clear

英 [klɪə(r)] 美 [klɪr]

• adj. 清楚的；明确的；明白(某事)的；清晰的；清澈的；晴朗的；头脑清醒的
• v. 清空；清除；澄清；放晴；使明确
• adv. 清楚地；彻底地
• n. 空地

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 晴朗的,清澈的

   without clouds; easy to see through

2. 无疑的,确信的

   undoubted; certain

3. 清楚的,明白的

   easy to see, hear or understand

4. 畅通的,无阻的

   with nothing in the way; empty

adv. (副词)

1. 清晰地,清楚地

   in a clear manner

v. (动词)

1. vt. 清除; 收走

   remove; get rid of; what is unwanted or unwelcome

2. vt. 使清楚,使明白

   make or become clear

3. vi. 晴朗起来

   become bright; free from clouds

4. vt. 证明无罪

   show or declare that sb is not guilty

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 晴朗的，明亮的
2. 清楚的，清澈的，无疑的，明白的，明了的，显然的，明显的，明确的，清晰（易懂）的
3. 无障碍的，畅通的
4. 透明的
5. 头脑清醒的
6. 清白的，无罪的
7. 纯的

v. 动词

1. 清理，清除，收拾，打扫
2. 使明亮，使干净，使清澈
3. 使清楚，使分明，使清醒，使明白易懂
4. 移走，搬开，使…离开
5. 开辟（道路等），开垦，开拓
6. 证明无罪，洗刷…的嫌疑，为辩白
7. 跳过，越过，绕过，通过
8. 使获得批准
9. 为（船或船货）结关（办好出港手续）
10. <口>净得，净赚
11. 处理（邮件、电话等）；发送
12. 偿清，清算
13. 卖完，卖光
14. （电报等），译解（密码等）
15. 变明朗；变透明；变晴朗，转晴，放晴；变清楚，变清澈，变清晰
16. 交换支票或其他票据，将过户
17. 认可，准予，给
18. 收拾餐桌
19. 离去，消失，溜走
20. （文件等）送审，报批；就…请示
21. 结关（后离港），办妥出港手续
22. 明白，清醒

adv. 副词

1. 清楚地，清晰地，明确地，明白地，明了地，显然地
2. 不接触，不靠近
3. 一直地（到远处）
4. 避开，回避，躲避
5. 完全地
6. 超过
7. 亮堂堂

n. 名词

1. 【机】间隙，余隙，空隙
2. 【建】中空体内部的尺寸
3. 复位
4. 空间
5. 空地，开旷的地方

英英释义

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"
   

Adjective:

1. readily apparent 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"
   "open waters"
   "the open countryside"
   

4. 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 encumbrance 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"
    "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"
    

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"
    

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"
   

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"
    

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. I made it clear to him that I rejected his proposal.
   我清楚地告诉他，我拒绝了他的建议。
2. You are a boss, as is clear from your manner.
   你是一个老板,从你的举止就能很清楚地看出来。
3. There is a clear division of labor in ants.
   蚂蚁间有明确的分工。
4. His height gives him a clear advantage.
   他的身高使他具有明显的优势。
5. The guidance of clear aim and working hard can lead to success.
   成功需要有明确的目标引导和辛勤的工作。
6. I'm still not clear what the job involves.
   我仍然不明白这项工作包括哪些内容。
7. I am not clear about the reason why you want to go.
   我不明白你为何要去的理由。
8. The copy is blurred, it is not very clear.
   这个复制件被弄模糊了,不太清晰。
9. The water here is shallow and clear.
   这里的水又浅又清。
10. Like the sky, I feel my heart is becoming clear.
    像这片天空一样,我感到我的心灵也澄清了。
11. Stars are brilliant in the clear night sky.
    星星在晴朗的夜空闪亮。
12. It is only at night when she lies in bed that she feels she has a clear mind.
    只是晚上躺在床上的时候,她才感到神志清醒。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The ground should first be cleared of weeds.
   这块地上的杂草应该先除干净。
2. He cleared a space on his desk for a cup of coffee.
   他在书桌上腾出了一点儿地方用来放一杯咖啡。
3. If you don't want to see the introductory pages again after reading the introduction, you can clear the check box.
   如果阅读简介之后不想再次查看引导页,可以清除该复选框。
4. In that case you'll have to clear yourself.
   那样，你只得自行辩白了。
5. As far as I can see, the weather is not likely to clear up within a few days.
   据我看,几天内不大会放晴。
6. The government should clear up the question of responsibility.
   公司应使责任问题明朗化。

用作副词 (adv.)

