动词 sheer:

1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly

2. cause to sheer

sheeradj.极轻薄的；陡峭的；全然的adv.垂直地v.避开；转向Sheer Wall剪力墙sheer wool精纺羊毯薄呢sheer hell糟透的境况sheer line舷弧线sheer hulkn.人字起重机船sheer awayvt.转向(离开)sheer plan侧视图,侧面图sheer drop陡落sheer legs人字起重架sheer bulk极大的容量

1. It's a sheer waste of time.
   这纯粹是浪费时间。
2. He always sheers away from this topic.
   他总是避谈这个话题。