释义 |
Examples:plunger (for clearing drains)—farm fire (for clearing fields)—suddenly opens up a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing—thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue—clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless—fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine—variety of small cicada with a green back and a clear song (in ancient books)—lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean—everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy—make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates—rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion a high post—clear as a flame (idiom); see things absolutely clearly—the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear—clear the road (i.e. get rid of people for passage of royalty or VIP)—(lit.) even with your own brother, keep clear accounts—say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear—rare, literary classifier for a large body of clear water—clear a street by banging gongs and shouting loudly [idiom.]— |