1. 晴朗的，清澈的　 without clouds; easy to see through
2. 无疑的，确信的　 undoubted; certain
3. 清楚的，明白的　 easy to see, hear or understand
4. 畅通的，无阻的　 with nothing in the way; empty

　～ blue　净蓝
　～ brow　安详的神情
　～ concise answer　简明的回答
　～ conscience　问心无愧
　～ crystal　明净的水晶
　～ day　晴天
　～ eyes　明亮的眼睛
　～ glass　明净的玻璃
　～ head　清醒的头脑
　～ light　明亮的灯光
　～ line of demarcation　清楚的界限
　～ mind　清楚的头脑
　～ night　晴夜
　～ outline　清楚的轮廓
　～ photograph　清晰的照片
　～ profit　净利
　～ red　净红
　～ road　畅通的道路
　～ ship　空船
　～ skin　光洁的皮肤
　～ sky　晴空
　～ sound　清晰的声音
　～ tea　清茶
　～ victory　彻底胜利
　～ view of the sea　一览无余的海景
　～ voice　清脆的嗓音
　～ water　清澈的水
　quite ～　十分清白
　beautifully ～　清澈，透明
　fairly ～　十分明白
　sufficiently ～　足够清楚
　～ about　对…清楚
　～ from　从…显露
　～ in one's speech　谈吐清楚
　～ of a crime　清白无罪
　～ of sb　躲开某人
　～ of the customs　通过海关检查
　～ of the debt　偿清债务
　～ of the gate　避开大门
　～ of the man　避开那人
　～ of traffic　畅通无阻
　～ of worry　无忧无虑
　～ to sb　对某人来说是清楚的

　I can see the hill through the clear glass.　通过透明的玻璃我能看到小山。
　Through the clear water, we could see fish on the bottom.　通过清澈的水，我们能看见水底的鱼。
　He writes very clear articles on politics.　他写了一些非常清晰的政论文章。
　He is a clear thinker.　他是一位思维清晰的思想家。
　We must draw a clear line between ourselves and the enemy.　我们必须划清敌我界限。
　You have four clear days to finish this work.　你有四个整天可用来完成这项工作。
　Allow three clear days for the letter to arrive.　信要整整三天才能到达。
　The bill was passed by a clear majority.　议案获绝对多数票通过。

　It was such a hot day. The water was cool and clear.　那天天很热，可是水又清又凉。
　The weather was clear that day.　那天天气晴朗。
　At first the signals were loud and clear, but after a few weeks, they became quieter and hard to understand.　起先信号又响又清晰，但是几周以后，声音变轻了而且不那么容易听清了。
　The view of the TV picture is very clear.　这台电视机的图像非常清晰。
　The reason for this is clear.　这事的缘由已经清楚了。
　His mind was clear even though he was very ill.　尽管病得很厉害，但他头脑仍很清楚。
　"You are clear," the guard said to the woman.　“检查完了”，卫兵对那妇人说。

　He is clear in his language.　他说话很清楚。
　My memory is not clear on that point.　那一点我记不清楚了。

　The way is clear for you to do what you like.　路是畅通的，你喜欢做什么就做什么。
　They are clear what to do next.　他们确信下一步做什么。

　I'm quite clear what I ought to do.　我很清楚该做什么。
　I'm not clear what you expect me to do.　我确信你不想让我做什么。

　It is clear that we can't expect our students always to speak English in well-formed sentences.　很清楚，我们不能期待学生在讲英语时，句子都组织得好。
　It is clear that he was not the man who had robbed the house.　很明显，他不是入屋盗窃的那个人。
　It was clear that his words pleased her.　显然，他的话使她高兴。
　As early as the summer of 1979, it was clear that only drastic measures could save the Chrysler Corporation.　早在1979年夏天就很清楚，只有采取严厉的措施才能挽救克莱斯勒汽车公司。
　It is not quite clear yet how those pits on the moon were formed.　月球表面的坑是怎么形成的还不清楚。

　I'm sorry to have failed to make myself clear.　我很抱歉，没有把自己的意思讲清楚。
　The spokesman made it clear that no compromise was yet in sight.　发言人表明，目前还不会妥协。

