sheer height

基本解釋

'It's an incredible construction. People are focusing on the height of the building but the sheer size of it, the footprint, is huge.
他說道：“這棟建築是世界上的標(biāo)志建築，擁有巨大的曝光率，爲(wèi)了讓它在開幕典禮上清潔如新，我們的工期非常趕，整個(gè)任務(wù)是一個(gè)巨大的挑戰(zhàn)，工人們還要尅服恐懼的高度?！?/li>
At first glance, because the sheer thought of a 7-footer playing in an Asian American tournament borders on blasphemy, people tend to estimate his height at 6'8", then 6'9", then maybe ok 6'10".
考慮到美國(guó)亞裔邀請(qǐng)賽裡麪會(huì)有7尺長(zhǎng)人的可能幾乎爲(wèi)零，很多人一眼望過來都目測(cè)他的身高衹有6尺8，然後6尺9，最多6尺10。