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

I took the precaution of clearing out my desk before I left.
我临走时特地事先把办公桌清理了一下。
The clearing of rubbish and drains is still incomplete
垃圾与污水的清理工作还未完成。
It's stopped snowing and is clearing up.
雪霁。
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。
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。
It's clearing up.
天气转晴。
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。
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 fired an arrow into a clearing in the forest.
他将箭射向林中的一片空地。
They put up a tent in a clearing of the woods.
他们在树林的一块空地上搭起了帐篷。