 ♣ clear about
　对…清楚，对…明白　without doubt, confusion or difficulty
　Are you clear about it?　你对它明白吗?
　I am not clear about that.　我对那事不太明白。
　He wants to be clear about your claims.　他希望清楚了解你的要求。
　She seems quite clear about her plans.　她似乎对自己的计划很自信。
　Are you quite clear about what I mean?　你很明白我的意思吗?
　The students were not quite clear about what the teacher meant.　学生们不太清楚老师的意思是什么。
　Are you clear about what you should do at the meeting?　你对你在会上要做什么明确了吗?
　Are you clear about what abilities we want to assess?　你清不清楚我们要评估哪方面的能力?
　Are you quite clear about what the job involves?　这一工作涉及哪些内容，你都明白吗?
 ♣ clear from
　不含　not including
　He is clear from suspicion.　他没有嫌疑。
 ♣ clear of
1. 无阻碍 free from obstructions
　The ship was clear of the rock.　船避开了礁石。
　He keeps clear of danger.　他避开危险。
　It's sometimes impossible to keep clear of difficulties.　有时困难是避不开的。
　Wait until the road is clear of traffic before crossing.　等路上无车辆来往时，再穿过马路。
　Are the rivers clear of ice yet?　河上的冰融尽了吗?
　She is clear of the Customs.　她通过了海关检查。
2. 无辜的 free from guilt
　You are now clear of all suspicions.　你现在已经没有嫌疑了。
　We are clear of blame.　我们无可指责。
3. 摆脱 free from sth undesirable
　You are clear of the police now.　你现在摆脱警察了。
　Having laboured on the farm for 8 years, she was now clear of debt.　在农场干了八年，她还清了债务。
 ♣ clear to
　对…清楚　evident; obvious; definite
　The individual character of the teacher is not clear to me.　那老师的个性我不太清楚。
　What you mean is quite clear to me.　你的意思我明白。
　Is what I have said clear to you?　我所说的话你清楚吗?

 ♣ be clear about, be clear of
　这两个短语的意思不同：be clear about表示“对…清楚”“对…有把握”， be clear of表示“无”“不受…影响”。例如：
　I wish I were clear of debt.　但愿我的债已还清。
　I hope you are clear about this now.　我希望你对此有个清楚的了解。
 ♣ clear, apparent, evident, obvious
　这四个词的共同意思是“明显”“清楚”。其区别是：apparent侧重于“显露”“显而易见”，从表面上看来非常明显，与real相对立；evident侧重于“可以看得见的”“明显的”，指由于某些证据或考虑各种条件后而推断出来事物是明显的；obvious侧重于“就在眼前”“一目了然”，无须证明而显得更加明显，比evident更加表面化；clear用法及意义很广泛，无论对听觉、视觉或理解力来说，任何明朗清楚的事物都可以用这个词形容。例如：
　The apparent cause of his absence was not a bad cold.　他缺席的原因表面上看不是患了重感冒。
　The crimes committed by colonialists are too evident to need any proof.　殖民主义者的罪行太显著了，无须加以证明。
　It was an obvious mistake for him to have gone alone.　他独自前去是个很明显的错误。
 ♣ clear, clean
　参见clean条。
 ♣ clear, transparent
　参见transparent条。
 ♣ 下面两个句子的意思不同：

　(as) clear as mud　有两重意思：“一清二楚”或“一点也不清楚”，应根据上下文分辨。

　此时，脚步声越来越清晰了。
　［误］ Now the footsteps became clearer and clearer.
　［正］ Now the footsteps became more and more distinct.
　［析］ clear和distinct是同义词， clear的意思是清楚不模糊，轮廓清晰， distinct是清晰可辨。这里用distinct比用clear更为确切。

　清晰地，清楚地　in a clear manner

　He speaks loud and clear.　他说话响亮清楚。
　The thieves got clear away.　小偷们跑得无影无踪。
　You can see clear to the mountains today.　今天你能清楚地看到群山。
　The car ran clear off the road.　车子完全驶离了道路。
　The bullet went clear through the door.　子弹射穿了门。

 ♣ clear of
　不阻碍，不接触　out of the way of sth; no longer near or touching sth
　Keep clear of the door of the lift.　不要靠近电梯的门。
　Stand clear of the doors.　别站在门口挡道。
　He managed to leap clear of the burning.　他设法从燃烧着的汽车中跳了出来。
　He jumped three inches clear of the bar.　他跳得比杆儿高出三英寸。
　That horse jumped clear of the hedge.　那匹马一跃而过了矮树丛。
　You should keep clear of that fellow.　你不应该跟那个家伙往来。

 ♣ clear, clearly
　这两个词在作“清楚地”解时，在用法上无多大差别，经常可以互换。例如：
　I don't know if I express myself clear〔clearly〕.　我不知道说清楚了没有。
　其区别是：
1. 强调的侧重面不同：clear强调状态， clearly强调方式。例如：

