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ADJ-GRADED
易懂的;明白的;清楚的
Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
例句
The book is clear, readable and adequately illustrated...
這本書明白易懂，可讀性強，插圖豐富。
The space telescope has taken the clearest pictures ever of Pluto...
太空望遠鏡拍攝到了迄今為止最清晰的冥王星的照片。
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ADJ-GRADED
明顯的;顯然的;明白無誤的
Something that is clear is obvious and impossible to be mistaken about.
例句
It was a clear case of homicide...
這顯然是一宗殺人案。
The clear message of the scientific reports is that there should be a drastic cut in car use...
那些科學報告清清楚楚地告訴人們應該大幅削減汽車使用量。
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ADJ-GRADED
完全了解的;明白的;清楚的
If you are clear about something, you understand it completely.
例句
It is important to be clear about what Chomsky is doing here...
很有必要搞清喬姆斯基在這兒干什么。
He is not entirely clear on how he will go about it...
他還沒完全搞清楚該如何處理這件事。
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ADJ-GRADED
(頭腦或思路)清楚的，清晰的，清醒的，不糊涂的
If your mind or your way of thinking is clear, you are able to think sensibly and reasonably, and you are not affected by confusion or by a drug such as alcohol.
例句
She needed a clear head to carry out her instructions.
她需要一個頭腦清醒的人來執行自己的指令。
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VERB
理清(思路);使(頭腦)清醒
To clear your mind or your head means to free it from confused thoughts or from the effects of a drug such as alcohol.
例句
He walked up Fifth Avenue to clear his head...
他沿著第五大道走了走，好讓大腦清醒清醒。
Our therapists will show you how to clear your mind of worries.
我們的治療師會教你如何消除心中的憂慮。
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ADJ
透明的;清澈的
A clear substance is one which you can see through and which has no colour, like clean water.
例句
...a clear glass panel...
透明的玻璃板
...a clear gel...
透明的凝膠
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ADJ-GRADED
(顏色)明艷的，鮮亮的
A clear colour is bright and strong.
例句
He has clear blue eyes and a dazzling smile.
他有一雙明亮的藍眼睛和一臉燦爛的微笑。
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ADJ
(表面)收拾干凈的;(地方)暢通的;(視野)無阻礙的
If a surface, place, or view is clear, it is free of unwanted objects or obstacles.
例句
The runway is clear — go ahead and land...
跑道暢通無阻，開始著陸吧。
All exits must be kept clear in case of fire or a bomb scare...
所有出口必須保持暢通，以防有火災或炸彈威嚇發生。
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VERB
清除;清理
When you clear an area or place or clear something from it, you remove things from it that you do not want to be there.
例句
To clear the land and harvest the bananas they decided they needed a male workforce...
為了清理那片地和收割香蕉，他們決定雇請男勞力。
Stewart was trying to clear a path for the stretcher...
斯圖爾特在努力給擔架開路。
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VERB
(為…)清理道路;(為…)掃清障礙
If something or someone clears the way or the path for something to happen, they make it possible.
例句
The Prime Minister resigned today, clearing the way for the formation of a new government...
首相今天的辭職為新政府的組建掃清了道路。
A court in Berlin has dropped the charges against him, clearing the way for him to leave Germany.
柏林的一個法庭今天撤銷了對他的指控，這樣他就可以離開德國了。
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ADJ-GRADED
(天氣或天空)晴朗的
If it is a clear day or if the sky is clear, there is no mist, rain, or cloud.
例句
On a clear day you can see the French coast...
天氣晴朗時可以望見法國海岸。
The winter sky was clear.
冬天的天空萬里無云。
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VERB
(霧靄)消散，退去
When fog or mist clears, it gradually disappears.
例句
The early morning mist had cleared.
晨霧散去了。
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ADJ-GRADED
(眼睛)清澈的，有神的，明亮的
Clear eyes look healthy, attractive, and shining.
例句
...clear blue eyes...
清澈的藍眼睛
Her eyes were clear and steady.
她的眼神清澈而堅定。
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ADJ-GRADED
(皮膚)光潔的，無斑點的
If your skin is clear, it is healthy and free from spots.
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ADJ
(良心)無愧的，不內疚的
If you say that your conscience is clear, you mean you do not think you have done anything wrong.
例句
Mr Garcia said his conscience was clear over the jail incidents...
加西亞先生說他對監獄中發生的事件問心無愧。
I can look back on things with a clear conscience. I did everything I could.
我可以問心無愧地回首過去，我已經盡力了。
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ADJ
不接觸的;遠離的;在安全距離以外的
If something or someone is clear of something else, it is not touching it or is a safe distance away from it.
例句
As soon as he was clear of the terminal building he looked round...
他一離開機場大樓，就環顧了一下四周。
She placed a towel on a cluster of rocks just clear of the tidemark...
她把一條毛巾放在剛沒過漲潮線的一堆石頭上。
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ADV
(尤指開車到遠處)一直，徑直
If you drive clear to a place, especially a place that is far away, you go all the way there without delays.
例句
After that they drove clear over to St Paul.
之后，他們一口氣開到圣保羅。
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VERB
跳過;越過
If an animal or person clears an object or clears a certain height, they jump over the object, or over something that height, without touching it.
例句
Sotomayor, the Cuban holder of the world high jump record, cleared 2.36 metres.
古巴的世界跳高紀錄保持者索托馬約爾跳過了2.36米。
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V-ERG
兌現(支票)；（支票）結算
When a bank clears a cheque or when a cheque clears, the bank agrees to pay the sum of money mentioned on it.
例句
Polish banks can still take two or three weeks to clear a cheque...
在波蘭，銀行兌現支票可能還需要兩三個星期。
Allow time for the cheque to clear.
