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Pure Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Purity Made N Thing   [Usu

英语单词 pure
英美音标 英 [pjʊə(r)] 美 [pjʊr]
中文释义 adj.纯的;纯洁的;纯粹的
英语例句 (1) Water can be made pure by distilling it.
(2) Life is a sweet thing for one who has a pure conscience.
(3) The look from her eye is still so pure, like a dustless crystal.
(4) It's pure nonsense.
(5) They met each other by pure accident.
中文例句 (1) 水可以通过蒸馏而提纯。
(2) 对于善良纯洁的人来说,生活是一件美好的事情。
(3) 她的眼神依旧清纯,仿佛水晶般纤尘不染。
(4) 那是一派胡言。
(5) 他们相见纯属偶然。
vocabulary简明 The adjective pure describes something that's made of only one substance and is not mixed with anything else. For example, your favorite soft, warm winter scarf might be made from pure merino wool.
vocabulary扩展 Anything that's uncontaminated by extra, unnecessary, or unclean substances is pure. You can swim in pure water or wear a necklace that's made of pure silver. Pure can also mean "complete" or "absolute," especially when it describes happiness. A religious meaning of pure is "free from sin", good or wholesome. The Latin word purus, "clean or unmixed," is the root of pure.
柯林斯解释
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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;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。

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