1. He tried hard to speak loud and clear on that occasion.
   他竭力想让自己在这种场合说话响亮清楚些。
2. She read the book clear to the end within two hours.
   她在两个小时里就把书从头到尾全读完了。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. I can see the hill through the clear glass.
   通过透明的玻璃我能看到小山。
2. Through the clear water, we could see fish on the bottom.
   通过清澈的水,我们能看见水底的鱼。
3. He writes very clear articles on politics.
   他写了一些非常清晰的政论文章。
4. He is a clear thinker.
   他是一位思维清晰的思想家。
5. We must draw a clear line between ourselves and the enemy.
   我们必须划清敌我界限。
6. You have four clear days to finish this work.
   你有四个整天可用来完成这项工作。
7. Allow three clear days for the letter to arrive.
   信要整整三天才能到达。
8. The bill was passed by a clear majority.
   议案获绝对多数票通过。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. It was such a hot day.The water was cool and clear.
   那天天很热,可是水又清又凉。
2. The weather was clear that day.
   那天天气晴朗。
3. At first the signals were loud and clear, but after a few weeks, they became quieter and hard to understand.
   起先信号又响又清晰,但是几周以后,声音变轻了而且不那么容易听清了。
4. The view of the TV picture is very clear.
   这台电视机的图像非常清晰。
5. The reason for this is clear.
   这事的缘由已经清楚了。
6. His mind was clear even though he was very ill.
   尽管病得很厉害,但他头脑仍很清楚。
7. “You are clear,”the guard said to the woman.
   “检查完了”,卫兵对那妇人说。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He is clear in his language.
   他说话很清楚。
2. My memory is not clear on that point.
   那一点我记不清楚了。

S+be+～+for sb to- v

1. The way is clear for you to do what you like.
   路是畅通的,你喜欢做什么就做什么。

S+be+～+wh-to- v

1. They are clear what to do next.
   他们确信下一步做什么。

S+be+～+that/wh-clause

1. I'm quite clear what I ought to do.
   我很清楚该做什么。
2. I'm not clear what you expect me to do.
   我确信你不想让我做什么。

It is/was+～+that/wh-clause

1. It is clear that we can't expect our students always to speak English in well-formed sentences.
   很清楚,我们不能期待学生在讲英语时,句子都组织得好。
2. It is clear that he was not the man who had robbed the house.
   很明显,他不是入屋盗窃的那个人。
3. It was clear that his words pleased her.
   显然，他的话使她高兴。
4. As early as the summer of 1979, it was clear that only drastic measures could save the Chrysler Corporation.
   早在1979年夏天就很清楚,只有采取严厉的措施才能挽救克莱斯勒汽车公司。
5. It is not quite clear yet how those pits on the moon were formed.
   月球表面的坑是怎么形成的还不清楚。

用作宾语补足语

S+V+O+～

1. I'm sorry to have failed to make myself clear.
   我很抱歉,没有把自己的意思讲清楚。
2. The spokesman made it clear that no compromise was yet in sight.
   发言人表明,目前还不会妥协。

用作副词 (adv.)

