clear是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 easy to understand, hear, read, or see -- 明白的；清楚的；易懂的；清晰的

  • clear instructions/directions 清楚易懂的說明／指示

  • Can we make the sound any clearer? 我們能把聲音再調清晰一點嗎？

  • Our new television has a very clear picture. 我們的新電視影像十分清晰。

  • I will not tolerate this behaviour any longer. Do I make myself clear? 我不會再容忍這樣的行為了。我的話你明白嗎？

• 1 certain, having no doubt, or obvious -- 確定的；無可置疑的；明白無誤的；明顯的

  • He isn't at all clear about what he wants to do with his life. 他根本不清楚自己想過怎樣的生活。

  • [ + (that) ] It is rapidly becoming clear (to me) (that) I'm not suited to being a teacher. 我很快明白過來我不適合當老師。

  • [ + question word ] It isn't clear how long the strike will go on for. 不知這次罷工會持續多久。

  • It's a clear case of corruption. 這明顯是一宗貪腐案。

  • You've made your position quite clear (= there is no doubt about what you think). 你的立場已經十分明確了。

• 2 pure or easy to see through, with no marks or areas that are less transparent -- 晴朗的；純淨的；透明的；清澈的

  • clear glass 透明的玻璃

  • The water in the lake is so clear that you can see the bottom. 湖水清澈見底。

  • We could see hundreds of stars in the clear desert sky. 沙漠上明朗的天空中可以看到數以百計的星星。

  • She has a beautifully clear skin/complexion (= with no marks or spots). 她膚色光潔美麗。

  • The weather is expected to remain clear for the next few days. 預計今後幾天天氣會持續晴朗。

  • You can see the mountains from here on a clear day. 天氣晴朗的時候，從這裡可以看到層層山巒。

  • the clear sound of the flute 清亮的笛聲

  • I have clear memories of visiting my grandfather's farm as a child. 我清楚記得小時候去爺爺的農場時的情景。

• 3 not covered or blocked by anything -- 無遮蓋的；無阻礙的；暢通的

  • We have a clear view of the ocean from our hotel window. 從飯店的視窗我們可以一覽無遺地看到大海。

  • The journey was quite quick because the road was clear (= there was not much traffic on it). 因為交通順暢，所以路上走得很快。

  • I always like to leave my desk clear (= with no work on it) at the end of the day. 每天工作結束時，我總是喜歡把桌面收拾得乾乾淨淨。

  • The only time I have clear next week is Tuesday afternoon. 下星期我只有週二下午有空。

  • We've got two clear (= whole) weeks in which to finish the decorating. 我們有整整兩週時間來完成裝修。

• 4 without being or feeling guilty -- 無罪的，清白的

  • to have a clear conscience 問心無愧

• 5 free from confusion; able to think quickly and well -- 頭腦清醒的；思維清晰的；思維敏捷的

  • Marie is good at making decisions because she's a very clear thinker. 瑪麗擅長作決斷，因為她思維清晰。

• 6 without problems or difficulties -- 沒有麻煩的；無困難的

  • This is the first time in his life that he's been clear of (= without) debt. 這是他生平第一次償清了債務。

• 7 used to describe an amount of money that is left after all necessary payments have been made -- （支付各種費用後）淨的，純的

  • The school summer fair made a clear profit of £1,500. 學校的夏季義賣會淨賺了1500英鎊。

  • Bill earns a clear $400 a week/earns $400 a week clear. 比爾每星期淨賺400美元。

• 8 not touching something, or away from something -- 不接觸的；分離的

  • Only one competitor made a clear jump of the highest fence (= jumped over it without touching it). 只有一位騎手俐落地跨過了最高的障礙物。

  • When we're clear of the main road, we'll stop for our picnic. 等我們離開大路後就停車野餐。

• 9 to remove or get rid of whatever is blocking or filling something, or to stop being blocked or full -- 移走；清除；清理；清掃；疏通

  • It took several hours to clear the road after the accident. 意外發生後，用了好幾個小時來清理道路。

