Word · Frequency #390
clear
不靠近;远离
Not touching or near someone/something; at a distance or apart.
- 1.
Not near something or touching it.
不靠近或不接触某物。
- 2.
Free (or separate) from others.
与他人分离(或分开)的。
- 3.
In a clear manner; plainly.
以清晰的方式;明白地。
清楚地;清晰地;不靠近或不接触某物。;与他人分离(或分开)的。;以清晰的方式;明白地。;清晰地
In use
Please speak clear so everyone can hear you.
She told him clear that she didn't want to go.
The instructions are written clear on the board.
clear of sth
clear 在此是副词,表示“不接触、远离”,常与 stay、keep、stand 等动词连用。
Stay clear of the edge of the cliff.
远离悬崖边缘。
speak clear
在口语中,clear 可代替 clearly 作副词,修饰 speak、think 等动词;比较级是 clearer。
Please speak clear and don't mumble.
请说清楚,别咕哝。
Common mistakes
Please stay clear from the edge.Please stay clear of the edge.
clear 表示“不靠近、远离”时,固定搭配是 clear of(如 stay clear of / keep clear of),介词用 of 而不是 from;受汉语“远离”中“离/从”概念的影响,容易误用 from。
Connections
Collocations
- keep clear of
- 远离;不靠近
- Keep clear of the edge of the platform.请远离站台边缘。
- stay clear of
- 避开;不接触
- Stay clear of the wet paint.别碰未干的油漆。
- steer clear of
- 绕开;避开
- Steer clear of the downtown traffic this time of day.每天这个时候要避开市中心的交通。
- stand clear
- 站开;闪开
- Stand clear of the closing doors.请勿靠近正在关闭的门。
- loud and clear
- 清晰响亮地
- The message came through loud and clear.这个消息传达得清清楚楚。
- clear of
- 不接触;脱离
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 clear 想成‘离远点才看得清’:不碰、不靠近,同时听得明白——副词义‘清楚地、不靠近’。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:地铁车门、自动扶梯等安全提示、日常对话中表示信息清楚或听明白的表达场景、比赛解说中描述摆脱对手或拉开距离的场面 作副词时,clear 的文体随搭配和场景变化:表示“不靠近/避开”多用于安全提示和日常指示,语气偏中性直接;表示“清楚地”比较常见于口语或固定搭配,正式写作中更常用 clearly。建议根据具体搭配和文体灵活选择。
Pronunciation & Spelling
clear 读 /klɪr/。hear、near、fear、dear 与 clear 押韵,拼写均为 -ear;beer 拼写为 -eer,但也读 /bɪr/,与 clear 押韵。注意:bear、wear、pear 虽也以 -ear 结尾,却分别读 /ber/、/wer/、/per/,与 clear 不押韵。英式英语中,clear、hear、near、fear、dear、beer 等押韵词的元音常读作 /ɪə/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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