用作状语

1. He speaks loud and clear.
   他说话响亮清楚。
2. The thieves got clear away.
   小偷们跑得无影无踪。
3. You can see clear to the mountains today.
   今天你能清楚地看到群山。
4. The car ran clear off the road.
   车子完全驶离了道路。
5. The bullet went clear through the door.
   子弹射穿了门。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The water began to clear in the vessel.
   水在容器中开始澄清了。
2. The snow stopped falling and the sky cleared.
   雪停止了,天晴了。
3. The street slowly cleared.
   街上的人慢慢散去了。
4. The smoke gradually cleared.
   烟渐渐地散了。
5. Then her brow cleared.
   然后，她的眉头松开了。
6. His face cleared as he heard my explanation.
   听了我的解释,他的脸色开朗起来。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. He cleared his throat before he spoke.
   他在发言前咳嗽了一声。
2. Why don't you go for a walk to clear your head?
   你为什么不散散步,清醒一下头脑呢?
3. Let's walk ten minutes of fresh air to clear our minds.
   我们出去走它10分钟,让新鲜空气来清醒一下我们的脑子。
4. The jury's verdict of innocence cleared the accused man.
   陪审团宣布无罪的裁决恢复了被告人的清白。
5. When Bill was angry with Bob, Bob made a joke, and it cleared the air between them.
   鲍勃使比尔生气了,鲍勃开了一个玩笑,这使得他们之间消除了怒气。
6. We had been annoyed with each other for weeks before we cleared the air.
   在误会消除之前,我们有好几个星期彼此讨厌对方。
7. He clears 10000 pounds a year easily from his business.
   他的生意很容易为他一年净得10000英镑。
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8. We began to study the map when the table was cleared.
   桌子收拾干净后,我们就开始研究地图。
9. All the mines have been cleared.
   所有地雷都已排除。
10. He's been cleared and can't be tried again for the same offence.
    他已被开释,就不能以同一罪行再受审讯。

经典引文

• Cleare as the sunne.

  出自：Bible (AV): Song of Solomon

• The clearest azure.

  出自： J. B. Priestley

• The blackest sin is clear'd with absolution.

  出自：Rape of Lucrece , Shakespeare

• Now clear I understand.

  出自： Milton

• To make Jeff Campbell see much clearer.

  出自： G. Stein

常用短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

clear about

对…清楚,对…明白 without doubt, confusion or difficulty

clear from

不含 not including

clear of

摆脱 free from sth undesirable

clear to

对…清楚 evident; obvious; definite

用作副词 (adv.)

clear of

不阻碍,不接触 out of the way of sth; no longer near or touching sth

用作动词 (v.)

clear away (v.+adv.)

收拾餐桌,拿走 remove the dishes, food, and other remains of a meal; take away sth
clear away
The clouds cleared away.

云消散了。
When the match was over the crowd cleared away quickly.

比赛结束,人群很快就散了。 clear away from sth
The football match came to an end, and the crowd soon cleared away from the ground.

足球赛结束了,人群很快从球场散去。 clear away
When he read the letter, his doubts cleared away.

他读了那封信以后,就消除了心中的疑虑。 clear sb/sth ⇔ away
The police cleared the crowd away.

警察把人群疏散开。
We are making further attempts at clearing away all obstacles on the road of advance.

我们正在进一步努力清除前进道路上的一切障碍。
His statement cleared away some misapprehension.

他的声明澄清了一些误解。 clear away
Mother always clears away quickly when we have finished eating.

母亲总是在我们吃完饭时很快就收拾饭桌。 clear sth ⇔ away
Clear away the dishes as soon as you finish eating.

你吃完就把碗碟收了。
Mother cleared the dirty dishes away when we had finished eating.

当我们吃完饭时,妈妈撤走了脏盘子。
I'll clear these dishes away; then we'll be able to work at the table.

我要把这些盘子收走,然后我们才能在桌旁工作。
The waitress will clear away these dishes in a moment.

女服务员会马上来收拾这些碗碟。
Clear away your toys now, children!

孩子们,现在把玩具拿走!
After the bowls and dishes were cleared away , the children sat at the table, playing with building blocks.

碗碟收拾好后,孩子们在桌旁坐下来玩积木。
The rubbish must be cleared away.

这堆垃圾必须清理干净。

clear from (v.+prep.)

清除 take away sth, get rid of sth
clear sth from sth
They cleared the dishes from the table.

他们将桌上的盘碟撤去。
He cleared all the stones from the yard.

他把院子里所有的石块都清除了。
Our job is to clear the snow from the road.

我们的工作是清除路上的积雪。

clear of (v.+prep.)

设法忘记 clear one's mind of

clear off (v.+adv.)

完成 finish sth
clear off
The sky looks as if it would clear off soon.

