiffony, insubstantial, ultra-fine, fine
adverb ʃɪəʃɪr 1Perpendicularly. 垂直地 the ridge fell sheer, in steep crags 山脊垂直而下，一片陡峭险崖。 Example sentencesExamples - This reef then plunges sheer for another 10m or so to the bottom of the channel.
- On the other, a 200 ft - high-cliff fell sheer into scree slopes and the plain below.
- The mountains are massive red sandstone lumps, their vertical faces rising to table-tops or dropping sheer into canyons.
- On the far side was an impressive waterfall, thundering down some sixty feet into the lake from a huge cave in a mountain rising up sheer from the water's edge.
- The hill rises sheer above me, going probably 100 feet up.
2archaic Completely; right. 〈古〉彻底地；完全地 she went sheer forward when the door was open 门开时，她一直往前走。
noun ʃɪəʃɪr A very fine or diaphanous fabric or article. 精纺（或透明）织物（或物品） I put up the new curtains and sheers she ditched her glossy sheers while pregnant Example sentencesExamples - The firm is highlighting textured woven dobbies and jacquards for bedding, as well as sheers, semi-sheers and silk-look taffetas for window coverings.
- It really depends on the fabric content of the sheers.
- For the sheer overlay, pick an embroidered sheer or a sheer in a color contrasting to the base fabric for an interesting combination.
- Though it may be fine for others, the romantic cottage look of sheers, lace, and ruffles is not for him.
- Quick to sew in less than two hours, you can sew this shrug in a variety of fabrics: sheers - such as georgette and chiffon - shantungs, linen, crepe, even velvet.
- The brightness of the sun shown through the sheers, the drapes now pulled back by a nurse who had awakened me.
- Since nude-coloured sheers, however fine, have been outlawed, we are confronted with what else to do about coverage.
- If you are sewing sheers then three times the fullness is what you want.
- Hopefully my curtains will arrive today and I can take them around to various stores to try to match sheers to them.
- Maria entered also in her polka - dot sheer from her last dance.
- Starla suggests that if you are not happy with the typical white sheers, dye them with an inexpensive fabric dye!
- Create a valance with four fabrics that coordinate with a fabric shade or sheers.
- Set aside your summer sheers and barely there colors.
- Each room, separated by walls of white sheers, incorporated fabric samples from exhibitors.
- The sun was shining brightly through the billowing sheers on her windows.
- It all depends on the fiber content of the sheers.
- Even in summer, you can play with deep sheers for a touch of drama.
- If you go with colored sheers, just make sure they do not clash with your house color.
- I was just pinning up the sheers before basting them in place, but that can wait.
- They included a paper-touch cotton batiste; cotton poplin with a water-repellent finish; and sheers in blends of viscose and nylon.
Derivativesadverb When her poems are less successful, it is because they consist sheerly of statement without the augmenting joys of imagination. Example sentencesExamples - This is sheerly to satisfy my own curiosity but I'll totally appreciate it.
- The filibuster is one of those checks in which a majority cannot just sheerly force its will, even if they have a majority of votes in some cases.
- I did this sheerly for the sake of writerly discipline.
- On top of that, Baldwin was on the record as having said that his commitment to civil liberties for supposed reactionaries was sheerly instrumental, just a tool for advancing the cause of communism.
nounˈʃɪənəsˈʃɪrnəs Then he saw another on of his men spilling all that he knew to his enemy out of the sheerness of fear. Example sentencesExamples - The airiness, the suspendedness, the drop are composed to create the sheerness of the exhilaration and the perfect certainty of the arc.
- Because of its sheerness and direct exposure to the afternoon sun, the side facing the lake is bare of vegetation except for some rock-hugging lichens.
- Digital analysis of clothing for skin display, tightness, and sheerness showed that the women described their own clothing in ways that are consistent with social clothing codes.
- I think they've cottoned onto the sheer, er, sheerness of her top.
