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| 1 | only before noun used for emphasizing the amount or degree of something 纯粹的；全然的；绝对的 |
| Maya succeeded through sheer hard work. 马亚完全是靠勤奋工作取得成功的。 |
| the sheer size/volume etc of sth We were overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work. 单是工作量就让我们应接不暇。 |
| sheer weight of numbers (=the simple fact of being much greater in number) In the end, they overcame the enemy through sheer weight of numbers. 纯粹数量上的优势 |
| (by) sheer luck/coincidence By sheer coincidence, we ended up working for the same organization. 纯属巧合的是，我们最终都为同一机构工作。 |
| sheer delight/joy/exhaustion etc He sat down and wept out of sheer joy. 他坐下来，喜极而泣。 |
| sheer hell/torture The journey to work every day was sheer hell. 每天去上班这段路绝对是种折磨。 |
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| 2 | extremely steep 极陡峭的；极峻峭的 |
| a sheer cliff face 极峻峭的崖坡 |
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| 3 | sheer cloth is very thin （织物）极薄的，透明的 |
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