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| /pjʊə/ |
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| 1 | usually before noun a pure substance or material has nothing mixed with it that might spoil its quality or effect 纯的；纯粹的；不掺杂质的 |
| | pure gold/alcohol 纯金/酒精 |
| | | 1a | a pure sound , colour , light etc is very clear and beautiful （声音、色彩、光线等）单纯的，纯净的，纯正的 | | | The flowers were a pure white. 这些花朵是纯白色的。 | | | the pure sound of children laughing 孩子们纯真的笑声 | |
| | | 1b | a pure form of art does not have any practical purpose , such as selling something （艺术）纯粹的 | | | You could separate it from its political message and just look at it as pure poetry. 你可以把它和政治寓意区分开来，只把它当作纯粹的诗歌。 | |
| | | 1c | a pure subject of study , especially in science , deals only with theory and not with the way the theory is used 纯理论的；抽象的 | | | pure mathematics 理论数学 | |
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| 2 | only before noun complete and total , used for emphasis （用于强调）纯粹的，完全的，彻底的 |
| | a scream of pure terror 完全出于恐惧的尖叫 |
| | a smile of pure happiness 十足开心的微笑 |
| | pure chance/coincidence/luck Perhaps it was pure chance that the other woman happened to be there. 也许纯属巧合，另外一名女子也恰好在那里。 |
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| 3 | a pure person or pure behaviour is free from wrong , especially in sexual matters （尤指性方面）无过失的，贞洁的，纯洁的 |
| | He cannot claim to have led an absolutely pure life. 他称不上生活作风绝对正派。 |
| | It is hard to be humble, and nobody is pure. 谦逊已属不易，纯洁更是难求。 |
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| - | pure and simple
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| | used for saying that there is no additional explanation for something |
| | 不折不扣的；毋庸质疑的 |
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| | The murder was vengeance, pure and simple. 那起谋杀就是不折不扣的仇杀。 |
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| - | pure as the driven snow
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| | completely pure , often used for suggesting the opposite |
| | 像白雪一样纯洁的，完美无瑕的（常用于表示相反的意思） |
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| | I hardly think she was as pure as the driven snow. 我几乎不相信她是冰清玉洁的。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| pureness noun U |
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