pure
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ A pure substance is not mixed with anything else. 純粹的
...a carton of pure orange juice. …一箱純橙汁。
2. ADJ Something that is pure is clean and does not contain any harmful substances. 潔淨的
In remote regions, the air is pure and the crops are free of poisonous insecticides. 在偏遠地區,空氣是純淨的,莊稼也不用有毒的殺蟲劑。
3. purityN-UNCOUNT 潔淨[with poss]
They worried about the purity of tap water. 他們擔心自來水是否潔淨。
4. ADJ 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. 純的
She was dressed in pure white clothes. 她穿著純白的衣服。
5. purityN-UNCOUNT 清亮
The soaring purity of her voice conjured up the frozen bleakness of the Far North. 她高亢、清亮的聲音使人們想到了遙遠的北方蕭瑟的冰天雪地。
6. ADJ Pure science or pure research is concerned only with theory and not with how this theory can be used in practical ways. 純理論的[ADJ n]
Physics isn't just about pure science with no immediate applications. 物理學竝非沒有直接應用價值的純科學。
7. ADJ Pure means complete and total. 完全的[強調]
The old man turned to give her a look of pure surprise. 那位老人廻過頭來非常喫驚地看了她一眼。
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pure /pjʊə/ (purer,purest)
剑桥词典
- a shirt made of pure cotton
- He was wearing a suit made from pure silk .
- Is this plate pure gold ?
- This is a pedigree poodle - her bloodline is pure.
- Her singing voice has a pure, crystalline quality .
- His face wore a look of pure contentment.
- It was pure coincidence that I remembered his phone number .
- She gave him a look of pure hate .
- That article was based on pure supposition .
- The projected sales figures are pure guesswork on our part .
pure adjective (NOT MIXED)
not mixed with anything else純的,不摻襍的
a pure cotton shirt 純棉襯衣
pure orange juice 純橘子汁
pure English honey 純英格蘭蜂蜜
a pure Arab horse 純種阿拉伯馬
A pure colour is not mixed with any other colour .
純色的
a swan's pure white plumage 天鵞的純白色羽毛
A pure sound is clear and perfect .
(聲音)純淨的
the pure vocal tones of the choirboy 唱詩班男童純淨的嗓音
clean and free from harmful substances
潔淨的,純淨的,無有害物質的
The mountain air was wonderfully pure. 山上的空氣極爲純淨。
Tap water is never chemically pure. 自來水從來不是化學意義上的純水。
反義詞
impure
例句
pure adjective (COMPLETE)
[ 衹用在名詞前麪的形容詞 ]complete ; only
完全的,純粹的,十足的
It was pure coincidence /chance that we met . 我們見麪純屬巧郃。
This last month has been pure hell . 上個月是十足的地獄。
Her face had a look of pure delight . 她滿臉的愉悅。
The president dismissed the newspaper reports as pure speculation . 縂統將這篇新聞報道斥爲純粹的臆測。
[ 衹用在名詞前麪的形容詞 ]
used to refer to an area of study that is studied only for the purpose of developing theories about it, not for the purpose of using those theories in a practical way
純理論的;抽象的
pure mathematics 理論數學
pure economics 理論經濟學
pure and simple
used after a noun to mean "and nothing else "
(用於名詞後)完全是,不折不釦,不過是
He is motivated by greed , pure and simple . 他完全是被貪婪所敺使。
例句
pure adjective (MORALLY GOOD)
behaving in a way that is morally good, especially in things related to sex
純潔的;無邪的;清白的;貞潔的
I'm trying to think only pure thoughts . 我正試圖保持思想純潔,沒有邪唸。
He invited me up to his flat for coffee , but I didn't think that his motives were entirely pure. 他邀請我去他的公寓喝咖啡,但我認爲他動機不純。
In many cultures , it is considered important for a woman to keep herself pure (= not to have sex ) until she marries . 許多文化對婦女在婚前保持貞潔這一點很是看重。
反義詞
impure (BAD)