[attrib 作定语] complete; thorough; utter 完全的; 彻底的; 十足的: sheer nonsense 一派胡言 * a sheer waste of time 纯粹浪费时间 * by sheer chance 完全出於偶然地. 
[usu attrib 通常作定语] (of textiles, etc) thin, light and almost transparent （指织物等）薄的﹑ 轻的﹑ 几乎透明的: sheer nylon 薄而透明的尼龙. 
almost vertical; very steep 近乎垂直的; 陡峭的: a sheer rock, cliff, etc 陡峭的巉岩﹑ 悬崖等 * a sheer drop of 50 feet 50英尺垂直降落.> sheer adv straight up or down 垂直地; 陡峭地: a cliff that rises sheer from the beach 矗立於海滩上的悬崖 * The ground dropped away sheer at our feet. 我们眼前的地面垂直地陷落下去.