  • I'll make the coffee if you'll clear the table. 你要是去收拾桌子，我就去煮咖啡。

  • If you use this nasal spray, your nose should clear. 用了這種鼻腔噴劑，你的鼻塞就會好一點。

  • After my aunt died, we arranged for her house to be cleared (= for the furniture to be removed from it). 我姑媽過世後，我們安排清理了她的房間。

  • If you press this key, the computer screen will clear (= the text and pictures will be removed from it). 按這個鍵可以清除電腦螢幕上的文檔和圖片。

  • Shops are currently holding sales to clear their summer stock (= get rid of goods by selling them cheaply). 現在商店都在搞特價促銷來清理夏季庫存。

  • Paul helped his elderly neighbour by clearing her path of snow/clearing snow from her path. 保羅幫助那位上了年紀的鄰居清掃她家門前路上的積雪。

  • Could you clear your things off/from the sofa? 把你的東西從沙發上拿走好嗎？

  • I never leave work until I've cleared my in-tray (= have finished the work that needs to be done). 我總是完成手頭的工作才下班。

  • She cleared her throat nervously before she began to speak. 她講話前緊張地清了清喉嚨。

• 10 to prove that someone is not guilty of something that they were accused of -- 證明…無罪；洗脫…的嫌疑

  • After many years in prison, the men were finally cleared of the bombings. 在被監禁多年之後，這些人終於洗清了罪名，證明自己與爆炸事件無關。

• 11 to give official permission for something -- 批准，許可

  • Despite local opposition, the plans for the new supermarket have been cleared by the council. 議會不顧當地居民的反對，批准了建新超市的計劃。

  • Ladies and gentlemen, air-traffic control has now cleared the plane for take-off. 各位先生女士，飛機已得到空中管制的起飛許可。

  • I don't know if I can get the car tonight - I'll have to clear it with Mum. 我不知道今晚能否拿到車——我需要得到母親的同意。

  • Before you can enter the country, you have to clear customs. 進入該國必須先通過海關檢查。

• 12 to become or make something pure or easy to see through -- （使）變清楚，（使）變清晰

  • The children enjoyed stirring the mud at the bottom of the pond, then watching the water slowly clear again. 孩子喜歡攪動池底的淤泥，然後看著水重新慢慢變清。

  • Your skin would clear (= become free of spots) if you had a healthier diet. 飲食更健康的話，你的皮膚就會變光潔的。

  • After the thunderstorm, the sky cleared (= stopped being cloudy). 雷雨過後，天放晴了。

  • The fog is expected to have cleared (away) (= gone) by midday. 到正午時分霧有望散去。

• 13 to make your mind free from confusion so that you can think quickly and well -- 使頭腦清醒；使思維清晰

  • I need to get some fresh air to clear my head (= to make me able to think well). 我需要呼吸點新鮮空氣來清醒一下頭腦。

• 14 to pay back all the money that you owe -- 償清債務

• 15 to have an amount of money left from your earnings after any necessary payments, charges, taxes, etc. -- （支付各種費用後）淨剩下，純收入為

  • Bill clears $200 a week. 比爾每星期淨賺200美元。

• 16 to (cause a cheque to) go from one bank to another through a central organization, so that money can be paid to the person it is owed to -- （支票）過戶，兌現，結算

  • It usually takes four to five working days for a cheque to clear. 支票過戶一般需要四到五個工作天。

• 17 to jump or go over something without touching it -- （無接觸地）躍過，越過，通過

  • The horse cleared the fence with inches to spare. 馬騰空越過籬笆，還高出了好幾英寸。

• 18 not touching, or away from -- 不接觸地；不靠近地

  • Stand clear of the doors, please. 請遠離門口。

  • Make sure you park clear of the kerb. 千萬不要貼著路緣停車。

  • The children were saved from the fire only because a neighbour pulled them clear. 孩子能從火災中倖存下來，多虧了一位鄰居把他們拉出火場。

  • His parents warned him to steer clear of trouble. 父母告誡他不要惹麻煩。