OriginMiddle English (in the sense 'exempt, cleared'): probably an alteration of dialect shire 'pure, clear', from the Germanic base of the verb shine. In the mid 16th century the word was used to describe clear, pure water, and also in sense 3 of the adjective. Rhymesadhere, Agadir, Anglosphere, appear, arrear, auctioneer, austere, balladeer, bandolier, Bashkir, beer, besmear, bier, blear, bombardier, brigadier, buccaneer, cameleer, career, cashier, cavalier, chandelier, charioteer, cheer, chevalier, chiffonier, clavier, clear, Coetzee, cohere, commandeer, conventioneer, Cordelier, corsetière, Crimea, dear, deer, diarrhoea (US diarrhea), domineer, Dorothea, drear, ear, electioneer, emir, endear, engineer, fear, fleer, Freer, fusilier, gadgeteer, Galatea, gazetteer, gear, gondolier, gonorrhoea (US gonorrhea), Greer, grenadier, hand-rear, hear, here, Hosea, idea, interfere, Izmir, jeer, Judaea, Kashmir, Keir, kir, Korea, Lear, leer, Maria, marketeer, Medea, Meir, Melilla, mere, Mia, Mir, mishear, mountaineer, muleteer, musketeer, mutineer, near, orienteer, pamphleteer, panacea, paneer, peer, persevere, pier, Pierre, pioneer, pistoleer, privateer, profiteer, puppeteer, racketeer, ratafia, rear, revere, rhea, rocketeer, Sapir, scrutineer, sear, seer, sere, severe, Shamir, shear, sincere, smear, sneer, sonneteer, souvenir, spear, sphere, steer, stere, summiteer, Tangier, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, veneer, Vere, Vermeer, vizier, volunteer, Wear, weir, we're, year, Zaïre verb ʃɪəʃɪr 1no object, with adverbial (typically of a boat) swerve or change course quickly. （船）偏航；急转向 the boat sheered off to beach further up the coast 船急转方向以便在海岸上方靠岸。 Example sentencesExamples - This didn't stop them from moving into hymn-singing mode, though, which made sure that any nocturnal wild camels that might have got within range swiftly sheered off.
- River users say that the measures do not address the real problem of the bridge itself and claim fully laden petrol barges could sheer off mudbanks close by and plough into it.
- The Marine Accident Investigation Branch said the collision was caused by the training ship Arold - which had a qualified pilot on board, as well as three trainees and six crew - losing control when she suddenly sheered to port on a bend.
- But they say that the measures do not address the real problem of the bridge itself and have painted nightmare scenarios of fully laden petrol barges sheering off mudbanks close by and ploughing into it.
- There were numerous occasions when the threat of gunfire caused a raider to sheer off at speed.
- As he says, to watch the seabirds sheer off the surface as these monsters plough through the waves is a sight never to be forgotten.
- River-users who had painted nightmare scenarios of fully laden petrol barges sheering off mud banks into the bridge welcomed the change of heart as a triumph for common sense.
- Horses were constantly overtaking the buffalo, riders were bending down, horses were sheering off, buffalo were falling.
Synonyms swerve, swing, veer, slew, skew, change course, drift, yaw - 1.1 Avoid or move away from an unpleasant topic.
〈喻〉避开（不愉快的话题） her mind sheered away from images she didn't want to dwell on 她避开不去想那些令她生厌的形象。 Synonyms turn away, flinch, recoil, shy away refuse to contemplate, avoid, evade
noun ʃɪəʃɪr A sudden deviation from a course, especially by a boat. （尤指船）突然偏航；突然转向 Example sentencesExamples - The vessel apparently, through something having gone wrong with the steering gear, took a sudden sheer to port, ran out of the channel and grounded on the edge of it.
UsageThe two verbs sheer and shear have a similar origin but do not have identical meanings. Sheer, the less common verb, means ‘swerve or change course quickly’, as in the boat sheers off the bank. Shear, on the other hand, usually means ‘cut the wool off a sheep’ and can also mean ‘break off ’, as in the pins broke and the wing part sheared off OriginEarly 17th century: perhaps from Middle Low German scheren 'to shear'. nounʃɪəʃɪr mass nounThe upward slope of a ship's lines towards the bow and stern. （船首及船尾处的）舷弧 Example sentencesExamples - The decks and hulls are joined at an outward turning flange with a substantial guardrail fit directly beneath the flange to prevent damage to the sheer.
- It was flush-decked, with a low sheer and a freeboard of no more than six or seven feet, yet that was high enough to make things difficult for a man in the water.
- The sheer of the B40 is slightly flatter, the transom more vertical and broader, and the bow slightly less spoon-shaped.
