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| 1 | T to remove people or things from a place where they are not wanted 清除；清理；移走 |
| Millions of acres of tropical forest have been cleared. 几百万英亩的热带森林被一砍而光。 |
| clear sth from sth Julia began to clear the dishes from the table. 朱莉娅开始收拾桌上的餐具。 |
| clear sth of sth The ground should first be cleared of weeds. 首先得把这块地上的野草除掉。 |
| clear a space for sb/sth He cleared a space on his desk for a cup of coffee. 他在书桌上腾出一个放咖啡的地方。 |
| | 1a | I if a place clears, the people in it leave it 空出来 | | The room cleared quickly after the final speeches. 最后几场演讲结束后，房间很快就空了出来。 | |
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| 2 | T to remove something that is blocking a place such as a road or passage 给…排除障碍；清理 |
| The police cleared a way through to the front of the building. 警察清理出一条通到楼前的路。 |
| | 2a | I to stop being blocked 变畅通 | | Eventually the roads cleared and the traffic began to flow again. 道路终于变得畅通了，车辆又开始流动起来。 | |
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| 3 | T usually passive to prove officially that someone did not do something wrong 证明…无罪；解除…的嫌疑 |
| be cleared of sth The two men were cleared of murder yesterday. 那两名男子昨天被排除了谋杀的嫌疑。 |
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| 4 | I if the sky or the weather clears, the weather becomes brighter and there are no more clouds, rain etc （天气）变晴朗 |
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| 5 | I if something such as smoke clears, it starts to disappear （烟雾等）开始消失 |
| They waited while the mist cleared a little. 他们等到雾略微散去。 |
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| 6 | I if a liquid clears, it becomes transparent after being filled with extremely small pieces of a substance （液体）变清澈 |
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| 7 | I if your skin clears, it starts to become smooth and healthy （皮肤）变光滑，变健康 |
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| 8 | I if someone’ s face clears, they stop looking annoyed , upset , or confused （表情）放松，舒展 |
| She frowned for a moment, then her brow cleared. 她眉头紧锁了一会儿，然后又舒展开了。 |
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| 9 | I/T if your mind or head clears, or if it is cleared, it stops being confused , tired , or affected by something such as alcohol （使）不再困惑；（使）变清醒 |
| clear sth of sth Clear your mind of all negative thoughts. 把你脑子里那些消极的想法统统抛开。 |
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| 10 | T to go over , under , or past an object without touching it （不接触地）越过，通过，穿过 |
| One horse failed to clear the gate and was injured. 有一匹马没能越过栅门，受伤了。 |
| clear sth by metres/inches etc The aircraft cleared the houses by only a few metres. 飞机在房屋上方仅几米处飞过。 |
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| 11 | I/T if a cheque clears, or a bank clears it , the bank allows the money to be used 兑现，结算（支票） |
| How long will the cheque take to clear? 兑现这张支票需要多长时间？ |
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| 12 | T to give or obtain permission for something to happen 批准；使获得许可 |
| clear sth with sb You’ ll have to clear this project with head office. 你必须把这个项目提交总部批准。 |
| | 12a | to give a plane , ship , or person permission to enter or leave a place 准许（飞机、船或人）进入；准许（飞机、船或人）离开 | | clear sth for sth After half an hour the plane was cleared for take-off. 半小时以后，飞机被准予起飞。 | |
| | 12b | to obtain permission to enter a country or take something into a country after being checked by officials 允许通过 | | clear immigration/customs/passport control Delays are often reported by passengers waiting to clear customs. 等待通关的旅客们经常抱怨受到耽搁。 | | clear sth through customs Someone from the embassy helped us to clear our baggage through customs. 大使馆的人帮我们通过了海关的行李检查。 | |
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| 13 | T to pay back all of the money that you owe to the person you borrowed it from 偿清 |
| clear a debt Try to clear your existing debts first. 尽量先把现有债务还清。 |
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| 14 | T informal to earn a particular amount of money after paying taxes, charges, or costs 净赚 |
| He clears about £500 a week. 他一个星期净挣500英镑左右。 |
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| 15 | T to deal successfully with a problem 解决；成功地处理 |
| clear an obstacle The company has cleared the main obstacle to concluding the sale. 公司已经清除了完成销售任务的主要障碍。 |
| clear a hurdle The first hurdle to clear is persuading investors of the merits of the product. 要跨越的第一道障碍是使投资者相信该产品的优点。 |
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| 16 | T to do all the work that you have to do 做完（所有工作） |
| clear a backlog Extra staff have had to be brought in to clear the backlog. 需要更多的员工来处理积压的工作。 |
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| 17 | I/T if you clear a ball or if it clears in a game such as football , you succeed in kicking or hitting it away from your goal 将（球）踢出（或击出）己方球门区；（球）滚出己方球门区 |
