the sheer weight / size etc, used to emphasize that something is very heavy, large etc

〔某物〕之重/之大等〔用于强调〕:

The sheer size of the country makes communications difficult.

该国幅员辽阔，造成了通讯的困难。

sheer luck / happiness / stupidity etc, luck, happiness etc with no other feeling or quality mixed with it

十足的运气/快乐/愚蠢等;

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

我永远也忘不了她脸上的高兴样子。

sheer hypocrisy

十足的虚伪

a sheer drop, cliff, slope etc is very steep and almost vertical

〔悬崖、斜坡等〕陡峭的，垂直的

sheer NYLON , silk etc is very thin and fine, so that it is almost transparent

〔尼龙、丝绸等〕很薄的，几乎透明的:

sheer stockings

透明的女式长筒袜

straight up or down in an almost vertical line

陡峭地，垂直地;

cliffs which rose sheer from the sea

由海面垂直拔起的悬崖

to change direction suddenly, especially in order to avoid something

突然转向〔尤指为了避开某物〕:

The boat sheered away and headed out to sea.

这艘小船突然转向朝大海驶去。