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单词 clear as a bell
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bell1 /bel/

noun
  1. An instrument for giving a ringing sound, typically a hollow vessel of metal with flared mouth struck by a tongue or clapper, but taking many other forms
  2. Anything bell-shaped, as in diving bell, bell-glass, the open end of some wind instruments, etc
  3. A flower corolla shaped like a bell
  4. The body of a Corinthian or Composite capital, without the surrounding foliage (architecture)
  5. The sound of a bell
  6. A signal or intimation by bell
  7. A stroke or double stroke of a bell to indicate the number of half-hours of the watch that have elapsed, two bells, three bells, etc, meaning that two, three, etc half-hours have passed, the end of the watch of four hours being eight bells (nautical)
intransitive verb

To ring

transitive verb

To furnish with a bell, esp in bell the cat (see below)

transitive verb and intransitive verb

To (cause to) flare out in the shape of a bell

ORIGIN: OE belle cognate with Du bel

belled adjective

Shaped like a bell

bell beaker noun

The distinctive wide-necked pottery vessel found (sometimes inverted) in the graves of Beaker Folk

bellˈbind noun (dialect)

Hedge or field bindweed

bellˈbird noun

  1. The S American campanero
  2. Any of several Australian and NZ birds with a bell-like call, such as either of the two species of honeyeater (Manorina melanophrys and Anthornis melanura) or the thickhead (Oreoica gutturalis)
  3. Elsewhere, other birds with bell-like notes

bellˈ-bottomed adjective

(of trousers) widening greatly from knee to ankle

bellˈ-bottoms plural noun

bellˈboy noun

A hotel porter or page

bell buoy noun

A buoy carrying a bell, rung by the movement of the waves

bellˈcote noun (architecture)

An ornamental structure made to contain one or two bells, and often crowned by a small spire

bell crank noun

A lever with two arms, usu at right angles, and a common fulcrum at their junction

bell end noun

  1. A rounded end part
  2. (vulgar sl) the tip of the penis
  3. An idiot or fool
  4. Someone despised

bellˈflower noun

A campanula

bellˈ-founder noun

A person who casts bells

bellˈ-foundry noun

bellˈ-glass noun

A bell jar

bellˈhanger noun

A person who hangs and repairs bells

bellˈ-heather noun

A variety of erica with bell-shaped flowers

bellˈhop noun (chiefly N American)

A bellboy

bellˈ-housing noun

A tapered outer casing of part of a vehicle's transmission

bell jar noun

A bell-shaped glass cover, in laboratories placed over apparatus to confine gases, etc, or used to protect ornaments or flower arrangements

bell magpie noun (Aust)

The currawong

bellˈman noun

  1. A person who rings a bell, esp on the streets, before making public announcements
  2. A town crier

bellˈ-metal noun

The metal of which bells are made, an alloy of copper and tin

bell pull noun

A cord or handle used in ringing a bell

bellˈ-punch noun

A ticket punch containing a bell

bell push noun

A button used in ringing an electric or spring bell

bellˈringer noun

  1. A person who rings a bell on stated occasions
  2. A performer on church bells or musical hand bells

bellˈringing noun

bellˈ-rope noun

The rope by which a bell is rung

bellˈ-shaped adjective

bellˈ-siller /-silˈər/ noun (Walter Scott)

A fee for bellringing at a funeral

bell tent noun

A bell-shaped tent

bell tower noun

A tower built to contain one or more bells, a campanile

bellˈ-turret noun

A turret containing a chamber for a bell, usu crowned with a spire

bellˈwether noun

  1. The leading sheep of a flock, on whose neck a bell is hung
  2. A ringleader
  3. A setter of a standard, pattern or trend, a leader (economics, etc)

bellˈwort noun

  1. Any plant of the family Campanulaceae
  2. A plant of the genus Uvularia (US)

bear or carry off (or away) the bell

To have or gain the first place

bell, book and candle

A phrase popularly used in reference to a form of excommunication ending, ‘Do to (ie shut) the book, quench the candle, ring the bell’

bells and whistles (slang)

Additional, largely decorative rather than functional features

bells of Ireland

An annual plant (Moluccella laevis) with white flowers and green bell-shaped calyxes, sometimes used in dried-flower arrangements

bell the cat

To undertake the leading part in any hazardous enterprise, from the fable of the mice who proposed to hang a warning bell round the cat's neck

clear as a bell

(of a sound) distinct and pure in tone

give someone a bell (slang)