　但clear在作“完全地”“全部地”解时，不能用clearly来代替。clearly意思是“清晰地”“清脆地”。例如：
　That blackguard has got clear away.　那个坏蛋已逃之夭夭。
　Miss Jones sings very clearly.　琼斯小姐的歌声清脆悦耳。
　Some people fail to see clearly the essence of this policy.　有些人完全不懂得这个政策的实质。
2. 在表达程度上有所不同：speak clearly要比speak clear更言简意赅，此时，clearly须放句末。试比较下面两句的意思：

3. clear可用作句子的状语。例如：
　Clearly, it is a rumour.　显然，这是谣言。
4. clear还可作“离开”解，而clearly无此意。例如：
　Stand clear of the rails.　站得离轨道远些。

1. vt.清除；收走　 remove; get rid of; what is unwanted or unwelcome
2. vt.使清楚，使明白　 make or become clear
3. vi.晴朗起来　 become bright; free from clouds
4. vt.证明无罪　 show or declare that sb is not guilty

　～ a desk　清理书桌
　～ a particular sum of money　净赚一笔钱
　～ a passage　清理通道
　～ a road　清理道路
　～ a surface　清除表面上的脏东西
　～ doubts　消除心头上的疑虑
　～ expenses　挣足够的钱以供支出
　～ ground　砍伐树木，开垦土地
　～ one's fame　洗清某人的名誉
　～ one's head　清醒头脑
　～ one's meaning　说明本意
　～ one's mind of doubt　清除心中的疑团
　～ one's winter inventories　售清冬天存货
　～ skin　清洗皮肤
　～ snow　清除街上的积雪
　～ the air　使空气清洁，消除误解
　～ the decks　准备作战，准备行动
　～ the obstacles　清除障碍
　～ the room　打扫房间
　～ the streets of snow　清除街上的积雪
　～ the table　把桌上的东西收拾掉
　～ water　使水变清
　～ weeds　清除杂草
　～ entirely　完全地清除
　～ gradually　慢慢地清除
　～ away　拿去，收去
　～ away the tea-things　把茶具收去
　～ off　除去，清除，结束
　～ off a debt　清偿债务
　～ up　清理，整理
　～ up the desk　把桌子整理一下
　～ up the room　清理房间
　～ sb of a charge　证明某人无罪

　The water began to clear in the vessel.　水在容器中开始澄清了。
　The snow stopped falling and the sky cleared.　雪停止了，天晴了。
　The street slowly cleared.　街上的人慢慢散去了。
　The smoke gradually cleared.　烟渐渐地散了。
　Then her brow cleared.　然后，她的眉头松开了。
　His face cleared as he heard my explanation.　听了我的解释，他的脸色开朗起来。
　He cleared his throat before he spoke.　他在发言前咳嗽了一声。
　Why don't you go for a walk to clear your head?　你为什么不散散步，清醒一下头脑呢?
　Let's walk ten minutes of fresh air to clear our minds.　我们出去走它10分钟，让新鲜空气来清醒一下我们的脑子。
　The jury's verdict of innocence cleared the accused man.　陪审团宣布无罪的裁决恢复了被告人的清白。
　When Bill was angry with Bob, Bob made a joke, and it cleared the air between them.　鲍勃使比尔生气了，鲍勃开了一个玩笑，这使得他们之间消除了怒气。
　We had been annoyed with each other for weeks before we cleared the air.　在误会消除之前，我们有好几个星期彼此讨厌对方。
　He clears 10000 pounds a year easily from his business.　他的生意很容易为他一年净得10000英镑。
　We began to study the map when the table was cleared.　桌子收拾干净后，我们就开始研究地图。
　All the mines have been cleared.　所有地雷都已排除。
　He's been cleared and can't be tried again for the same offence.　他已被开释，就不能以同一罪行再受审讯。

