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the process of removing things that are not wanted 清除;排除;清理 forest clearances 伐空的林地 slum clearance (= the process of removing houses that are in very bad condition in an area of a town) 拆除貧民窟 Landscape gardeners have begun a clearance of the overgrown ground to make way for a new park. 園林工人已經開始清理雜草叢生的土地,爲新公園讓路。 a clearance sale (= in a shop, when goods are sold cheaply to get rid of them quickly) 清倉大甩賣 These coats are on clearance. 這些外套在降價出清。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- forest
- land
- site
- …
- work
- sale
- rack
- …
- on clearance
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the amount of space or distance that is needed between two objects so that they do not touch each other 淨空;間距;間隙 There is not much clearance for vehicles passing under this bridge. 車輛在這座橋下通過時沒有多少餘隙。 a clearance of one metre 一米的間距
Extra ExamplesAlways give cyclists plenty of clearance. 要經常給摩托車手足夠的淨空。 Make sure you allow enough clearance on each side. 要確保每一側都留出足夠的間隙。 There wasn't enough clearance between the bus and the top of the bridge. 公共汽車和橋頂之間沒有足夠的空隙。 clearance above the light to prevent overheating 爲防止過熱而在燈上方留出的淨空 We need to increase the vehicle's ground clearance. 我們需要增加車輛的離地間隙。 Leave a clearance of at least 10 cm to allow the heat to escape. 留出至少10厘米的間隙,讓熱量逸出。 There is not enough clearance for vehicles passing under the bridge. 橋下沒有足夠的車輛通行間隙。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ground
- allow (somebody/something)
- give somebody/something
- leave
- …
- clearance above
- clearance between
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official permission that is given to somebody before they can work somewhere, have particular information, or do something they want to do (錄用或準許接觸機密以前的)審查許可,審核批準 I'm waiting for clearance from headquarters. 我在等待總部的錄用審查許可。 All employees at the submarine base require security clearance. 所有潛水艇基地的僱員必須得到安全部門的審查許可方可錄用。
Extra ExamplesFormal clearance by the Cabinet has not been given. 内閣尚未給予正式批準。 It is safest to seek advance clearance from the tax office. 安全起見還是事先去稅務局申請許可。 She had to be vetted for security clearance before she was appointed. 她在被任命前必須經過安全審查。 Allow a minimum of six weeks to obtain the necessary clearances. 至少留出六周時間以取得必要的審查許可。 You'll need to get security clearance for this job. 做這項工作需要先通過忠誠審查。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- official
- proper
- top-secret
- …
- get
- obtain
- receive
- …
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official permission for a person, vehicle or goods to enter or leave an airport or a country (人、交通工具進出機場或出入境的)許可,準許 The pilot was waiting for clearance for take-off. 飛行員在等待起飛的許可。 How long will customs clearance take? 清關需要多長時間?
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by airc2The pilot was granted clearance to land. 飛行員得到了着陸許可。 The air traffic control clearance specified an altitude that must be maintained. 空中交通管制許可規定了必須保持的高度。 The aircraft received clearance to taxi out for take-off. 飛機得到許可,可以滑行起飛了。 You should not have crossed the border without diplomatic clearance. 沒有外交許可,你不應該越過邊境。 The goods were still at the airport waiting for customs clearance. 貨物仍在機場等待清關。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- official
- proper
- top-secret
- …
- get
- obtain
- receive
- …
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the process of a payment into a bank account being confirmed by the bank, so the money is available for you to use (付款的)到賬 Clearance will take seven days. 通關需要七天。
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a clearance in football (soccer) and some other sports is when a player kicks or hits the ball away from the goal of his or her own team Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2(足球及其他一些體育運動中的)解圍