天空看来马上就会放晴了。
In the afternoon, the mist cleared off and the rest of the day was fine.

下午,雾散去了,天气晴朗起来。 clear off
I'm busy; clear off as fast as you can!

我没空,你赶快走开!
The unruly youths soon cleared off when they saw the policeman coming.

这些瞎起哄的青年看到警察来了就迅速溜掉。
When the police appeared, the thieves cleared off.

当警察出现时,那些小偷都溜掉了。 clear sb/sth ⇔ off
Go into the field and clear those boys off.

到地里去,把那些男孩赶走。
You may put your books on the shelf when you have cleared it off.

你把架子清空以后可以把自己的书放上去。
We must clear off such prejudices and superstitions among ourselves.

我们应该去除我们当中的这些偏见和迷信。 clear sth ⇔ off
Please clear off the dinner things and then you can watch television.

请把碗碟收拾收拾,然后再看电视。 clear sth ⇔ off
He has at last cleared off all his debts.

他终于还清了全部债务。
I hope to clear off my mortgage in a few months' time.

我希望在数月之后赎回我的抵押。 clear sth ⇔ off
The shop decided to clear off the summer clothes when the new winter fashions arrived.

那家商场购进新的冬季时装时,决定把夏季服装廉价处理掉。 clear sth ⇔ off
I'd like to clear off the rest of the work which was waiting for me after my holiday.

我愿意把度假后要我做的工作全部干完。

clear out (v.+adv.)

离家 leave home
clear sth ⇔ out
They are busy clearing out the drains.

他们正忙于疏通排水道。
It's about time we cleared out the attic; it's full of junk.

该把阁楼清空了,里面堆满了废弃物。
I'll clear out that closet and then you can hang your clothes there.

我把那只衣柜腾出来,你可以在那里放衣服了。
He cleared out his desk before he was moved to another class.

他转到别的班级之前清理了自己的书桌。
There will be plenty of room in that cupboard when it is cleared out.

把东西都清空后,碗橱里边的地方可大着呢。 clear sth ⇔ out
The thieves cleared out the store.

盗贼把那家商店洗劫一空。 clear sb ⇔ out
The boys have cleared me out.

那些男孩拿走了我所有的钱。
Ill health seems to have cleared Sarah out.

看来体弱多病已经把萨拉弄得不名一文。
He was cleared out in the poker game.

他打扑克,把钱都输光了。 clear out
Clear out! And don't come back!

滚出去!不要再回来!
He finally told his mother-in-law to clear out and let them live their own lives.

最后他叫岳母赶紧离开,让他们独自生活。 clear sb ⇔ out
The reactionary police cleared out the pickets by force.

反动警察用武力赶走了罢工纠察队员们。 clear sb out of sth
The police cleared all the people out of the hotel after the bomb threat.

在有人威胁要炸旅馆之后,警察让所有的人离开了旅馆。
They have cleared all the tenants out of those houses.

他们把那些房子的全部房客都清出去了。 clear out
I'm fed up with being told what I can do and what I can't do; I'm clearing out. Goodbye!

我听够了我应该做什么,不该做什么,我现在要离开这个家了,再会吧!

clear up (v.+adv.)

解释,消除 find an answer to sth
clear up
Shall we clear up before we go out?

我们是不是在出去前把东西收拾好? clear sth ⇔ up
Let me clear up the thing on the table.

让我来把桌子上的东西收拾一下。
Please clear up the litter before you leave the office.

请你离开办公室前把这堆废纸杂物清理掉。
I hope you don't expect us to clear up that mess you are making.

别指望我们来收拾你弄出来的乱七八糟的东西。
You can't go home until your classroom has been cleared up.

把你们的教室收拾整洁了再回家。 clear up
This skin disease will clear up in a day or two.

这种皮肤病一两天之内就会好的。 clear sth ⇔ up
Doctor Lin gave some pills to clear up my stomach trouble.

林大夫给了我一些治疗胃痛的药片。
The pills cleared up his stomach trouble.

这些药丸治好了他的胃痛。 clear sth ⇔ up
I'd like to clear up the rest of the work which was waiting for me after my holiday.