留出時間兌現支票。
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VERB
批準，準許(行動)
If a course of action is cleared, people in authority give permission for it to happen.
例句
Linda Gradstein has this report from Jerusalem, which was cleared by an Israeli censor...
琳達·格拉德斯坦的這份報道來自耶路撒冷，它已經通過了以色列方面的審查。
Within an hour, the helicopter was cleared for take-off...
不到一個小時，直升機獲準起飛。
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VERB
證明無罪；證實無過錯
If someone is cleared, they are proved to be not guilty of a crime or mistake.
例句
She was cleared of murder and jailed for just five years for manslaughter...
她被判謀殺罪名不成立，僅以過失殺人罪判處5年監禁。
In a final effort to clear her name, Eunice has written a book.
尤妮斯寫了本書,最后一次試圖證明自己的清白。
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CONVENTION
(用于確定自己的話被理解以及強調權威性)聽懂了嗎？我說明白了嗎？
You can say 'Is that clear?' or 'Do I make myself clear?' after you have told someone your wishes or instructions, to make sure that they have understood you, and to emphasize your authority.
例句
We're only going for half an hour, and you're not going to buy anything. Is that clear?
我們只去半個小時，而且你什么都不能買。聽清楚了沒有？
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PHRASE
沒有危險的;不受責備的;不受懷疑的
If someone is in the clear, they are not in danger, or are not blamed or suspected of anything.
例句
The Audit Commission said that the ministry was in the clear.
審計署稱該政府部門沒有問題。
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PHRASE
把…表達清楚;把…說明白
If you make something clear, you say something in a way that makes it impossible for there to be any doubt about your meaning, wishes, or intentions.
例句
Mr O'Friel made it clear that further insults of this kind would not be tolerated...
奧弗里爾先生明確表示，絕不容忍這樣的侮辱行為再次發生。
The far-right has now made its intentions clear.
極右勢力已經清楚地表明了其意圖。
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PREP-PHRASE
高出，超出，多出（競爭對手）
If something or someone is a certain amount clear of a competitor, they are that amount ahead of them in a competition or race.
例句
Keegan's team are now seven points clear of West Ham...
基岡率領的球隊現在領先西漢姆聯隊7分。
He crossed the line three seconds clear of Tom Snape.
他領先湯姆·斯內普3秒沖過終點線。
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PHRASE
避開;繞開
If you steer clear or stay clear of someone or something, you avoid them.
例句
The rabbis try to steer clear of political questions.
拉比們努力避開政治問題。
Noun
1. the state of being free of suspicion;
"investigation showed that he was in the clear"2. a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water;
"finally broke out of the forest into the open"Verb
1. rid of obstructions;
"Clear your desk"2. make a way or path by removing objects;
"Clear a path through the dense forest"3. become clear;
"The sky cleared after the storm"4. grant authorization or clearance for;
"Clear the manuscript for publication""The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"5. remove;
"clear the leaves from the lawn""Clear snow from the road"6. go unchallenged; be approved;
"The bill cleared the House"7. be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts;
"The check will clear within 2 business days"8. go away or disappear;
"The fog cleared in the afternoon"9. pass by, over, or under without making contact;
"the balloon cleared the tree tops"10. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear;
"Could you clarify these remarks?""Clear up the question of who is at fault"11. free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment;
"Clear the ship and let it dock"12. clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.;
"clear the water before it can be drunk"13. yield as a net profit;
"This sale netted me $1 million"14. make as a net profit;
"The company cleared $1 million"15. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages;
"How much do you make a month in your new job?""She earns a lot in her new job""this merger brought in lots of money""He clears $5,000 each month"16. sell;
"We cleared a lot of the old model cars"17. pass an inspection or receive authorization;
"clear customs"18. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges;
"The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"19. settle, as of a debt;
"clear a debt""solve an old debt"20. make clear, bright, light, or translucent;
"The water had to be cleared through filtering"21. rid of instructions or data;
"clear a memory buffer"22. remove (people) from a building;
"clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat"23. remove the occupants of;
"Clear the building"24. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound;
"Clear the throat"Adjective
1. clear to the mind;
"a clear and present danger""a clear explanation""a clear case of murder""a clear indication that she was angry""gave us a clear idea of human nature"2. free from confusion or doubt;
"a complex problem requiring a clear head""not clear about what is expected of us"3. affording free passage or view;
"a clear view""a clear path to victory"4. free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through;
"clear water""clear plastic bags""clear glass""the air is clear and clean"5. free from contact or proximity or connection;
"we were clear of the danger""the ship was clear of the reef"6. characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt);
"a clear conscience""regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes"7. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims;
"efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings""clear laughter like a waterfall""clear reds and blues""a light lilting voice like a silver bell"8. (especially of a title) free from any encumberance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law;
"I have clear title to this property"9. clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible;
"as clear as a whistle""clear footprints in the snow""the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather""a spire clean-cut against the sky""a clear-cut pattern"10. accurately stated or described;
"a set of well-defined values"11. free from clouds or mist or haze;
"on a clear day"12. free of restrictions or qualifications;
"a clean bill of health""a clear winner"13. free from flaw or blemish or impurity;
"a clear perfect diamond"14. clear of charges or deductions;
"a clear profit"15. easily deciphered
16. freed from any question of guilt;
"is absolved from all blame""was now clear of the charge of cowardice""his official honor is vindicated"17. characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving;
"clear mind""a percipient author"18. of complexion; without such blemishes as e.g. acne;
"the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"Adverb
1. completely;
"read the book clear to the end""slept clear through the night""there were open fields clear to the horizon"2. in an easily perceptible manner;
"could be seen clearly under the microscope""She cried loud and clear"