clearance是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the process of removing waste or things you do not want from a place -- （對廢物或不要的東西的）清除，清理，清掃，排除

  • slum clearance 拆除房屋／貧民窟

  • UK They specialize in house clearances after a resident has died. 他們的專長是在某個居民去世後，對住宅進行清理。

• 1 an occasion when goods are offered for sale cheaply so that people will be encouraged to buy them and there will be space for new goods -- （貨物的）清倉減價，清倉甩賣

  • We bought our new carpet at a clearance sale. 我們的新地毯是在清倉大減價的時候買的。

  • US I buy Christmas decorations when they go on clearance in January 我在一月份清倉減價的時候購買聖誕裝飾品。

• 2 the distance or space that is needed for one thing to avoid touching another thing -- 間距；間隙；淨空

  • It was difficult getting the piano through the doorway because we only had a clearance of a few centimetres. 把鋼琴搬過這道門很難，因為只有幾公分的餘隙。

  • High vehicles should take an alternative route because of low clearance under the bridge. 高大的車輛必須改走其他道路，因為橋下的淨空較低。

• 3 official permission for something or the state of having satisfied the official conditions of something -- 批准，許可，准許

  • The plane will be taking off as soon as it gets clearance. 飛機一得到許可就會起飛。

  • To visit the prison, you'll need security clearance. 參觀監獄需要通過安全審查。

• 4 the process of a cheque going 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

  • Clearance (of a cheque) can take up to a week. （支票）過戶要最多一個星期的時間。

• 5 in football, an occasion when a player kicks the ball away from their goal -- （足球比賽中）將足球從本方球門前踢出，解圍

  • Robinson's long clearance was controlled by Mido who went on to score. 米多控制住了羅賓森的大腳解圍，然後將球射進了球門。