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► FREE FROM STH BAD 与坏事不沾边 12 〜of sth free from

sth that is unpleasant摆脱掉（不愉快事物）的：They were sriH not dear o/aH suspicion.也|门扣未解 g所有侖 嫌疑。◊ We are dear 〇/ debt. 终于__ 了

债务。

► NOT TOUCHING/NEAR 不接触；不靠..近 13 [not before noun] ~ (of sb/sth) not touching sth; a distance away from sth 不接触；远离：rhe pkme dfmbed untiZ ft was dear 0/ the douds•飞机也升直室穿出了云层。◊ Make sure you parfc your car dear 0/ the entrance.切莫把车停在入 口处。

► PERIOD OF TIME -段时间 14 [only before noun] whole or complete全部的；整在的；完整的：AHow three dear days/or the 〖etter to arrive.信要整整三天才能寄到。

► SUM OF MONEY 款项‘ 15 [only before noun] remaining when taxes, costs, etc. have been taken away (扣除税 项、成本等后）净的，纯的0DG3NET: They had made a dear pro卢10/£2 000.他们已賺得2 000英镑的净利。

► PH0NET丨CS 语苦学 16 (of a speech sound 语音） produced with the central part of the tongue close to the top of the mouth. In many accents of English, clear ./l/ is .used before a vowel, as in /eov/e.清晰的 r«nD

DARK

IT»T71 be dear 'sailing (US!) = be plain sailing at plain 〇〇!/• (as) clear as 'day easy to see or understand 显而

易见；容易看见；容易理解；容易懂(as) clear as‘mud (informal, humorous) not clear at all; not easy to under- stand —点不清楚：难懂：Oh vveH, that’s aH as dear as then•哎呀，那么一来这真是成了-本糊涂账了。in the 'dear (informal) no longer in danger or thought to beguiltyofsth不再有危险；不再被认为有罪：Jtseems that the origfnai suspect is /n the dear.好象原先的嫌疑 犯已被认定无罪。一more at coast n., field n., head n., loud adv.

m verb

► REMOVE STH/SB移动某物；使某人离去1 [VN]〜A (of B) I

~ B (from/off A) to remove sth that is not wanted or needed from a place移走，搬走，清除（不需要的东 西）；清理：J deared my desfc o/papers.我清理好了写 字台上的文件。◊ CZear aW those papers 〇方the de汰治 i子上旃看那些文件都拿走。◊ J had deared my desk be/ore •离开前我清理干净了办公桌。◊ Jt’syour turn

to clear the table (= to take away the dirty plates, etc. after a meal).该轮到你收拾餐桌了。◊ She deared a space on.the so/a/or Wm to sft down.她在沙发上清出一 块地方让他坐下。◊ The streets had been deared 〇/snow. 街道上的积雪已被清除千净。◊ The remaps 0/ tfte sncnv had been deared介om the streets.街道上的残舍已被清扫 干净。◊ It was several hours be/ore the road was deared ajiter the accident.事故过去几小时后这条道路才被疏通。 —see also clear away 2 [VN] to make people leave a place 使人离开：After the bomb warning, police cleared thestreets.接到有炸弹的警告后，警察疏散了街上的 行人₆

► NOT BE BLOCKED 不受阻碍 3 [V] to move freely again; to no longer be blocked 恢叙畅通；不再受阻：The traffic toofc a tong tim€ to dear a/ter the accident.事故过去雇很 长时间交通才恢复畅通。◊ rhe boy’s iungs beared and he began to breathe more easily.男孩的肺部恢复通畅 后，呼吸开始比较轻松。

► OF SKY/WEATHER 天:^y • 4 [V] when the sky or the weather clears, it becomes brighter and free of cloud or rain 变明朗；转晴；放晴：TTie deared q/iter the storm.秦风雨过后，天了。◊ 77ie rafn is clearing s【oiWy.雨渐渐停下来。

► OF UQUID 液体 5 [V] when a liquid dears, it becomes transparent and you can see tiirough it 变透明；变 清澈：The muddy water stovWy deared.浑独的水慢慢变

得清澈起来。

► OF SMOKE, .ETC.巧等 6 [V] ~ (away) when smoke, fog, etc. clears, it disappears so that it is easier to see things (烟、雾等 > 消散，散去，消失：demist wiH cZearbymid-morn^g.雾将在上午十时左右消散。

YOUR HEAD/MIND 头脑；思路 7 if your head or mind cfcars, or you clear it, you become free of thoughts that worry or confuse you or the effects of alcohol, a blow, etc. and you are able to think clearly (使 > 变清 醒，变清晰：[V】As her mind dearedj she remembere) what had happened.头脑清醒之后，她想起了所发生的