 ♣ clear away　(v.+adv.)
1. 散去 disappear
　The clouds cleared away.　云消散了。
　When the match was over the crowd cleared away quickly.　比赛结束，人群很快就散了。
　The football match came to an end, and the crowd soon cleared away from the ground.　足球赛结束了，人群很快从球场散去。
2. 驱除，消除 remove; take away
　When he read the letter, his doubts cleared away.　他读了那封信以后，就消除了心中的疑虑。
　The police cleared the crowd away.　警察把人群疏散开。
　We are making further attempts at clearing away all obstacles on the road of advance.　我们正在进一步努力清除前进道路上的一切障碍。
　His statement cleared away some misapprehension.　他的声明澄清了一些误解。
3. 收拾餐桌，拿走 remove the dishes, food, and other remains of a meal; take away sth
　Mother always clears away quickly when we have finished eating.　母亲总是在我们吃完饭时很快就收拾饭桌。
　Clear away the dishes as soon as you finish eating.　你吃完就把碗碟收了。
　Mother cleared the dirty dishes away when we had finished eating.　当我们吃完饭时，妈妈撤走了脏盘子。
　I'll clear these dishes away; then we'll be able to work at the table.　我要把这些盘子收走，然后我们才能在桌旁工作。
　The waitress will clear away these dishes in a moment.　女服务员会马上来收拾这些碗碟。
　Clear away your toys now, children!　孩子们，现在把玩具拿走！
　After the bowls and dishes were cleared away, the children sat at the table, playing with building blocks.　碗碟收拾好后，孩子们在桌旁坐下来玩积木。
　The rubbish must be cleared away.　这堆垃圾必须清理干净。
 ♣ clear from　(v.+prep.)
　清除　take away sth, get rid of sth
　They cleared the dishes from the table.　他们将桌上的盘碟撤去。
　He cleared all the stones from the yard.　他把院子里所有的石块都清除了。
　Our job is to clear the snow from the road.　我们的工作是清除路上的积雪。
 ♣ clear of　(v.+prep.)
1. 把…从…驱除或清除掉 be free from
　Will you help me clear the garden of these stones? 　你能帮我把花园里的这些石头清除干净吗?
　We must clear the area of enemy soldiers as soon as possible.　我们必须尽快肃清这个地区的敌兵。
　The roads are cleared of snow now.　路上的雪已经扫干净了。
2. 证明无罪 prove that sb is not guilty of sth
　The judge cleared the prisoner of any crime and set him free.　法官宣布那个犯人无罪并把他释放。
　The boy was cleared of stealing.　那个男孩被证明没有偷窃。
　He was cleared of taking part in the crime.　他被证明没有参加犯罪活动。
3. 设法忘记 clear one's mind of
　I want you to clear your mind of everything that happened before the fire.　我要你把火灾前发生的一切统统忘掉。
 ♣ clear off　(v.+adv.)
1. 消散；消失 pass away or disappear
　The sky looks as if it would clear off soon.　天空看来马上就会放晴了。
　In the afternoon, the mist cleared off and the rest of the day was fine.　下午，雾散去了，天气晴朗起来。
2. （使）离开；驱除，清除 (cause to) go away; remove, take away
　I'm busy; clear off as fast as you can!　我没空，你赶快走开！
　The unruly youths soon cleared off when they saw the policeman coming.　这些瞎起哄的青年看到警察来了就迅速溜掉。
　When the police appeared, the thieves cleared off.　当警察出现时，那些小偷都溜掉了。
　Go into the field and clear those boys off.　到地里去，把那些男孩赶走。
　You may put your books on the shelf when you have cleared it off.　你把架子清空以后可以把自己的书放上去。
　We must clear off such prejudices and superstitions among ourselves.　我们应该去除我们当中的这些偏见和迷信。
3. 收拾餐桌 remove the dishes, food, and other remains of a meal
　Please clear off the dinner things and then you can watch television.　请把碗碟收拾收拾，然后再看电视。
4. 还清 settle
　He has at last cleared off all his debts.　他终于还清了全部债务。
　I hope to clear off my mortgage in a few months' time.　我希望在数月之后赎回我的抵押。
5. 廉价处理掉 dispose of
　The shop decided to clear off the summer clothes when the new winter fashions arrived.　那家商场购进新的冬季时装时，决定把夏季服装廉价处理掉。
6. 完成 finish sth
　I'd like to clear off the rest of the work which was waiting for me after my holiday.　我愿意把度假后要我做的工作全部干完。
 ♣ clear out　(v.+adv.)
1. 清除，清理掉 empty, or go away
　They are busy clearing out the drains.　他们正忙于疏通排水道。
　It's about time we cleared out the attic; it's full of junk.　该把阁楼清空了，里面堆满了废弃物。
　I'll clear out that closet and then you can hang your clothes there.　我把那只衣柜腾出来，你可以在那里放衣服了。
　He cleared out his desk before he was moved to another class.　他转到别的班级之前清理了自己的书桌。
　There will be plenty of room in that cupboard when it is cleared out.　把东西都清空后，碗橱里边的地方可大着呢。
2. 洗劫一空 empty a place by robbing it
　The thieves cleared out the store.　盗贼把那家商店洗劫一空。
3. 使耗尽全部钱财 take away all the money of
　The boys have cleared me out.　那些男孩拿走了我所有的钱。
　Ill health seems to have cleared Sarah out.　看来体弱多病已经把萨拉弄得不名一文。
　He was cleared out in the poker game.　他打扑克，把钱都输光了。
4. （使）离开 (cause to) leave quickly
　Clear out! And don't come back!　滚出去！不要再回来！
　He finally told his mother-in-law to clear out and let them live their own lives.　最后他叫岳母赶紧离开，让他们独自生活。
　The reactionary police cleared out the pickets by force.　反动警察用武力赶走了罢工纠察队员们。
　The police cleared all the people out of the hotel after the bomb threat.　在有人威胁要炸旅馆之后，警察让所有的人离开了旅馆。
　They have cleared all the tenants out of those houses.　他们把那些房子的全部房客都清出去了。
5. 离家 leave home
　I'm fed up with being told what I can do and what I can't do; I'm clearing out. Goodbye!　我听够了我应该做什么，不该做什么，我现在要离开这个家了，再会吧！
 ♣ clear up　(v.+adv.)
1. 把…收拾整齐，打扫干净 tidy and clean
　Shall we clear up before we go out?　我们是不是在出去前把东西收拾好?
　Let me clear up the thing on the table.　让我来把桌子上的东西收拾一下。
　Please clear up the litter before you leave the office.　请你离开办公室前把这堆废纸杂物清理掉。
　I hope you don't expect us to clear up that mess you are making.　别指望我们来收拾你弄出来的乱七八糟的东西。
　You can't go home until your classroom has been cleared up.　把你们的教室收拾整洁了再回家。
2. 治疗，治愈 cure; become cured
　This skin disease will clear up in a day or two.　这种皮肤病一两天之内就会好的。
　Doctor Lin gave some pills to clear up my stomach trouble.　林大夫给了我一些治疗胃痛的药片。
　The pills cleared up his stomach trouble.　这些药丸治好了他的胃痛。
3. 处理，完成 finish
　I'd like to clear up the rest of the work which was waiting for me after my holiday.　我喜欢把假期后要做的活一块干完。
　The matter has been cleared up.　事情已经解决。
4. （天空）放晴 brighten
　The weather cleared up.　天放晴了。
　Although it is still raining, it looks as though it might clear up.　尽管天还在下雨，但看来好像会转晴。
　They're lucky that the weather has cleared up in time for the tennis match.　他们真幸运，天气已经转晴，网球比赛可以按时举行了。
5. 解释，消除 find an answer to sth
　That murder was a mystery for a long time, but a clever detective cleared it up.　那次谋杀案长期以来一直是个谜，后来有个机灵的侦探揭开了真相。
　She cleared up the fact.　她把事实澄清了。
　All it needed was a little explanation to clear up the misunderstanding.　只需要做一点解释就可以消除误会。
　We need an expert to clear up this theoretical problem.　我们需要一位专家来搞清楚这个理论问题。
　Maybe we can clear up your problem.　或许我们能解决你的问题。
　Then the question had better be cleared up at once.　那么，这个问题最好马上就澄清。
　Now that the misunderstanding is cleared up, we can get back to work.　现在误会已经消除，我们可以回去工作了。
 ♣ clear with　(v.+prep.)
　使获得批准，通过　cause to obtain official approval of sth/sb from sb in power
　Has the parcel been cleared with the border police yet? 　那个包裹通过边防警察的检查了吗?

