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 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。
Trading must also be placed in clearing houses or exchanges.
交易也必须在结算所或交易所进行。
After lunch there was a little more clearing up to do than usual
午餐之后要做的清扫工作比平时略多。
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。
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。
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！
There was a clearing up of the penal code;
它对刑法典进行了清理；
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。
They are clearing out the tank.
他们正在刷洗蓄水池。
He found himself on the bank of a river, and a small fire was burning in a clearing.
他发现自己对银行的一条河，和一个小火燃烧，在一个结算。