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

A court in Berlin has dropped the charges against him, clearing the way for him to leave Germany.
柏林的一个法庭今天撤销了对他的指控，这样他就可以离开德国了。
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。
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。
There was a clearing up of the penal code;
它对刑法典进行了清理；
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。
The clearing of rubbish and drains is still incomplete
垃圾与污水的清理工作还未完成。
If you give me a hand clearing the rubbish from my garden I will help you to paint your house& you scratch my back and I will scratch yours.
如果你帮助我把这些垃圾从我的花园清除出去，我会帮你粉刷房子&投桃报李嘛！
They are clearing out the tank.
他们正在刷洗蓄水池。
They were clearing up when the second bomb exploded
他们正在清理时，第二颗炸弹爆炸了。
A: It seems to be clearing up.
A：看来天要放晴了。