"investigation showed that he was in the clear"
"finally broke out of the forest into the open"
"a clear and present danger" "a clear explanation" "a clear case of murder" "a clear indication that she was angry" "gave us a clear idea of human nature"
"a complex problem requiring a clear head" "not clear about what is expected of us"
"a clear view" "a clear path to victory" "open waters" "the open countryside"
"clear water" "clear plastic bags" "clear glass" "the air is clear and clean"
"we were clear of the danger" "the ship was clear of the reef"
"a clear conscience" "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes"
"efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings" "clear laughter like a waterfall" "clear reds and blues" "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"
"I have clear title to this property"
"as clear as a whistle" "clear footprints in the snow" "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather" "a spire clean-cut against the sky" "a clear-cut pattern"
"a set of well-defined values"
"on a clear day"
"a clean bill of health" "a clear winner"
"a clear perfect diamond" "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"
"a clear profit"
"is absolved from all blame" "was now clear of the charge of cowardice" "his official honor is vindicated"
"clear mind" "a percipient author"
"read the book clear to the end" "slept clear through the night" "there were open fields clear to the horizon"
"could be seen clearly under the microscope" "She cried loud and clear"
"Clear your desk"
"Clear a path through the dense forest"
"The sky cleared after the storm"
"Clear the manuscript for publication" "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
"clear the leaves from the lawn" "Clear snow from the road"
"The bill cleared the House"
"The check will clear within 2 business days"
"The fog cleared in the afternoon"
"the balloon cleared the tree tops"
"Could you clarify these remarks?" "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
"Clear the ship and let it dock"
"clear the water before it can be drunk"
"This sale netted me $1 million"
"The company cleared $1 million"
"How much do you make a month in your new job?" "She earns a lot in her new job" "this merger brought in lots of money" "He clears $5,000 each month"
"We cleared a lot of the old model cars"
"clear customs"
"The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
"clear a debt" "solve an old debt"
"The water had to be cleared through filtering"
"clear a memory buffer"
"clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat"
"Clear the building"
"Clear the throat"
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。
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。
