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

There was a clearing up of the penal code;
它对刑法典进行了清理；
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。
A: It seems to be clearing up.
A：看来天要放晴了。
I have had antibiotics for my sinusitis but it doesn't seem to be clearing up.
我服用了抗生素来治疗鼻窦炎，但似乎未能根治。
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。
Firemen were still clearing rubble from apartments damaged at the scene of the attack.
消防队员仍在从袭击现场遭到毁坏的公寓里往外清理瓦砾。
They were clearing up when the second bomb exploded
他们正在清理时，第二颗炸弹爆炸了。
We are making further attempts at clearing away all obstacles on the road of advance.
我们正在进一步努力清除前进道路上的一切障碍。
If you give me a hand clearing the rubbish from my garden I will help you to paint your house& you scratch my back and I will scratch yours.
如果你帮助我把这些垃圾从我的花园清除出去，我会帮你粉刷房子&投桃报李嘛！
It all depends on the weather clearing up.
这完全取决于天气是否会放晴。