英语词汇“sheer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	sheer
释义	sheersheer /ʃɪr/ ●●○ adjective [no comparative] Etymology ETYMOLOGYsheer Origin: 1500-1600 Probably from Old Norse skærr pure Thesaurus THESAURUSsee through► clear easy to see through, rather than colored or dirty: The juice comes in a clear glass bottle. ► transparent if something solid is transparent, you can see through it: The window is made of transparent plastic rather than glass. ► see-through easy to see through. Used about thin materials such as cloth or plastic: She was wearing a T-shirt under a black see-through top. ► translucent formal not clear, but letting some light pass through. Used about glass, paper, plastic, skin, etc. but not about cloth or water: Fry the onions until they are translucent. ► sheer a sheer material is very thin and fine so that it is almost transparent: The windows were hung with sheer white curtains. 1the sheer amount/weight/size etc. used to emphasize how much of something there is or how heavy, big, etc. something is: The building’s sheer size makes it expensive to heat.sheer of We were overwhelmed by the sheer number of applications.2sheer luck/happiness/stupidity etc. luck, happiness, etc. with no other feeling or quality mixed with it SYN pure: the look of sheer joy on her face It was sheer luck that the last shot went into the basket.3a sheer drop, cliff, slope, etc. is very steep and almost vertical SYN steep4nylon, silk, etc. that is sheer is very thin and fine, so that it is almost transparent: sheer curtains► see thesaurus at clear1
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