OriginLate 17th century: probably from the noun shear. adjectiveSHirʃɪr 1attributive Nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis) 纯粹的，完全的，十足的（用于强调） she giggled with sheer delight 她非常开心地咯咯笑。 marriage is sheer hard work Example sentencesExamples - Nonetheless, by sheer dogged determination I have managed to observe and cogitate on a number of summer's wonders.
- The 3-2 win there a few years back is probably still the best game I've ever played in, but for sheer drama it's hard to top winning a game in injury time.
- Of course, this was because of the sheer damn quality of those songs.
- The dedication, loyalty and sheer hard work of staff means the school will go from strength to strength.
- Then began three months of hard work, and long nights mixed with sheer panic and pure delight that this project was becoming a reality.
- In such a situation, novels are read for the sheer delight of the plot twists, which often reflect the detours of our own destiny in this hustle-bustle world.
- It was out of sheer fear he wouldn't be able to stop himself from spewing out something nasty, thinly veiled as a compliment.
- What other game could offer such grand spectacle, such majestic thrill, such sheer piercing insight into the raging heart of man!
- He got his nickname from the brutal way in which he battled his foes, often winning through sheer might and endurance.
- But the turnaround at times has been based on sheer will.
- There's a quaintness in these tableaux that's at first charming but eventually slides into overkill through sheer grating repetition.
- He had risen in the ranks of the party by the sheer dint of his hard work and forthrightness.
- The pitch was invaded and tears of joy and emotion flowed as players, officials and supporters hugged each other with sheer delight hardly able to comprehend what they had achieved.
- But with sheer will and determination he's pursued interests in athletics and music which you would have never thought possible.
- For sheer value it's hard to beat the supermarkets.
- The sirens, the riot gear, and the officers' show of sheer numbers all combine to suggest that protest is an overwhelming threat to the public.
- And that is how one man made a life for himself through hard work, sheer determination, and utter loyalty.
- She might be bright and good looking, and have impeccable genes thanks to a family comprising several generations of international swimmers, but it is sheer hard work that has carried her this far.
- It may come to that, but that's going to take some sheer brute cash.
- A couple of years ago, I was interviewing Paul McCartney when he started talking about the sheer physical delight of singing rock 'n' roll.
Synonyms utter, complete, absolute, total, pure, perfect, downright, out-and-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, through and through, consummate, patent, surpassing, veritable, unqualified, unmitigated, unalloyed, unadulterated, unmixed 2(especially of a cliff or wall) perpendicular or nearly so. 垂直的；陡峭的 陡峭的冰壁。 Example sentencesExamples - Two miles south of Stonehaven, this impressive ruin sits on a flat peninsula with sheer cliffs on three sides.
- That tour became the stuff of legends when the guide walked us out the other end and stopped before a sheer cliff wall.
- The basin that had flooded became a thin, turbulent river at the bottom of a chasm, and their path was surrounded on either side by sheer cliffs of slate.
- The side of the quarry is sheer, overhanging in places and a just off-vertical slope in others.
- The delicate fragile fern and the larger fragrant wood fern nestle in the crevices of the sheer cliff off the northern side of the summit.
- Its streamlined modernist line in sheer cliff faces and sleek curvilinear walls was celebrated by leading architects of the day and was a perfect ingredient in Art Deco style.
- The waves crash onto the base of sheer cliffs on the ocean side.
- Our feet would get stuck in mud or we'd come up against a sheer cliff wall.
- With sheer walls on either side, access looked impossible.
- Against my instinct to soar to the bottom of the drop-off, I reluctantly finned up the sheer wall into saner depths.
- Snails are why I grow strawberries in window boxes, not that a snail sees the sheer cliff of wall leading to the window ledge as anything but a challenge.
- The shore on this side of the break-water is sheer and tumbles down to a reef of broken rocks and large kelp-wigged boulders.
- The resulting crater is hundreds of feet from rim to rim and walled on one side by a sheer cliff.
- But all that greeted his eye was and endless expanse of sand and waves in front of him, and the sheer wall of a rocky cliff behind.
- Whereas the canyon's south side is terraced and textured, the north walls are sheer cliffs.
- They reach land in unconventional fashion only to face an insane climb of a nearly sheer cliff at night and in a heavy rain.
