0 easy to understand, hear, read, or see -- 明白的;清楚的;易懂的;清晰的
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?
Our new television has a very clear picture. 我們的新電視影像十分清晰。
Can we make the sound any clearer? 我們能把聲音再調清晰一點嗎?
clear instructions/directions 清楚易懂的說明/指示
1 certain, having no doubt, or obvious -- 確定的;無可置疑的;明白無誤的;明顯的
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。
It's a clear case of corruption. 這明顯是一宗貪腐案。
[ + 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。
[ + (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。
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。
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
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。
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 weather is expected to remain clear for the next few days. 預計今後幾天天氣會持續晴朗。
She has a beautifully clear skin/complexion (= with no marks or spots). 她膚色光潔美麗。
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。
The water in the lake is so clear that you can see the bottom. 湖水清澈見底。
clear glass 透明的玻璃
3 not covered or blocked by anything -- 無遮蓋的;無阻礙的;暢通的
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。
The only time I have clear next week is Tuesday afternoon. 下星期我只有週二下午有空。
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 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。
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。
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
However, the rebellions were limited in scope and character : when the smoke and dust finally cleared, it was evident that democracy had not been weakened.
Nematodes were cleared with lactophenol for morphological identification; no electrophoretic diagnosis was attempted.
However, for many readers, this "category-free" presentation may be clearer, and indeed, may encourage them to investigate the general tools provided by the semantic approach.
Nematodes were collected, fixed, and cleared for examination with lactophenol.
A clearer distinction needs to be drawn between upper (information exchange) and lower (information collection) ontologies.
The total rate of potentially infectious contacts is given by the last column, relative to the rate, m, of clearing carriage.
All its leaders were cleared of all charges.
Only then can the field be cleared for a more substantial reassessment of the political and religious history of the reign.