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：“這棟建筑是世界上的標(biāo)志建筑，擁有巨大的曝光率，為了讓它在開幕典禮上清潔如新，我們的工期非常趕，整個任務(wù)是一個巨大的挑戰(zhàn)，工人們還要克服恐懼的高度。”
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".
考慮到美國亞裔邀請賽里面會有7尺長人的可能幾乎為零，很多人一眼望過來都目測他的身高只有6尺8，然后6尺9，最多6尺10。