| 单词 | to clear the air |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto clear the air c. to clear the air: originally to free from clouds, mists, or obscuring elements; now, chiefly, to purify from the sultry conditions which precede a storm; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > do or accomplish something easily [verb (intransitive)] > clear difficulties or troubles to clear the airc1380 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > fine weather > [verb (transitive)] > make clear to clear the airc1380 uncloud1598 serene1613 enubilate1736 c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 437 Þenne wyndis of treuþis shulden blowe awey þe heresyes, and cler þe eyrs of holi chirche, þat is now ful troble. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) viii. xvi. 324 By spredynge of his bemes the sonne clensith and clerith the ayre. 1885 Manch. Examiner 10 Sept. 5/4 His explicit declaration in reply to Mr. Parnell's speech..has cleared the air. < as lemmas |
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