sheer

Đèo dốc đứng, vách núi thẳng đứng

extremely steep or high, especially a cliff or mountain face

• sheer rock/cliff/mountain

Collocations sheer drop · sheer cliff

• The hikers were amazed by the sheer cliffs.

  Những người leo núi cảm thấy kinh ngạc trước những vách đá dựng đứng.

Hoàn toàn, tuyệt đối

complete or total, especially when something is unexpected or surprising

• sheer luck/chance
• sheer coincidence

Collocations sheer chance · sheer coincidence

• It was sheer luck that she found the job.

  Cô ấy tìm được công việc đó hoàn toàn nhờ may mắn.

Mỏng như tờ giấy, trong suốt

very thin and transparent, especially of fabric or film

• sheer material

Collocations sheer curtain · sheer fabric

• The curtains are made of sheer silk.

  Curtain được làm từ vải lụa mỏng như tờ giấy.

Rất mạnh mẽ, dữ dội

extremely strong or intense, especially of an emotion or feeling

• sheer joy/fear/anger

Collocations sheer delight · sheer terror

• She felt a sheer sense of relief.

  Cô ấy cảm thấy một sự nhẹ nhõm mạnh mẽ.

Hoàn toàn tuyệt đối

absolute or complete, especially when something is unexpected or surprising

• sheer nonsense

Collocations sheer nonsense · sheer folly

• It was sheer nonsense to think he would come.

  Để nghĩ rằng anh ấy sẽ đến là điều hoàn toàn vô lý.

Sạch, thuần khiết

pure or unmixed, especially of a substance or material

• sheer alcohol

Collocations sheer alcohol · sheer oxygen

• The experiment required sheer oxygen.

  Thí nghiệm yêu cầu oxy thuần khiết.

Hoàn toàn tuyệt đối

total or complete, especially when something is unexpected or surprising

• sheer coincidence

Collocations sheer coincidence · sheer chance

• It was sheer coincidence that they met.

  Họ gặp nhau hoàn toàn là sự trùng hợp ngẫu nhiên.

Tổng quát, trừu tượng

abstract or theoretical, especially of an idea or concept

• sheer theory

Collocations sheer theory · sheer abstraction

• The idea is sheer theory.

  Ý tưởng đó chỉ là lý thuyết thuần túy.