 ♣ clear up, solve
　这两者的共同意思是“解决”。其区别是：
1. clear up指对疑难问题等说清楚、讲明白，使人明白其中的原因；solve指对疑难问题等的解决，并不含有使人明白其中的原因。例如：
　Let's try to clear up our difficult and doubtful points.　让我们设法把难点和疑点解决一下。
　John solved a crossword puzzle.　约翰解开了纵横填字谜。
2. clear up是个通俗用词，无语体之分；solve是个较为正式的用词。
3. 在求解方程式、交通、能源诸问题时，应当用solve，而不用clear up. 例如：
　He helped me solve a mathematical equation.　他帮我解出了一道数学方程式。

　他正在清除花园的杂草。
　［误］ He is clearing weeds of the garden.
　［正］ He is clearing weeds from〔off〕 the garden.
　［析］ 表示“从…清除…”，如果宾语是表示地点的名词，所清除之物由of引出；如果宾语是表示所清除之物的名词，则地点由介词from/off引出。

　［同义词］ adj. evident, plain, obvious; certain, positive, sure, glassy, limpid, transparent, empty, free, open, unblocked, unhindered, unimpeded v. acquit, emancipate, free, rid, liberate
　［反义词］ adj. awful, bad, inferior, lousy, poor, terrible, modern, piece of junk v. block, obstruct
　［词源］　古法语 cler <拉丁语 clarus（干净，明亮，清楚）