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| 1 | obvious and impossible to doubt 显然的；明显的；不容置疑的 |
| clear evidence There was clear evidence putting him at the scene of the crime. 有他在犯罪现场的明显证据。 |
| a clear indication His secretary could give no clear indication of when he was expected back. 他的秘书无法明确说出他会在什么时候回来。 |
| a clear case It appears to be a clear case of discrimination. 这很显然是歧视。 |
| a clear favourite They have always been the clear favourites to win the championship. 他们向来是最有希望赢得冠军的人选。 |
| it is clear (that) It was very clear that something was worrying him. 显然有什么事令他担心。 |
| it is not clear whether It is not clear whether Johnson’ s brother shares these views. 还不清楚约翰逊的哥哥是否也有这些想法。 |
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| 2 | easy to understand 易懂的；明白的 |
| Clear instructions are provided. 已经给出了清楚的说明。 |
| make sth clear He’ s made his intentions quite clear. 他把意图说得相当清楚了。 |
| make sth abundantly/perfectly clear Anthony had made it abundantly clear that he did not want to see her. 安东尼已经说得清清楚楚：他不想见她。 |
| get sth clear Let’ s get something absolutely clear: you’ re not going to get any help from me this time. 我们明说吧：这次你不会从我这里得到任何帮助。 |
| | 2a | used for emphasizing your authority over someone when you are telling them to do something 清楚了吗？/我这样说你能明白吗？ | | You are not to see him again. Is that clear? 你不许再见他。听明白了吗？ | |
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| 3 | easy to hear （声音）清楚的 |
| ‘I did it,’ she said in a clear voice. “是我干的。”她清楚地说道。 |
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| 4 | transparent 透明的 |
| a clear glass bottle 透明的玻璃瓶 |
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| 5 | easy to see 易看清的；清晰的 |
| Though the picture was small, it was clear and sharp. 尽管画面很小，但却很清晰。 |
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| 6 | not confused 不含糊的；清晰的 |
| He defines logic as ‘the art of clear thinking’ . 他把逻辑定义为“清晰思维的艺术”。 |
| Jane had no clear idea where she would go. 简不知道自己要去哪里。 |
| be clear about/on sth You need to be clear about the purpose of the meeting. 你要明确这次会议的目的。 |
| I’ m not very clear on what this last sentence means. 我不太清楚最后这句话的含义。 |
| be clear in your mind (about sth) I’ m completely clear in my mind about what happened that day. 我心里很清楚那天发生了什么事。 |
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| 7 | if a surface , road , or passage is clear , there is nothing on it that blocks it or gets in the way 畅通的；无障碍的；一览无余的 |
| From the window there was a clear view of the mountains. 从窗户往外看是一览无余的群山。 |
| +of All the main roads are now clear of snow. 所有主路上的雪现在都已经清除了。 |
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| 8 | if the sky or the weather is clear , there are no clouds, rain etc （天气）晴朗的 |
| clear blue skies 蔚蓝的晴空 |
| bright and clear The following Sunday was bright and clear. 接下来的那个星期天天气晴朗。 |
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| 9 | clear eyes are bright and healthy （眼睛）明亮的 |
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| 10 | clear skin is smooth and healthy （皮肤）光滑的，健康的 |
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| 11 | not affected by guilty feelings 问心无愧的；无内疚感的 |
| sb’ s conscience is clear She had done her duty, and her conscience was clear. 她已经尽了职责，所以问心无愧。 |
| have a clear conscience I have a clear conscience. We didn’ t do anything wrong. 我问心无愧。我们没有做错什么。 |
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| 12 | +of not touching something or not too close to it 不和…接触的；不挨…太近的 |
| Make sure your hands are completely clear of the blades. 千万不要用手去碰那些刀片。 |
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| 13 | winning by a particular distance or number of points in a race or competition （比分）领先的 |
| +of They are now four points clear of their nearest rivals. 他们现在比分领先最接近的对手4分。 |
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| 14 | left after taxes, charges, or costs have been paid （扣除税收、收费、成本后）净得的 |
| a clear £50/£100/£1,000 etc That should leave us with a clear £300. 那样我们就可以净得300英镑。 |
| I made a clear £50 profit. 我净赚了50英镑。 |
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| 15 | if a medical test is clear , it shows that there is nothing wrong 没有问题的；健康的 |
| All the tests came back clear. 所有化验结果都显示没有问题。 |
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| 16 | if a period of time is clear , you have not arranged to do anything during it （时间）空闲的 |
| I’ ll keep Thursday afternoon clear in case we need to meet. 我会把周四下午空出来以备万一到时我们需要碰头。 |
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| 17 | only before noun BRITISH complete 完整的 |
| a clear fifteen minutes/two hours etc There was still a clear fifteen minutes before the others arrived. 还有整整15分钟其他人才会到。 |
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| - | be (as) clear as a bell
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| to be very easy to hear |
| 非常清晰 |
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| - | be (as) clear as day
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| to be very easy to see or understand or impossible to doubt |
| 一清二楚；不容置疑 |
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| I remember it as clear as day. 我记得清清楚楚。 |
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| - | be (as) clear as mud humorous
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| to be very difficult to understand |
| 难以理解 |
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| His explanation was as clear as mud. 他的解释一点儿也不清楚。 |
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| - | clearbluewater BRITISH mainly journalism
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| something that separates two people or things or makes them different from each other |
| （两个人、两件事之间的）明显差别，鸿沟 |
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| +between The debate failed to establish any clear blue water between the competitors. 辩论没能在参赛者之间决出明显的胜负。 |
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| - | a clearhead
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| the ability not to become confused |
| 清醒的头脑 |
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| keep a clear head Diane refused another glass of wine. She wanted to keep a clear head. 黛安拒绝再喝一杯。她想保持清醒的头脑。 |
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| See also | | - all clear | | - coast 1 | | - crystal clear | | - loud 2 | | - see 1 | |
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