clearing

Word family  noun clarity clearance clearing clarification clearness adjective clear ≠ unclear verb clear clarify adverb clear clearly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++clear·ing /ˈklɪərɪŋ $ ˈklɪr-/ ●○○ noun [countable]  AREAa small area in a forest where there are no trees 〔树林中的〕小块空地

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clearing• The path led to a log cabin with a chalet-style sloping roof in the middle of a clearing.• Logging roads go off to both sides, and there are many small recent clearings.• At first their station buildings were primitive affairs, no more than clearings in the bush with tin huts.• While Francis had been gazing into the unseeable distance, the wall had extended several metres across the clearing.• She managed to contact him in Florida, as the clearing up got under way.• In the clearing, there was a small cottage.• A small deer stood on the edge of the clearing.• But within the clearing it was warm and safe-feeling.• From the edge of one of these clearings Chloe suddenly flushed a sepoy.From Longman Business Dictionaryclearingclear‧ing /ˈklɪərɪŋˈklɪr-/ noun [uncountable] BANKINGFINANCE when banks and other financial institutions make payments to each other at the end of a period of trading so that they no longer owe each other any moneya pan-European clearing system

clear·ing nounChineseSyllable  

forest a in a where Business Corpus area small

clearing
clear‧ing /ˈklɪərɪŋ $ ˈklɪr-/ noun [countable]a small area in a forest where there are no trees

clear·ingBrE /ˈklɪərɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈklɪrɪŋ/ 🔊 noun

[countable] an open space in a forest where there are no trees 林中空地 SYN glade [uncountable] (in Britain) the system used by universities to find students for the places on their courses that have not been filled shortly before the beginning of the academic year （英国大学的）补录（学年开始前补招学生填补空缺名额）◆She got into university through clearing. 她通过补录上了大学。🔊🔊◆You can apply for a place through the clearing system. 你可以通过补录系统申请一个名额。🔊🔊◆The university has a limited number of clearing places this year. 今年这所大学的补录名额有限。🔊🔊