clearing

英 [ˈklɪərɪŋ]

美 [ˈklɪrɪŋ]

n. 林中空地
v. 移走，搬走，清除(不需要的东西); 清理; 使人离开; 恢复畅通; 不再受阻
clear的现在分词

现在分词：clearing　复数：clearings　

Collins.2 / BNC.6924 / COCA.8009

牛津词典

noun

N-COUNT (林间)空地
Aclearingis a small area in a forest where there are no trees or bushes.
1. A helicopter landed in a clearing in the dense jungle.
  一架直升机降落在茂密丛林中的一片空地上。

noun

the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
Synonym:clarification
the act of freeing from suspicion
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
Synonym:glade

The Prime Minister resigned today, clearing the way for the formation of a new government
首相今天的辞职为新政府的组建扫清了道路。
She was in the middle of clearing the breakfast things
她正在忙着收拾早饭后的那一摊子。
The centre will act as a clearing house for research projects for former nuclear scientists.
这个中心将作为前核科学家的研究项目的信息交换中心。
They are clearing out the tank.
他们正在刷洗蓄水池。
He had several goes at the high jump before he succeeded in clearing it.
他跳高时试跳了几次才跳过去。
It was a clearing just downhill from a peak of eight thousand feet.
那片空地就在8,000英尺高的山峰下。
I took the precaution of clearing out my desk before I left, and only my private secretary knows it.
我在离开之前预先把桌子整理好了，这一点只有我的私人秘书知道。
It all depends on the weather clearing up.
这完全取决于天气是否会放晴。
I'm fed up with being told what I can do and what I can't do; I'm clearing out. goodbye!
我听够了我应该做什么，不该做什么，我现在要离开这个家了，再会吧！
He fired an arrow into a clearing in the forest.
他将箭射向林中的一片空地。