词组 | clear |
释义 | adjective | verb clear1 /klɪə $ klɪr/ adjective 1. easy to understandnounsclear instructions The instructions are clear and easy to follow.a clear explanation His explanation wasn’t very clear and I wasn’t sure what to do.clear advice/guidance The doctor’s advice was very clear: lose weight.a clear warning Police must give a clear warning before firing their weapons.a clear message/signal/indication The voters have sent a clear message to the government.a clear statement You should give a clear statement of your intentions.sb’s position is clear My position is absolutely clear: I am not in favour of these changes.adverbsabsolutely/perfectly clear Their answer was perfectly clear.crystal clear (=extremely clear) The instructions on the packet are crystal clear.clear and unambiguous (=clear and with no confusion about what you mean) The essay should be written in a way that is clear and unambiguous.verbsmake sth clear Children may have difficulty in making their feelings clear.prepositionsclear about/on sth The law is very clear on this point.phrasesmake it clear that... She made it clear that she did not want any help.make yourself clear (=express yourself in a way that is easy to understand) Please tell me if I’m not making myself clear.far from clear/by no means clear (=very unclear) Her explanation was far from clear.2. used when saying that someone is sure about something and understands it wellnounsa clear idea/understanding/picture This booklet will give you a clear idea of what the course involves.a clear sense of sth She had a very strong will and a clear sense of purpose.a clear objective/aim The US entered the war without any clear objectives.verbsget sth clear (=understand something properly) I’m just trying to get clear exactly what you mean.phrasesbe clear in sb’s mind The layout of the house was still clear in his mind.3. impossible to doubt, question, or make a mistake aboutnounsclear evidence/signs There is clear evidence that smoking is bad for health. | There are clear signs of a recovery in the economy.a clear case/example of sth It was a clear case of theft.a clear distinction There used to be a clear distinction between work and leisure.a clear winner/victory He is the clear winner.adverbsnot entirely clear Sam’s reasons for leaving were not entirely clear.painfully clear (=very clear – used especially about something that causes problems or is embarrassing) It became painfully clear that I had got it wrong.abundantly clear formal (=extremely clear) By July the scale of the problem had become abundantly clear.phrasesas clear as day/daylight (=extremely clear) His reason for contacting me was suddenly as clear as day.4. easy to see through, rather than coloured or dirtynounsclear water/liquid The water was so clear that you could see down to the bottom of the lake.clear glass The walls are made of clear glass.adverbscrystal clear (=extremely clear) You can go diving in crystal clear water.THESAURUS: clear transparentplastic | silk | varnish | film | tape | screen clear – used about materials and solid things. Transparent is a little more formal than clear: The bottles are made of transparent plastic. | a transparent silk nightdress | The cream forms a transparent film on your skin. | They observed the explosion through a transparent screen. | Fry the onions until they are almost transparent. see-throughdress | blouse | top | bag made of a very thin material that you can see through – used especially about clothes: She wore a black see-through dress. | He kept the map in a see-through plastic bag.You use opaque about something that is difficult to see through: The bathroom windows are made of opaque glass.5. if the sky is clear, there are no cloudsTHESAURUS: clear → sunny adjective | verb clear2 /klɪə $ klɪr/ verb to make somewhere emptier or tidier by removing things from itnounsclear a road Snow plows have been out clearing the roads.clear the table (=remove the dirty plates, forks etc) It’s Kelly’s turn to clear the table.clear a way through sth The bulldozer cleared a way through all the rocks and mud.clear a space (for sth) Dad cleared a space in the garage for Jim’s tools.clear the wreckage from sth Workers began clearing wreckage from the tracks. |
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