clear是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. /ad. 清晰的(地) vt. 清除； 使清楚vi. 变清澈，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- and steered his brother clear of the handle of the pump by the threadbare sleeve.
-- Nothing would have been wanting to the perfection of his character as a fraternal guide, philosopher and friend, if he had only steered his brother clear of ruin, instead of bringing it upon him.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'I haven't strength of mind enough to clear up now, so we will sober ourselves with a funeral,' said Jo, as they rose, and Miss Crocker made ready to go, being eager to tell the new story at another friend's dinner table.
-- Meg helped Jo clear away the remains of the feast, which took half the afternoon and left them so tired that they agreed to be contented with tea and toast for supper.
-- But her mother held her back, saying, with a look she seldom wore... 'Stop, Jo, you must clear yourself first.
-- 'Run, Beth, and help Hannah clear half the things off the table.
-- Now that arrangement was not conducive to calm speech or clear thought on Jo's part, for how could she say hard things to her boy while he watched her with eyes full of love and longing, and lashes still wet with the bitter drop or two her hardness of heart had wrung from him?
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Thou belongest to that hopeless, sallow tribe which no wine of this world will ever warm; and for whom even Pale Sherry would be too rosy-strong; but with whom one sometimes loves to sit, and feel poor-devilish, too; and grow convivial upon tears; and say to them bluntly, with full eyes and empty glasses, and in not altogether unpleasant sadness Give it up, Sub-Subs!For by how much the more pains ye take to please the world, by so much the more shall ye for ever go thankless!Would that I could clear out Hampton Court and the Tuileries for ye!But gulp down your tears and hie aloft to the royal-mast with your hearts; for your friends who have gone before are clearing out the seven-storied heavens, and making refugees of long-pampered Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael, against your coming.
-- I then placed the first bench lengthwise along the only clear space against the wall, leaving a little interval between, for my back to settle down in.
-- I was also aware that being a green hand at whaling, my own lay would not be very large; but considering that I was used to the sea, could steer a ship, splice a rope, and all that, I made no doubt that from all I had heard I should be offered at least the 275th lay that is, the 275th part of the clear net proceeds of the voyage, whatever that might eventually amount to.
-- Spurn the idol Bell, and the hideous dragon; turn from the wrath to come; mind thine eye, I say; oh!goodness gracious!steer clear of the fiery pit!"
-- It was now clear sunrise.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- If he had hesitated for one instant to punish Oliver most severely, it must be quite clear to every experienced reader that he would have been, according to all precedents in disputes of matrimony established, a brute, an unnatural husband, an insulting creature, a base imitation of a man, and various other agreeable characters too numerous for recital within the limits of this chapter.
-- Clear the office.'
-- Clear the office!'
-- Clear the office!'
-- Clear the office!'
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But no sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she hardly had a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes.
-- 'It certainly is a most iniquitous affair,' said Mr. Bennet, 'and nothing can clear Mr. Collins from the guilt of inherit-ing Longbourn.
-- A clear ten thousand per annum.
-- Do clear THEM too, or we shall be obliged to think ill of somebody.'
-- 'Is it not clear enough?
在丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Towards evening the mate and boatswain begged the master of our ship to let them cut away the fore-mast, which he was very unwilling to do; but the boatswain protesting to him that if he did not the ship would founder, he consented; and when they had cut away the fore-mast, the main-mast stood so loose, and shook the ship so much, they were obliged to cut that away also, and make a clear deck.
-- He, thinking no harm, agreed, and being in the head of the boat, set the sails; and, as I had the helm, I ran the boat out near a league farther, and then brought her to, as if I would fish; when, giving the boy the helm, I stepped forward to where the Moor was, and making as if I stooped for something behind him, I took him by surprise with my arm under his waist, and tossed him clear overboard into the sea.
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