Pure Purest Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Mixed Clean Purity Complete
The word 'pure' has multiple meanings, including not mixed with anything, clean and free from harmful substances, perfect or representing a perfect example, genuine or true to type, theoretical and not practical, complete and total, morally good and innocent, and completely or utterly.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]纯粹的;不掺杂的 A pure substance is not mixed with anything else.
[usu ADJ n]
...a carton of pure orange juice.
一盒纯橙汁
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]纯净的;洁净的;不含有害物质的 Something that is pure is clean and does not contain any harmful substances.
In remote regions, the air is pure and the crops are free of poisonous insecticides.
在偏远地区,空气很纯净,庄稼也不施用有毒的杀虫剂。
...demands for purer and cleaner river water.
需要更纯净、更清洁的河水
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They worried about the purity of tap water.
他们担心自来水是否纯净。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]纯净的;纯正的;完美的 If you describe something such as a colour, a sound, or a type of light as pure, you mean that it is very clear and represents a perfect example of its type.
[usu ADJ n]
...flowers in a whole range of blues with the occasional pure white.
各种深深浅浅的蓝色花朵,偶尔有纯白色花朵点缀其间
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The soaring purity of her voice conjured up the frozen bleakness of the Far North.
她高昂纯净的嗓音使人想起极北地区滴水成冰的寒冷与清冽。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]纯粹的;标准的;真正的 If you describe a form of art or a philosophy as pure, you mean that it is produced or practised according to a standard or form that is expected of it.
[usu ADJ n]
[FORMAL 正式]
Nicholson never swerved from his aim of making pure and simple art.
尼科尔森始终坚持创作纯粹简单的艺术,从未动摇过。
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...verse of great purity, sonority of rhythm, and symphonic form.
节奏铿锵有力、气势恢宏、地道纯正的诗句
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[ADJ 形容词](科学或研究)纯理论的,抽象的Pure science or pure research is concerned only with theory and not with how this theory can be used in practical ways.
[ADJ n]
Physics isn't just about pure science with no immediate applications...
物理学并非只是一门不能直接运用的纯科学。
They did not approach their subject solely as a matter of 'pure' theory.
他们并没有把他们的学科完全当作一门“纯”理论学科来对待。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]完全的;十足的Pure means complete and total.
[emphasis]
The old man turned to give her a look of pure surprise...
老人转身十分惊奇地看了她一眼。
To sleep on my own and not hear the boys snore or grunt was pure bliss.
自己一个人睡、不用听男孩们的鼾声或咕哝声简直是幸福极了。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]纯洁的;清白的;贞洁的 A person, especially a woman, who is described as pure is considered to be morally good, especially because they have no sexual experience or sexual thoughts.
[LITERARY 文]
She was baptized and she was pure and clean of sin.
接受了洗礼的她纯洁无瑕。
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The American Female Reform Society promoted sexual purity.
“美国女性改革社团”倡导性贞洁。
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[PHRASE 短语]完全的;纯粹的;不折不扣的 You use pure and simple to emphasize that the thing you are mentioning is the only thing that is involved or that should be considered.
[n PHR]
[emphasis]
It's blackmail, pure and simple.