—切。◊ [VN] J went/or a waZfc to dear my head•我去散

一会儿步，好清醒清醒头脑。

► OF FACE/EXPRESSI0N 脸色；表情 8 [V] if your face or expression clears, you stop looking angry or worried 变

平静；变开朗

► PROVE SB INNOCENT .证明无罪 9 [VN]〜sb (of sth) to prove that sb is innocent 证明无罪（或无辜）：She was cZeared 〇/aH charges against her.对“的所有指控均已 撤销。◊ rhroughout his years fn prison, he /ought to

cZear his name.在整个服刑期间，他奋力证明自己名誉的 清白。

► GIVE OFFICIAL PERMISSION 批准 10 [VN] ~ sth (with sb/sth) to give or get official approval for sth to be done 批准；准许；得到许可：His appointment had been deared by the board, if也的任命已董事会批准。◊ HZ have to dear ft with the manager•这拿_需奏获得经 理的准许。11 [VN] to give official permission for a person, a ship, a plane or goods to leave or enter a place批准（人、船只、飞机、货物等）离境（或入 境）；使通过（海关）：TTie pZane had been deared/or tafce-(# 飞机已得 起飞许可。◊ to dear goods through customs 给货物结吴 12 [VN] to decide officially, after finding out information about sb, that they can be given special work or allowed to see secret papers (经 审査后）正式批准（某人）做机密工作（或阅读机密文 件）：She hasn’t been deared by security.她尚未获保安 部门批准做机要工作。

► MONEY 货币 13 if a cheque that you pay into your bank account clears, or a bank clears it, the money is avail- able for you to use 兑现（支票 > :[V] Cheques usuaHy tofce three worfcing days to dear•兑现i票通常需要三个 工作日。[also VN] 14 [VN] to gain or earn a sum of money as profit 获利；净賺：She cleared £1 000 on the deaZ.她在那笔衮易中净赚1000英镑。¹⁵ [VN] if you clear a debt or a loan, you pay all the money back 清 偿，还清（债务或贷款）

► .GET 0VER/PAST 越 H,;.通16 [VN] to jump over or get past sth without touching it (元;‘触地）跃过，越过， 通TTie horse deared the/ence easily.那匹马轻松地 跃过了 栅栏。◊ TVie car onfy just cieared (= avoided hitting) the gatepost.那辆汽车通过时险些撞上门柱。

► IN SPORT 体 ff 运动 17 [V，VN] (in football (soccer) and some other sports足球灰其他一些体育运动)if you dear a ball, or a ball dears, it is kicked or hit away from the area near your own goal将（球）击离己方球门区；

(球）滚离己方球门区

IT»rai dear the air to improve a difficult or tense situation by talking about worries, doubts, etc. ( il M M 诉）改变困境，缓解紧张状态，改善气氛clear the decks [informal) to prepare for an activity, event, etc. by removing anything tliat is not essential to it 清除障 轉准备行动 dear your 'throat to cough so that you can speak clearly 清喉晚；清嗓无 clear the way (for sth/for sth to happen) to remove things that are stopping the progress or. movement of sth (为…）清 除备碍，扫清道路：rhe ruifng couW dear the way /or extradition proceedings.这项裁决也许能为引渡程序铺平 道路。一more at cobweb .clear a way | .clear

sth-^a'way to remove sth because it is not wanted or needed, or in order to leave a dear space 把…清除掉 (以留出空间）：He deared away and made coj^e.祕 把东包收拾好以后煮了咖啡。◊ /t’s time your toys were deared away•现在该收走你的玩具了。.clear 'off (/•n/omifl/) to go or run away 离开；逃离；逃跑：He cleared off when he heard the police siren, -ftknjf 逃之夭夭。◊ Vou’ve no right to be here. C〖ear ojf/ 你无 权在这里，走开！，dear ’out (of ... ) (/n/ormfl/) to leave a place quickly 迅速离开：ffe deared out ivith aH the mori^y andte_/it her with the Wds.他把孩子们丢给她卷款 而逃。，clear 'out | .clear sth—’out to make sth empty and clean by removing things or throwing things away 把…清空；备理；丢掉：to dear out a drawer/room 抽屉 / 房间*空◊ We cleared out aH our cZothes•我七门

扔掉了所着的旧衣服。◊ i/ound the 〖etters lWien J was clearing out after my father died.

遗物时发现亍这些信件。一related noun clear-out ,clear ’.up 1 (of the weather 天气）to become fine or bright 转晴；放晴；变晴朗：J hope ft dears up this a如moon.我希望今天T 天气放晴。2 (of an illness,