- Here the Danube carves its way through heavily forested hills creating sheer cliffs on either side of the river.
- Sign up for one of the club's many naturalist-taught skill sessions and activities - like climbing walls of sheer ice.
- They had been grazing in one of Crete's dozens of fabulous gorges, where sheer cliffs soar spectacularly on either side as you head for the Mediterranean Sea.
- The sheer cliff walls rose ominously against the brutal onslaught of the waves below.
Synonyms precipitous, very steep, perpendicular, vertical, abrupt, bluff, sharp, vertiginous 3(of a fabric) very thin; diaphanous. （织物）极薄的；透明的 透明白丝雪纺绸。 Example sentencesExamples - Gauze is a sheer, lightly woven fabric similar to cheesecloth.
- Some designers have gone further by experimenting with sheer fabrics to add a seductive appeal.
- Bias-cut dresses in silk, satin and sheer fabrics fit the bill for affairs that require strap heels and heavy flirting.
- I love a challenge, and working with a new fabric provides that, so I recently decided to sew a sheer fabric.
- Then, sew a sheer fabric, such as organdy, into a slip-on case with a graceful 3-inch flange.
- A sheer, a see-through or sheer fabric usually used as an inner drapery, gives a softening effect to window treatment.
- To ensure the sheer fabric in the appliqué won't show, select a color close to the garment it will be placed on.
- The key to looking your best is to pick one feature to highlight, and then use colors and formulas sheer enough to let your naturally gorgeous self shine through.
- The dress was white, with a sheer fabric over it.
- She made a modern day canopy that is often seen hanging from a ceiling with the sheer fabric draping over the bed.
- It perforated the sheer fabric of her chemise, ran through her body and whipped up the flotsam in her heart.
- As Mona she wears glittering, flimsy garments with sheer embroidered scarves, hennaed hair, nail varnish and lipstick.
- It was a mix of denim, sheer fabrics and bold accessories.
- Because the building is dwarfed by its neighbours, windows have been screened with sheer fabric through which can be seen shadows of the surrounding city.
- Cheesecloth is the primary window covering, draped over curtain rods to create layers sheer enough to let light in, but dense enough to provide privacy.
- Look for a wide band for support, uplifting underwire, and cups made of sturdy rather than sheer fabric.
- Light pink sheer fabric was scalloped between the posts on my bed.
- Its sheer fabric whispers only sweet nothings.
- Versace officials did not immediately answer requests for details on how such sheer, long-sleeved dresses stay put.
- My eyes fell upon the wedding dresses in the front, and I ran my fingers along the sheer fabrics and intricate lace.
Synonyms diaphanous, gauzy, filmy, floaty, very thin, translucent, transparent, see-through, gossamer, gossamer-like, chiffony, insubstantial, ultra-fine, fine
adverbSHirʃɪr 1Perpendicularly. 垂直地 the ridge fell sheer, in steep crags 山脊垂直而下，一片陡峭险崖。 Example sentencesExamples - This reef then plunges sheer for another 10m or so to the bottom of the channel.
- On the far side was an impressive waterfall, thundering down some sixty feet into the lake from a huge cave in a mountain rising up sheer from the water's edge.
- The mountains are massive red sandstone lumps, their vertical faces rising to table-tops or dropping sheer into canyons.
- The hill rises sheer above me, going probably 100 feet up.
- On the other, a 200 ft - high-cliff fell sheer into scree slopes and the plain below.
2archaic Completely; right. 〈古〉彻底地；完全地 she went sheer forward when the door was open 门开时，她一直往前走。
nounSHirʃɪr A very fine or diaphanous fabric or article. 精纺（或透明）织物（或物品） Example sentencesExamples - For the sheer overlay, pick an embroidered sheer or a sheer in a color contrasting to the base fabric for an interesting combination.
- Hopefully my curtains will arrive today and I can take them around to various stores to try to match sheers to them.
- The firm is highlighting textured woven dobbies and jacquards for bedding, as well as sheers, semi-sheers and silk-look taffetas for window coverings.
- If you go with colored sheers, just make sure they do not clash with your house color.
- The brightness of the sun shown through the sheers, the drapes now pulled back by a nurse who had awakened me.
- Each room, separated by walls of white sheers, incorporated fabric samples from exhibitors.
