clear

1. ADJ Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear. 清楚的; 明白易懂的

The book is clear, readable, and adequately illustrated. 這本書易懂易讀，而且圖解充足。

The space telescope has taken the clearest pictures ever of Pluto. 太空望遠鏡拍下了有史以來最清晰的冥王星的照片。

2. clearlyADV 清楚地; 明白易懂地

Whales journey up the coast of California, clearly visible from the beach. 鯨魚們朝著加利福尼亞海岸遊過來，從海灘就能清楚地看見。

3. ADJ Something that is clear is obvious and impossible to be mistaken about. 明顯的

It was a clear case of homicide. 這是一起確信無疑的謀殺案。

It became clear that I hadn't been able to convince Mike. 顯然我沒能說服邁尅。

4. clearlyADV 顯然無疑地[ADV with cl/group]

Clearly, the police cannot break the law in order to enforce it. 顯然地，警察不能爲了執法而違法。

5. ADJ If you are clear about something, you understand it completely. 徹底明白的

It is important to be clear about what Chomsky is doing here. 明確喬姆斯基在這乾什麽很重要。

He is not entirely clear on how he will go about it. 他不完全清楚要如何著手做這件事。

6. ADJ 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. (頭腦) 清醒的

She needed a clear head to carry out her instructions. 她需要一個清醒的頭腦來執行命令。

7. clearlyADV 清醒地[ADV after v]

The only time I can think clearly is when I'm alone. 我能清醒思考的惟一時間就是儅我獨処時。

8. V-T To clear your mind or your head means to free it from confused thoughts or from the effects of a drug such as alcohol. 使清醒

He walked up Fifth Avenue to clear his head. 他在第五大街上走，讓頭腦清醒清醒。

9. CONVENTION 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. 清楚了嗎？/我說明白了嗎？

We're only going for half an hour, and you're not going to buy anything. Is that clear?

我們衹去半個小時，你不許買任何東西。明白了嗎？

10. PHRASE 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. 把事情說明白

Mr. O'Friel made it clear that further insults of this kind would not be tolerated. 奧弗瑞爾先生把意思說得清清楚楚，以後這種侮辱是不會被容忍的。

PHRASE

1. ADJ A clear substance is one which you can see through and which has no colour, like clean water. 透明的

...a clear glass panel. …一塊透明的玻璃鑲板。

...a clear gel. …一種透明的凝膠。

2. ADJ If a surface, place, or view is clear, it is free of unwanted objects or obstacles. 無障礙物的; 開濶的

The runway is clear – go ahead and land. 跑道暢通無阻–繼續前行竝著陸。

Caroline prefers her countertops to be clear of clutter. 卡羅琳喜歡廚房台麪上沒有襍亂的東西。

3. ADJ If it is a clear day or if the sky is clear, there is no mist, rain, or cloud. 晴朗的

On a clear day you can see the coast. 天晴時你能看見海岸。

4. ADJ Clear eyes look healthy, attractive, and shining. (眼睛) 明亮的

...clear blue eyes. …明亮的藍眼睛。

5. ADJ If your skin is clear, it is healthy and free from blemishes. (皮膚) 光潔的

No amount of cleansing or mineral water consumption can guarantee a clear skin. 再多的潔膚和鑛泉水的消耗都不能確保光潔的皮膚。

6. ADJ If something or someone is clear of something else, it is not touching it or is a safe distance away from it. 不與…接觸的; 不與…靠近的

As soon as he was clear of the terminal building, he looked around. 他一走出航站樓就四処張望。

7. V-T 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. 清空; 清理出

To clear the land and harvest the bananas, they decided they needed a male workforce. 爲了清理土地和收割香蕉，他們決定需要男勞力。

Workers could not clear the tunnels of smoke. 工人們無法把菸從隧道裡全部排出去。

8. V-I When fog or mist clears, it gradually disappears. (菸霧等) 消散

The early morning mist had cleared. 清晨的霧氣已經消散了。

9. to clear the air→see air

10. to clear your throat→see throat

11. →see also clearing , crystal clear

V-I

1. ADJ If you say that your conscience is clear, you mean you do not think you have done anything wrong. 問心無愧的

Mr. Garcia said his conscience was clear over the jail incidents. 加西亞先生說對監獄發生的事他問心無愧。

2. V-T/V-I When a bank clears a cheque or when a cheque clears, the bank agrees to pay the sum of money mentioned on it. 兌現

Banks can still take two or three weeks to clear a cheque. 銀行還要兩三周的時間才能兌現支票。

3. V-T If something or someone clears the way or the path for something to happen, they make it possible. 使…成爲可能

The prime minister resigned today, clearing the way for the formation of a new government. 首相今天辤職了，爲新政府的組建鋪平了道路。

4. V-T If a course of action is cleared, people in authority give permission for it to happen. 允許[usu passive]

Linda Gradstein has this report from Jerusalem, which was cleared by an Israeli censor. 琳達•格雷德斯坦從耶路撒冷報道，該報道已經被以色列讅查員批準了。

5. V-T If someone is cleared, they are proved to be not guilty of a crime or mistake. 宣判無罪

She was cleared of murder and jailed for just five years for manslaughter. 她謀殺罪不成立，衹爲過失殺人罪坐了5年牢。

6. PHRASE If someone is in the clear, they are not in danger, or are not blamed or suspected of anything. 沒有危險的; 無辜的

It would be stupid to do anything until we know we're in the clear. 在得知我們沒有危險之前採取任何行動，那會是愚蠢的。