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| - | clear the air
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| to discuss a problem or difficult situation with someone in order to make it better |
| 开诚布公地讨论问题（或困境） |
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| I think it’ s time we cleared the air, don’ t you? 我认为我们该开诚布公地谈一谈了，你说呢？ |
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| - | clear the decks
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| to get rid of everything that is not needed or deal with everything that needs to be done so that you can start doing something more important |
| （为重要的事）清除障碍做好准备 |
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| The Government has cleared the decks for an early general election. 政府已经为提前举行大选做好了一切准备。 |
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| - | clear your desk BRITISH
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| to get rid of everything from your desk because you are leaving your job |
| （因即将离职而）清理桌子 |
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| - | clear sb’ s name
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| to prove that someone did not do something that they were accused of |
| 证明某人的清白 |
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| The men say they have been falsely accused and are determined to clear their names. 那些人说他们被冤枉了，并下决心要证明自己的清白。 |
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| - | clear the table
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| to remove all the dirty dishes etc from the table after a meal |
| 收拾餐桌 |
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| - | clear your throat
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| to make a noise in your throat before you speak , so that you can speak without any difficulty |
| 清嗓子 |
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| - | clear the way/ground for sth
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| to do what needs to be done so that something can happen without problems |
| 为某事物铺平道路 |
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| The new law cleared the way for polytechnics to become universities. 新法规为技术学院升级为大学铺平了道路。 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌclear ˈaway |
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| | to remove something that you have finished using or no longer want in order to make a place tidy 清除；收走 | A young woman cleared away their empty cups. 一位年轻女子把他们的空杯子收走了。 | | You sit down – I’ ll clear away. 你坐着，我来收拾。 | |
| - | ˌclear ˈoff |
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| | to leave a place quickly 迅速离开；溜掉 | They’ ve all cleared off and left me to clean this mess up. 他们全都溜了，只留下我收拾这个烂摊子。 | | | a | used for telling someone rudely to go away （粗鲁说法）滚开 | | Clear off, both of you! 你们俩都给我滚！ | | |
| - | ˌclear ˈout |
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| 1 | I/T to make a place tidy by removing things that are not wanted 清理；整理 | I’ m going to clear out the cupboards tomorrow. 我打算明天把碗橱彻底清理一下。 | | Isn’ t it about time you cleared out some of your junk? 难道你不觉得该清理一下自己的一些杂物吗？ | |
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| 2 | I informal to leave a place quickly and often permanently 立刻离开；永远离开 | +of I sometimes feel like clearing out of here altogether. 我有时候真想永远地离开这里。 | | | 2a | used for telling someone rudely to leave a room or building 滚出去 | | Just clear out! 滚出去！ | | |
| - | ˌclear ˈup |
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| 1 | I if the weather clears up , the clouds or rain go away （天气）变晴朗，转晴 | It’ s supposed to clear up tonight. 今晚天气应该会转晴。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to make a place tidy by removing things that you have finished using or no longer want 清理；收拾 | I’ ll clear up if you want to go to bed. 如果你想睡了，我来清理。 | | They started clearing up the mess. 他们开始清理那堆脏乱的东西。 | |
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| 3 | T to solve a problem or a mystery 解答；解释；澄清 | Obviously the misunderstanding will have to be cleared up. 显然这一误解必须得到澄清。 | | The case was never cleared up. 那个案子一直没有弄清楚。 | |
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| 4 | I/T if an illness clears up , or if something clears it up , you stop being affected by it 痊愈；治愈 | Most colds clear up after a few days. 多数感冒几天以后就会痊愈。 | | a lotion to clear up spots 祛斑液 | |
| - | ˌclear ˈup ˌafter |
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| | clear up after sb: to make a place tidy after someone else has made it untidy 跟在…后面收拾整理 | I’ m sick to death of clearing up after you. 整天跟在你后面收拾整理，烦死我了。 | |
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