- It really depends on the fabric content of the sheers.
- Since nude-coloured sheers, however fine, have been outlawed, we are confronted with what else to do about coverage.
- It all depends on the fiber content of the sheers.
- If you are sewing sheers then three times the fullness is what you want.
- They included a paper-touch cotton batiste; cotton poplin with a water-repellent finish; and sheers in blends of viscose and nylon.
- The sun was shining brightly through the billowing sheers on her windows.
- Create a valance with four fabrics that coordinate with a fabric shade or sheers.
- Though it may be fine for others, the romantic cottage look of sheers, lace, and ruffles is not for him.
- I was just pinning up the sheers before basting them in place, but that can wait.
- Maria entered also in her polka - dot sheer from her last dance.
- Set aside your summer sheers and barely there colors.
- Starla suggests that if you are not happy with the typical white sheers, dye them with an inexpensive fabric dye!
- Even in summer, you can play with deep sheers for a touch of drama.
- Quick to sew in less than two hours, you can sew this shrug in a variety of fabrics: sheers - such as georgette and chiffon - shantungs, linen, crepe, even velvet.
OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘exempt, cleared’): probably an alteration of dialect shire ‘pure, clear’, from the Germanic base of the verb shine. In the mid 16th century the word was used to describe clear, pure water, and also in sheer (sense 3 of the adjective). verbSHirʃɪr 1no object, with adverbial (typically of a boat or ship) swerve or change course quickly. （船）偏航；急转向 the boat sheered off to beach further up the coast 船急转方向以便在海岸上方靠岸。 Example sentencesExamples - The Marine Accident Investigation Branch said the collision was caused by the training ship Arold - which had a qualified pilot on board, as well as three trainees and six crew - losing control when she suddenly sheered to port on a bend.
- As he says, to watch the seabirds sheer off the surface as these monsters plough through the waves is a sight never to be forgotten.
- But they say that the measures do not address the real problem of the bridge itself and have painted nightmare scenarios of fully laden petrol barges sheering off mudbanks close by and ploughing into it.
- There were numerous occasions when the threat of gunfire caused a raider to sheer off at speed.
- River users say that the measures do not address the real problem of the bridge itself and claim fully laden petrol barges could sheer off mudbanks close by and plough into it.
- River-users who had painted nightmare scenarios of fully laden petrol barges sheering off mud banks into the bridge welcomed the change of heart as a triumph for common sense.
- Horses were constantly overtaking the buffalo, riders were bending down, horses were sheering off, buffalo were falling.
- This didn't stop them from moving into hymn-singing mode, though, which made sure that any nocturnal wild camels that might have got within range swiftly sheered off.
Synonyms swerve, swing, veer, slew, skew, change course, drift, yaw - 1.1 Avoid or move away from an unpleasant topic.
〈喻〉避开（不愉快的话题） her mind sheered away from images she didn't want to dwell on 她避开不去想那些令她生厌的形象。 Synonyms turn away, flinch, recoil, shy away
nounSHirʃɪr A sudden deviation from a course, especially by a boat. （尤指船）突然偏航；突然转向 Example sentencesExamples - The vessel apparently, through something having gone wrong with the steering gear, took a sudden sheer to port, ran out of the channel and grounded on the edge of it.
UsageThe two verbs sheer and shear have a similar origin but do not have identical meanings. Sheer, the less common verb, means ‘swerve or change course quickly’: the boat sheers off the bank. Shear, on the other hand, usually means ‘cut the wool off (a sheep)’ and can also mean ‘break off (usually as a result of structural strain)’: the pins broke and the wing part sheared off OriginEarly 17th century: perhaps from Middle Low German scheren ‘to shear’. nounʃɪrSHir The upward slope of a ship's lines toward the bow and stern. （船首及船尾处的）舷弧 Example sentencesExamples - The decks and hulls are joined at an outward turning flange with a substantial guardrail fit directly beneath the flange to prevent damage to the sheer.
- The sheer of the B40 is slightly flatter, the transom more vertical and broader, and the bow slightly less spoon-shaped.
- It was flush-decked, with a low sheer and a freeboard of no more than six or seven feet, yet that was high enough to make things difficult for a man in the water.
OriginLate 17th century: probably from the noun shear. |