我喜欢把假期后要做的活一块干完。
The matter has been cleared up.

事情已经解决。 clear up
The weather cleared up.

天放晴了。
Although it is still raining, it looks as though it might clear up.

尽管天还在下雨,但看来好像会转晴。
They're lucky that the weather has cleared up in time for the tennis match.

他们真幸运,天气已经转晴,网球比赛可以按时举行了。 clear sth ⇔ up
That murder was a mystery for a long time, but a clever detective cleared it up.

那次谋杀案长期以来一直是个谜,后来有个机灵的侦探揭开了真相。
She cleared up the fact.

她把事实澄清了。
All it needed was a little explanation to clear up the misunderstanding.

只需要做一点解释就可以消除误会。
We need an expert to clear up this theoretical problem.

我们需要一位专家来搞清楚这个理论问题。
Maybe we can clear up your problem.

或许我们能解决你的问题。
Then the question had better be cleared up at once.

那么,这个问题最好马上就澄清。
Now that the misunderstanding is cleared up, we can get back to work.

现在误会已经消除,我们可以回去工作了。

clear with (v.+prep.)

使获得批准,通过 cause to obtain official approval of sth/sb from sb in power
clear sth with sb
Has the parcel been cleared with the border police yet?

那个包裹通过边防警察的检查了吗?

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• clear blue 净蓝
• clear brow 安详的神情
• clear concise answer 简明的回答
• clear conscience 问心无愧
• clear crystal 明净的水晶
• clear day 晴天
• clear eyes 明亮的眼睛
• clear glass 明净的玻璃
• clear head 清醒的头脑
• clear light 明亮的灯光
• clear line of demarcation 清楚的界限
• clear mind 清楚的头脑
• clear night 晴夜
• clear outline 清楚的轮廓
• clear photograph 清晰的照片
• clear profit 净利
• clear red 净红
• clear road 畅通的道路
• clear ship 空船
• clear skin 光洁的皮肤
• clear sky 晴空
• clear sound 清晰的声音
• clear tea 清茶
• clear victory 彻底胜利
• clear view of the sea 一览无余的海景
• clear voice 清脆的嗓音
• clear water 清澈的水

副词+～

• quite clear 十分清白
• beautifully clear 清澈,透明
• fairly clear 十分明白
• sufficiently clear 足够清楚

～+介词

• clear about 对…清楚
• clear from 从…显露
• clear in one's speech 谈吐清楚
• clear of a crime 清白无罪
• clear of sb 躲开某人
• clear of the customs 通过海关检查
• clear of the debt 偿清债务
• clear of the gate 避开大门
• clear of the man 避开那人
• clear of traffic 畅通无阻
• clear of worry 无忧无虑
• clear to sb 对某人来说是清楚的

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• clear a desk 清理书桌
• clear a particular sum of money 净赚一笔钱
• clear a passage 清理通道
• clear a road 清理道路
• clear a surface 清除表面上的脏东西
• clear doubts 消除心头上的疑虑
• clear expenses 挣足够的钱以供支出
• clear ground 砍伐树木,开垦土地
• clear one's fame 洗清某人的名誉
• clear one's head 清醒头脑
• clear one's meaning 说明本意
• clear one's mind of doubt 清除心中的疑团
• clear one's winter inventories 售清冬天存货
• clear skin 清洗皮肤
• clear snow 清除街上的积雪
• clear the air 使空气清洁,消除误解
• clear the decks 准备作战,准备行动
• clear the obstacles 清除障碍
• clear the room 打扫房间
• clear the streets of snow 清除街上的积雪
• clear the table 把桌上的东西收拾掉
• clear water 使水变清
• clear weeds 清除杂草

～+副词

• clear entirely 完全地清除
• clear gradually 慢慢地清除
• clear away 拿去,收去
• clear away the tea-things 把茶具收去
• clear off 除去,清除,结束
• clear off a debt 清偿债务
• clear up 清理,整理
• clear up the desk 把桌子整理一下
• clear up the room 清理房间

～+介词

• clear sb of a charge 证明某人无罪

词语用法

1. be clear of表示“摆脱，除掉”，而be clear about表示“对……明白，对……明确”，注意两者的使用不要混淆；
2. clear away表示“把……清理掉”，clear up则表示“澄清”。

adj. (形容词)

