Clear up
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定义
to clear up (a misunderstanding): 去澄清（误会）
示例
- "Be careful what you wish for though, because this weekend will be humid, with 82% humidity Saturday and Sunday mornings, though it should clear up in the afternoon."
- "We have already covered most of the staff, and we've cleared up most of the problems, so there is no need to worry."
练习 1
Complete each sentence with the correct word:
The sun shines the clouds and on to the trees.
The rain falls upon the city.
The skies should clear by tomorrow afternoon.
The sun shines the clouds and on to the trees.
The rain falls upon the city.
The skies should clear by tomorrow afternoon.
Complete each sentence with the correct word:
The sun shines through 1 the clouds and on to the trees.
The rain falls down 2 upon the city.
The skies should clear up 3 by tomorrow afternoon.
The sun shines through 1 the clouds and on to the trees.
The rain falls down 2 upon the city.
The skies should clear up 3 by tomorrow afternoon.
1 through: To "shine through" is a common idiom used often to describe the sun or light in general. The phrase can also be used in other contexts. For example: "His intelligence really shone through during the political debates".
1 around: It is unlikely that one would use the term around to describe the sun "shining". We are expressing that sunlight penetrates the clouds, not that the sunlight "surrounds" the clouds.
1 down: The construction "the sun shines down the clouds" is grammatically incorrect. However, we could say "the sun shines down on the city below".
2 down: The expression "to fall down" is one of the most common phrasal verbs in English. We often say that someone has "fallen down". "Down" indicates the direction that the rain falls (from top to bottom).
2 up: The basic laws of gravity tell us that nothing ever "falls up". One day, perhaps we will defy the earth's gravitational pull, but until that day, this answer will be incorrect.
2 around: We cannot use the preposition "around" to complete this sentence. We cannot follow the preposition "around" with another preposition (upon).
3 up: The expression "to clear up" is often used to describe the weather improving or getting better, especially when the clouds "disappear". This expression can also be used in other contexts. For example "Polly is trying to clear up the mystery of the missing monkey". In this case "to clear up" means "to resolve" or "to understand better".
3 down: One cannot "clear down" something.
3 around: One cannot "clear around something".
练习 2
Choose the correct usages of the phrasal verb "to clear up" from the statements below.
There may be more than one correct answer! Choose all that apply.
There may be more than one correct answer! Choose all that apply.
Choose the correct usages of the phrasal verb "to clear up" from the statements below.
There may be more than one correct answer! Choose all that apply.
There may be more than one correct answer! Choose all that apply.
The phrasal verb "clear up" cannot be used in this way. However, it is possible to "clear out" a building, which means to evacuate it, or remove people or furniture from it.
This is correct. The phrasal verb "to clear up" indicates that a problem or mystery has been "resolved" or "solved". The term is used here in the same sense as it is in the text above. Note that "to clear up" can also be used to describe the act of physically "cleaning" or "arranging" something.
The phrasal verb "to clear up" cannot be used in this way. A wound (or injury) cannot be "cleared up" by a doctor. A doctor may "clean up", "treat" or "dress" the wound.
This is correct. When something "clears up" it becomes "un-obscured" or "free from obstruction". Example: The fog finally "cleared up" and we were able to see across the river to the other side.
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