clear/klɪəʳ/

vt

1. 清理；给…排除障碍，开辟

• clear the table ( 餐后)收拾桌子

• They cleared the way for peace talks. 他们为和谈扫清了道路。

2. 破译(密码)

3. 使清澈；使明亮；使无瑕疵

• clear the water 使水变清

4. 扫清，清除；撤除

• clear a path through snow 在积雪中扫出一条路来

• clear the road of snow(或clear snow from the road) 清除路上的雪

• The police cleared all the people out of the hotel after the bomb threat. 接到炸弹恐吓消息后，警察让所有的人撤离了旅馆。

5. 使清楚；使明白；解释

• clear one's meaning by further explanation 通过进一步解释说清楚意思

• clear the difficult point 解释难点

6. 清(喉咙或嗓子)

• He softly cleared his throat. 他轻轻地清了清嗓子。

7. 【计】 清除(计算机等的)储存数据(或累计数)

8. (不接触地)越过；通过；穿过

• The high jumper cleared 2 metres. 那位跳高运动员跳过了2米。

• The boat cleared the bridge. 小船从桥下通过。

9. 通过(海关等)；为(货物、船只等)结关

• The passengers cleared the customs. 乘客通过了海关检查。

10. 使批准；使得到许可

• The plane took off as soon as it was cleared. 飞机一得到许可就起飞了。

• clear a book for publication 给一本书以出版许可

11. 出空；给…卸货

• They cleared the warehouse. 他们把仓库出清了。

• clear a cargo plane 给货机卸清货物

12. 证明…无罪；宣告…无罪；为…辩白

• The man has been cleared of murdering the girl. 这个男人已被证明与谋杀那个女孩无关。

• an opportunity to clear oneself 为自己辩白的机会

13. 还清(债务)

• He would like to clear his debts as quickly as possible. 他愿意尽快地还清他的债务。

14. (银行)清算(票据)；把(支票)兑现

• clear the cheque 兑现支票

15. 净赚(利润、钱等)

• clear a profit 净得一笔利润

16. 处理(邮件等)

• The post office cleared 2，500 pieces of mail an hour. 这个邮局每小时处理2，500件邮件。

vi

1. 变清楚；变明朗

• His head began to clear. 他的头脑开始变清醒了。

• Her face cleared as she heard my explanation. 听了我的解释之后，她脸上的表情变得开朗了。

2. (天气)变晴；(水等)变清澈

• The sky cleared after the storm. 暴风雨过后，天空晴朗了。

• The water in the lake has cleared. 湖里的水变清澈了。

3. 收拾餐桌

4. (船只)结关；获得卸货许可

5. 提交审批

• The bill must clear through the assembly before it becomes legal. 此法案必须经大会通过才算合法。

6. 结账；清算

7. (商品)销售；售完

• Books cleared rapidly. 书很快就卖完了。

8. 消失，消散

• The symptoms cleared gradually. 症状逐步消失了。

• The fog is clearing. 雾正在消散。

词组clear away

1. 清除；收拾

• clear away the rubbish 清除垃圾

• clear away dishes and leftovers 收拾碟盘和剩菜剩饭

2. (云、雾等)消散

• The clouds have cleared away. 云已消散。

clear off

1. 清理，清除

• clear off the table 把桌子收拾干净

• clear off a debt 清偿债务

2. 走开；溜掉

• They were warned to clear off before the floods came. 他们接到警告，让他们在洪水到来之前离开。

clear out

1. 清空

• clear out a closet 把壁橱清空

2. 口 离开，走开；赶走

• The cop told the boys to clear out. 警察叫那些男孩走开。

• He cleared out without paying the bill. 他未付账就溜走了。

clear outwards (船只)办结关手续

• The ship will clear outwards from the harbor tomorrow. 这艘船明天结关出港。

clear up

1. 使变清

• clear up a liquid by passing it through a filter 使液体通过过滤器而变清

2. (天气)转晴

• The weather is clearing up. 天气转晴了。

3. 清理

• clear up the mess 清理乱七八糟的东西

4. 澄清；解释

• clear up ambiguity 澄清模棱两可之处

• clear up the harder parts of the story 解释故事中比较难懂的部分

5. 解答；解除

• clear up a mystery 解开疑团

• clear up a misunderstanding 消除误会

6. 治好，医好

• The medicine cleared up her stomach trouble. 这种药治好了她的胃病。