这纯粹是敲诈。
Oxford
pure★/pjʊə(r); NAmEpjʊr/adjective(purer/ˈpjʊərə(r); NAmEˈpjʊrər/,purest/ˈpjʊərɪst; NAmEˈpjʊrɪst/)not mixed 纯的1★[usually before noun ]not mixed with anything else; with nothing added 纯的;纯净的;纯粹的◆pure gold/silk, etc.纯金、真丝等◆These shirts are 100% purecotton. 这些衬衫是 100% 的纯棉。◆Classical dance in its purest formrequires symmetry and balance. 纯正的古典舞蹈要求对称与平衡。◆One movie is classified as pure art, the other as entertainment.一部电影被列为纯艺术片,另一部被列为娱乐片。clean 洁净2★clean and not containing any harmful substances 干净的;不含有害物质的◆a bottle of pure water一瓶纯净水◆The air was sweet and pure.空气清新而纯净。OPP
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complete 完全3★[only before noun ]complete and total 完全的;纯粹的◆They met by pure chance.他们相遇纯属偶然。◆She laughed with pure joy.她由衷地笑起来。colour/sound/light 色;声;光4★very clear; perfect 清晰的;纯正的◆beaches of pure white sand洁白的沙滩◆a pure voice纯净的嗓音morally good 纯良5without evil thoughts or actions, especially sexual ones; morally good 纯真的;无邪的;贞洁的;正派的◆to lead a pure life过纯洁的生活◆His motives were pure.他动机纯正。◆( literary) to be pure in body and mind身心纯洁OPP
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subject you study 学科6[only before noun ]concerned with increasing knowledge of the subject rather than with using knowledge in practical ways 纯理论的;非应用的◆pure mathematics纯粹数学◆technology as opposed to pure science subjects相对于纯理论学科的技术☞compare
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breed/race 品种;种族7not mixed with any other breed or race, etc. 血统纯的;纯种的◆These cattle are one of the purest breeds in Britain.这些牛是英国最纯的品种之一。☞see also
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IDIOMˌpure and ˈsimpleused after the noun that it refers to in order to emphasize that there is nothing but the thing you have just mentioned involved in sth (用于名词后表示强调)纯粹,全然◆It's laziness, pure and simple.这全然是懒惰。purepurerpurestpure/pjʊə(r); NAmEpjʊr/purer/ˈpjʊərə(r); NAmEˈpjʊrər/purest/ˈpjʊərɪst; NAmEˈpjʊrɪst/
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purepure /pjʊə $ pjʊr/ ●●●S3W3 adjective
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1not mixed [usually before noun] a pure substance or material is not mixed with anythingOPP impurepure silk/cotton/wool etc pure wool blankets rings made of pure gold Our beef patties are 100% pure.2complete [only before noun] complete and totalSYN sheer: a work of pure genius a smile of pure joy My mother’s life was pure hell.pure chance/luck/coincidence etc By pure chance, I met Sir Malcolm that morning. The chairman dismissed the report as pure speculation.3clean clean and not containing anything harmfulOPP impure: We had trouble finding a pure water supply. Up here the air was purer.► see thesaurus at
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4pure and simple used to emphasize that there is only one thing involved or worth considering: He wanted revenge, pure and simple.5morally good literary without any sexual experience or evil thoughtsOPP impure: a pure young girl They’re too pure and innocent to know what’s really going on.6colour or sound very clear and beautiful: a cloudless sky of the purest blue Her voice, clear and pure, soared up to the roof.7typical [only before noun] typical of a particular style: His music is pure New York.8breed/race bred from only one group or race: My husband is pure Japanese and traces his family back 800 years. The Highland is the oldest and purest breed of cattle in Britain.9art or study [usually before noun] done according to an accepted standard or pattern: Gothic architecture in its purest form10pure science/maths etc work in science etc that increases our knowledge of the subject rather than using it for practical purposes11be as pure as the driven snow to be morally perfect – used humorously to say someone is not like this at all →
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COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2nounspure chance/luck· He had discovered the truth by pure chance.pure coincidence· It was pure coincidence that I arrived on the same plane.pure joy/pleasure/delight· Lucinda flashed him a smile of pure joy.pure hatred· She remembered the look of pure hatred in his eyes.pure speculation (=a guess that is not based on any facts)· Most of what you hear is pure speculation.pure fantasy/fiction (=something that is not true at all)· He dismissed the allegations as ‘pure fantasy’.pure genius· That excuse you came up with was a flash of pure genius.pure hell· He has described this period as ‘pure hell’.
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级别:purer, purest
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purer[344] purest[1064]
纯粹的(42%),纯的(32%),纯洁的(26%)
adj.纯的;纯粹的;纯洁的;清白的;纯理论的
n.(Pure)人名;(俄)普雷
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