1. clear的基本意思是“清澈的,透明的”,可指玻璃的透明、湖水的清澈、天空的晴朗等。还可引申指“清楚的,明白的”“无疑的,确信的”“畅通的,无阻的”。强调没有模糊污染之状,含有不混乱的和不模棱两可的意味,多用于褒义。
2. clear的比较级为clearer,最高级为clearest，在句中可用作定语、表语或补语。
3. clear前可用quite来修饰。
4. clear作“摆脱了的”“完全的,十足的”解时,无比较级和最高级,此时用作定语; clear还可作“在海关通过了检查”解。
5. clear from的意思是“不含”,是含有否定意义的短语,用于形式上肯定而意义上否定的含蓄的否定句中。

adv. (副词)

1. clear用作副词时,意思是“清晰地,清楚地”。引申可表示“完全”“整整地”,用于加强语气。
2. clear接of意思是“离开,不接触”。

v. (动词)

1. clear的基本意思是“清除”,指清除污物,清除影响视线的或把某地方弄脏弄乱的东西,引申可指清除心中的疑虑,即“使清楚,使明白”。强调的是“除后”的“清”。
2. clear可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。
3. clear作“除去”解时,如果宾语是表示地点的名词,所清除之物由of引出; 如果宾语是表示所清除之物的名词,则地点由介词from引出。
4. clear还可作“送交审批”解。

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

be clear about, be clear of

• 这两个短语的意思不同:be clear about表示“对…清楚”“对…有把握”, be clear of 表示“无”“不受…影响”。例如:
• I wish I were clear of debt.但愿我的债已还清。
• I hope you are clear about this now.我希望你对此有个清楚的了解。

clear, apparent, evident, obvious

• 这四个词的共同意思是“明显”“清楚”。其区别是：
• apparent侧重于“显露”“显而易见”,从表面上看来非常明显,与real相对立; evident侧重于“可以看得见的”“明显的”,指由于某些证据或考虑各种条件后而推断出来事物是明显的; obvious侧重于“就在眼前”“一目了然”,无须证明而显得更加明显,比evident更加表面化; clear用法及意义很广泛,无论对听觉、视觉或理解力来说,任何明朗清楚的事物都可以用这个词形容。例如:
• The apparent cause of his absence was not a bad cold.他缺席的原因表面上看不是患了重感冒。
• The crimes committed by colonialists are too evident to need any proof.殖民主义者的罪行太显著了,无须加以证明。
• It was an obvious mistake for him to have gone alone.他独自前去是个很明显的错误。

clear, clean

• clear和clean的意思不同。clear的意思是“清澈”,指没有什么障碍物挡住视线;而clean的意思是“清洁的”。clear water意思是“清澈的水”,表示一眼望到底;而clean water意思是“清洁的水”,吃了不会生病。clean能修饰classroom等不透明物,而clear不能。

clear, transparent

• 这两个词都可表示“透明的”。transparent不强调清晰,只表示能看得见; clear指视线不受阻挡,强调清楚,不模糊。

下面两个句子的意思不同:

• She was trying to hook young Bob, it was clear as mud.
• 事情是一清二楚的,她是想叫年轻的 鲍勃上钩。
• The instructions were badly written, they were about as clear as mud.
• 指示写得很糟,似乎一点也不清楚。
• (as) clear as mud有两重意思:“一清二楚”或“一点也不清楚”,应根据上下文分辨。

adv. (副词)

