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clear

UK /klɪə/US /klɪr/

词源

源自中古英语 'cler',来自古法语 'cler',最终源自拉丁语 'clarus',意为'明亮的,清晰的'。

adjective

❶ 形容事物容易看见、听见或理解,没有障碍或模糊不清的地方。

“The water in the lake is very clear.”

(湖里的水非常清澈。)

“She gave a clear explanation of the problem.”

(她对问题给出了清晰的解释。)

❶ 表示没有疑问或不确定性,明确无疑的。

“It's clear that he doesn't want to go.”

(很明显他不想去。)

“She made it clear that she was not interested.”

(她明确表示她不感兴趣。)

同义词:transparent, obvious, evident, understandable

verb

❶ 移除障碍物或使某物不再被阻挡,使其变得通畅或可见。

“Please clear the table after dinner.”

(晚餐后请清理桌子。)

“The workers cleared the road of debris.”

(工人们清除了路上的碎片。)

❶ 证明某人无罪或摆脱嫌疑。

“The investigation cleared him of all charges.”

(调查证明他无罪,免除了所有指控。)

“The evidence cleared her name.”

(证据洗清了她的名声。)

同义词:remove, clean, free, acquit

常见短语

clear up — 整理或解决某事,通常指清理混乱或澄清误解。

“Let's clear up the misunderstanding.”

(让我们澄清这个误会。)

clear out — 彻底清理或离开某个地方。

“He cleared out his old clothes from the closet.”

(他把旧衣服从衣柜里清理出去了。)

clear the air — 消除紧张或误解,使气氛变得轻松。

“They had a talk to clear the air.”

(他们谈了谈,消除了误会。)