а. мор. отходить под углом; отворачивать The boat was able to sheer off in time to avoid an accident. б. убегать, исчезать I saw her in the High Street, but she sheered off so as not to meet me! в. уклоняться от чего-л., избегать чего-л. Every time that delicate subject was mentioned, he would sheer off.
SHEER OFF
Англо-русский перевод SHEER OFF
Мюллер. English-Russian Muller's dictionary bed edition. Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера редакция bed. 2012