clear, clearly

• 这两个词在作“清楚地”解时,在用法上无多大差别,经常可以互换。例如:
• I don't know if I express myself clear〔clearly〕.我不知道说清楚了没有。
• 其区别是：
• 1.强调的侧重面不同:clear强调状态, clearly强调方式。例如:
• He spoke clear.
• 他说话清楚。
• He spoke clearly.
• 他清楚地说话。
• 但clear在作“完全地”“全部地”解时,不能用clearly来代替。clearly意思是“清晰地”“清脆地”。例如:
• That blackguard has got clear away.那个坏蛋已逃之夭夭。
• Miss Jones sings very clearly.琼斯小姐的歌声清脆悦耳。
• Some people fail to see clearly the essence of this policy.有些人完全不懂得这个政策的实质。
• 2.在表达程度上有所不同:speak clearly要比speak clear更言简意赅,此时，clearly须放句末。试比较下面两句的意思:
• Prof. Brown spoke very clearly.
• 布朗教授讲话讲得很清楚。
• Prof. Brown spoke loud and clear.
• 布朗教授讲话既洪亮又清脆。
• 3.clear可用作句子的状语。例如:
• Clearly, it is a rumour.显然,这是谣言。
• 4.clear还可作“离开”解,而clearly无此意。例如:
• Stand clear of the rails.站得离轨道远些。

v. (动词)

clear up, solve

• 这两者的共同意思是“解决”。其区别是：
• 1.clear up指对疑难问题等说清楚、讲明白,使人明白其中的原因; solve指对疑难问题等的解决,并不含有使人明白其中的原因。例如:
• Let's try to clear up our difficult and doubtful points.让我们设法把难点和疑点解决一下。
• John solved a crossword puzzle.约翰解开了纵横填字谜。
• 2.clear up是个通俗用词,无语体之分; solve是个较为正式的用词。
• 3.在求解方程式、交通、能源诸问题时,应当用solve,而不用clear up。例如:
• He helped me solve a mathematical equation.他帮我解出了一道数学方程式。

apparent，obvious，evident，clear，plain，distinct，definite，manifest

• 这些形容词均含“清楚的，明白的，明显的”之意。
• apparent强调显而易见或一想便知。这个词从动词appear派生而来，故有时含有表面如此而事实上未必的意味。
• obvious语气较强，指极为明显，有目共睹，无需说明和论证。
• evident指根据事实成为显然的。
• clear普通用词，侧重清楚明白。
• plain普通用词，含义与clear很接近，可通用，但plain着重简单明了，不复杂。
• distinct较正式用词，指轮廓的清楚或定义、含义的明确，不会弄错。
• definite语气肯定，着重明白无误，无可怀疑。
• manifest语义较强，书面用词，强调一目了然，暗示不要任何推论就一清二楚。

clean，clear，sweep，dust，mop，wipe，scrub

• 这些动词均有“使干净”之意。
• clean是这些动词中最常用的词，指将某物或某处的污物等清除掉，弄干净。
• clear指清除不要的东西。
• sweep指用扫帚等进行清扫，也用作比喻。
• dust指将积落在物体表面的尘土抹去、掸掉或擦去以保干净。
• mop侧重指用拖把擦洗地板，有时也指擦干净或擦去。
• wipe多指用布、纸等物把东西擦净，也指擦掉某物。
• scrub指用硬刷、肥皂或水用力地擦洗某物。

transparent，clear

• 这两个形容词均可表示“透明的”之意。
• transparent指某物完全透明状态，通过它能清楚看到其它东西。
• clear指视力不受阻碍，强调清晰透澈。

常见错误

adj. (形容词)

1. 此时,脚步声越来越清晰了。

   误 Now the footsteps became clearer and clearer.

   正 Now the footsteps became more and more distinct.

   析 clear和distinct是同义词, clear的意思是清楚不模糊,轮廓清晰, distinct是清晰可辨。这里用distinct比用clear更为确切。

v. (动词)

1. 他正在清除花园的杂草。

   误 He is clearing weeds of the garden.

   正 He is clearing weeds from〔off〕 the garden.

   析 表示“从…清除…”,如果宾语是表示地点的名词,所清除之物由of引出; 如果宾语是表示所清除之物的名词,则地点由介词from/off引出。

词源解说

• ☆ 13世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的cler；最初源自古典拉丁语的clarus，意为清晰的，明亮的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• evident
• plain
• obvious
• certain
• positive
• sure
• glassy
• limpid
• transparent
• empty
• free
• open
• unblocked
• unhindered
• unimpeded
• acquit
• emancipate
• free
• rid
• liberate

【反义词】

• awful
• bad
• inferior
• lousy
• poor
• terrible
• modern
• piece of junk
• block
• obstruct