To telephone someone

ring a bell

To begin to arouse a memory

ring the bell

To achieve a great success (from the bell of a shooting-gallery bull's-eye)

ring the bells backward

To reverse the order of chimes

sound as a bell

In perfect condition, health, etc

clear /klēr/

adjective
  1. Pure, bright, undimmed, unclouded, undulled
  2. Free from obstruction, difficulty, complication, contents, blame or accusation
  3. Disengaged
  4. Plain, obvious
  5. Distinct
  6. Without blemish, defect, drawback, or diminution
  7. Lucid
  8. Transparent
  9. Not coded
  10. Not blocked
adverb
  1. In a clear manner
  2. Plainly
  3. Wholly
  4. Quite
  5. Out of the way (of)
transitive verb
  1. To make clear
  2. To empty
  3. To free from obscurity, obstruction or guilt
  4. To free, acquit or vindicate
  5. To leap, or pass by or over
  6. To make as profit
  7. To settle (eg a bill)
  8. To decode
  9. To unscramble
  10. To declare free from security, etc restrictions
  11. To remove (data) from memory so that fresh data can be recorded (computing)
  12. To pass (a cheque, etc) through a clearing bank
  13. To pass through (customs, etc)
intransitive verb
  1. To become clear
  2. To grow free, bright, transparent
  3. To sail after satisfying all demands and obtaining permission
ORIGIN: Fr clair, from L clārus clear

clearˈable adjective

clearˈage noun

A piece of land cleared

clearˈance noun

  1. The act of clearing
  2. General removal or emptying
  3. Eviction from lands
  4. Removal of hindrances
  5. Intervening space
  6. Play between parts, as of a machine
  7. A certificate that a ship has been cleared at the custom house
  8. A declaration of freedom from restrictions

clearˈer noun

  1. Someone who or something that clears
  2. A clearing bank

clearˈing noun

  1. The act of making clear
  2. An area with no trees within a forest or woodland
  3. The tract of land cleared of wood, etc for cultivation
  4. The method by which bankers change cheques and drafts, and arrange the differences
  5. The method or process by which the final remaining university and college places are allocated to hitherto unsuccessful applicants shortly before the courses start

clearˈly adverb

  1. In a clear manner
  2. Distinctly
  3. Obviously

clearˈness noun

clearance cairn noun (archaeology)

A heap of stones cleared from agricultural land, as distinct from a burial cairn

clearance sale noun

A sale of goods at reduced prices in order to make room for new stock

clear-cutˈ adjective

  1. Sharp in outline, definite
  2. Free from obscurity

clear'-cutting noun

The practice of cutting down all the trees in an area of forest

clear-eyedˈ adjective

Clear-sighted, discerning

clear felling noun

The wholesale felling of all the trees in a particular area

clear-headˈed adjective

Having a clear understanding

clear-headˈedly adverb

clearing bank noun

A bank that is a member of the London Bankers' Clearing House, through which it makes credit and cheque transfers to and from other banks

clearing house noun

  1. An office where financial clearing business is done
  2. A central source or pool of information, etc

clearˈing-nut noun

The seed of Strychnos potatorum used in India and SE Asia for clearing muddy water

clearing sale noun (Aust)

The sale of moveable property and stock from a farm or similar property, esp following the sale of the land and buildings

clear-obscureˈ same as chiaroscuro

clear-sightˈed adjective

  1. Having clearness of sight
  2. Discerning

clear-sightˈedly adverb

clear-sightˈedness noun

clearˈskin see cleanskin under clean

clearˈ-starchˈer noun

A laundress

clear-starchˈing noun

The act of stiffening linen with clear starch

clearˈstory see clerestory

clearˈway noun

A stretch of road on which motorists are not allowed to stop

clearˈwing noun

A transparent-winged moth of the family Sesiidae, often resembling wasps

clear as a bell see under bell1

clear away

To remove (crockery, uneaten food, etc) after a meal

clear off

  1. To get rid of, dispose of
  2. To go away, esp in order to avoid something (informal)

clear one's throat

To give a slight cough

clear out

  1. To get rid of
  2. To empty
  3. To empty out, sort through, tidy up (eg a room or cupboard), throwing away unwanted material (clearˈ-out noun)
  4. (of a ship) to clear and leave port
  5. To take oneself off

clear the air

To simplify the situation and relieve tension

clear the decks (figurative)

To clear away everything surplus, so as to prepare for action

clear the way

To make the way open

clear up

  1. To make or to become clear
  2. (of weather) to become fine after cloudiness, rain or snow
  3. To explain (a mystery, misunderstanding, etc)
  4. To tidy up (clearˈ-up noun)
  5. (of an ailment) to get better

in the clear

  1. Free of suspicion
  2. Out of a difficulty
  3. Solvent
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