pure是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 not mixed with anything else -- 纯的，不掺杂的

  • a pure cotton shirt 纯棉衬衣

  • pure orange juice 纯橘子汁

  • pure English honey 纯英格兰蜂蜜

  • a pure Arab horse 纯种阿拉伯马

  • a swan's pure white plumage 天鹅的纯白色羽毛

  • the pure vocal tones of the choirboy 唱诗班男童纯净的嗓音

  • The mountain air was wonderfully pure. 山上的空气极为纯净。

  • Tap water is never chemically pure. 自来水从来不是化学意义上的纯水。

• 1 complete; only -- 完全的，纯粹的，十足的

  • It was pure coincidence/chance that we met. 我们见面纯属巧合。

  • This last month has been pure hell. 上个月是十足的地狱。

  • Her face had a look of pure delight. 她满脸的愉悦。

  • The president dismissed the newspaper reports as pure speculation. 总统将这篇新闻报道斥为纯粹的臆测。

  • pure mathematics 理论数学

  • pure economics 理论经济学

  • He is motivated by greed, pure and simple. 他完全是被贪婪所驱使。

• 2 behaving in a way that is morally good, especially in things related to sex -- 纯洁的；无邪的；清白的；贞洁的

  • I'm trying to think only pure thoughts. 我正试图保持思想纯洁，没有邪念。

  • He invited me up to his flat for coffee, but I didn't think that his motives were entirely pure. 他邀请我去他的公寓喝咖啡，但我认为他动机不纯。

  • In many cultures, it is considered important for a woman to keep herself pure (= not to have sex) until she marries. 许多文化对妇女在婚前保持贞洁这一点很是看重。