clearer 音标拼音: [kl'ɪrɚ]
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Clear \
Clear \ (
kl [=
e ]
r ),
a . [
Compar . {
Clearer } (-[~
e ]
r );
superl .
{
Clearest }.] [
OE .
cler ,
cleer ,
OF .
cler ,
F .
clair ,
fr .
L .
clarus ,
clear ,
bright ,
loud ,
distinct ,
renowned ;
perh .
akin to L .
clamare to call ,
E .
claim .
Cf . {
Chanticleer },
{
Clairvoyant }, {
Claret }, {
Clarify }.]
1 .
Free from opaqueness ;
transparent ;
bright ;
light ;
luminous ;
unclouded .
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The stream is so transparent ,
pure ,
and clear .
--
Denham .
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Fair as the moon ,
clear as the sun . --
Canticles vi .
10 .
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2 .
Free from ambiguity or indistinctness ;
lucid ;
perspicuous ;
plain ;
evident ;
manifest ;
indubitable .
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One truth is clear ;
whatever is ,
is right . --
Pope .
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3 .
Able to perceive clearly ;
keen ;
acute ;
penetrating ;
discriminating ;
as ,
a clear intellect ;
a clear head .
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Mother of science !
now I feel thy power Within me clear ,
not only to discern Things in their causes ,
but to trace the ways Of highest agents . --
Milton .
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4 .
Not clouded with passion ;
serene ;
cheerful .
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With a countenance as clear As friendship wears at feasts . --
Shak .
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5 .
Easily or distinctly heard ;
audible ;
canorous .
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Hark !
the numbers soft and clear Gently steal upon the ear . --
Pope .
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6 .
Without mixture ;
entirely pure ;
as ,
clear sand .
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7 .
Without defect or blemish ,
such as freckles or knots ;
as ,
a clear complexion ;
clear lumber .
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8 .
Free from guilt or stain ;
unblemished .
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Statesman ,
yet friend to truth !
in soul sincere ,
In action faithful ,
and in honor clear . --
Pope .
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9 .
Without diminution ;
in full ;
net ;
as ,
clear profit .
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I often wished that I had clear ,
For life ,
six hundred pounds a -
year . --
Swift .
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10 .
Free from impediment or obstruction ;
unobstructed ;
as ,
a clear view ;
to keep clear of debt .
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My companion . . .
left the way clear for him .
--
Addison .
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11 .
Free from embarrassment ;
detention ,
etc .
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The cruel corporal whispered in my ear ,
Five pounds ,
if rightly tipped ,
would set me clear .
--
Gay .
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{
Clear breach }.
See under {
Breach },
n .,
4 .
{
Clear days } (
Law .),
days reckoned from one day to another ,
excluding both the first and last day ;
as ,
from Sunday to Sunday there are six clear days .
{
Clear stuff },
boards ,
planks ,
etc .,
free from knots .
Syn :
Manifest ;
pure ;
unmixed ;
pellucid ;
transparent ;
luminous ;
obvious ;
visible ;
plain ;
evident ;
apparent ;
distinct ;
perspicuous .
See {
Manifest }.
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Clearer \
Clear "
er \,
n .
1 .
One who ,
or that which ,
clears .
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Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding .
--
Addison .
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2 . (
Naut .)
A tool of which the hemp for lines and twines ,
used by sailmakers ,
is finished .
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