英语词汇“clear something up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

clear something up

1 (also clear up) Tidy something up by removing rubbish or other unwanted items: Thomas decided to clear up his cottage he asked the youths to clear up their litter I keep meaning to come down here and clear up...

‘The council needs to do something about it, and I don't just mean clearing it up and moving the youths on,’ he said.
Mr Messy was very messy and asked Mr Clean and Mr Tidy to clear up his house.
An obsessively tidy man, he clears up after Elizabeth cooks.

Synonyms

empty, empty out, void, make vacant;

tidy, tidy up, clear up, clean

informal dejunk

tidy, tidy up, put in order, straighten up, clean up, put to rights, make shipshape, spruce up

2Solve or explain something: he wanted to clear up some misconceptions...

Unless misconceptions were cleared up here at the very beginning, they were likely to reinforce already existing prejudices.
I'm not necessarily telling you this to scare you or something, but I figured this could clear some things up.
Tim briefly explained what Grandpa had told to him, hopefully clearing things up.

Synonyms

solve, resolve, straighten out, find an/the answer to, answer, find the key to, decipher, break, get to the bottom of, make head or tail of, piece together, explain, expound;

unravel, untangle, elucidate

informal crack, figure out, suss out

3Cure an illness or other medical condition: folk customs prescribed sage tea to clear up measles...

The ailment becomes the cure and the symptoms are cleared up not by their actual remedy, but by our ignorant submission or our willful hypnosis to another glossy spin and a catchy jingle.
If your teenager has bad acne, your GP can prescribe medication to help clear it up.
Luckily, a German pharmacist understood my sign language and sold me a miracle cure that cleared it up in a few days.

See parent entry: clear

单词	clear something up
释义	clear something up 1 (also clear up) Tidy something up by removing rubbish or other unwanted items: Thomas decided to clear up his cottage he asked the youths to clear up their litter I keep meaning to come down here and clear up... ‘The council needs to do something about it, and I don't just mean clearing it up and moving the youths on,’ he said. Mr Messy was very messy and asked Mr Clean and Mr Tidy to clear up his house. An obsessively tidy man, he clears up after Elizabeth cooks. Synonyms empty, empty out, void, make vacant; tidy, tidy up, clear up, clean informal dejunk tidy, tidy up, put in order, straighten up, clean up, put to rights, make shipshape, spruce up 2Solve or explain something: he wanted to clear up some misconceptions... Unless misconceptions were cleared up here at the very beginning, they were likely to reinforce already existing prejudices. I'm not necessarily telling you this to scare you or something, but I figured this could clear some things up. Tim briefly explained what Grandpa had told to him, hopefully clearing things up. Synonyms solve, resolve, straighten out, find an/the answer to, answer, find the key to, decipher, break, get to the bottom of, make head or tail of, piece together, explain, expound; unravel, untangle, elucidate informal crack, figure out, suss out 3Cure an illness or other medical condition: folk customs prescribed sage tea to clear up measles... The ailment becomes the cure and the symptoms are cleared up not by their actual remedy, but by our ignorant submission or our willful hypnosis to another glossy spin and a catchy jingle. If your teenager has bad acne, your GP can prescribe medication to help clear it up. Luckily, a German pharmacist understood my sign language and sold me a miracle cure that cleared it up in a few days. See parent entry: clear
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