impure
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++im·pure /ɪmˈpjʊə $ -ˈpjʊr/ adjective 1 PUREnot pure or clean, and often consisting of a mixture of things instead of just one 不纯净的，掺杂质的 OPP pure drug dealers selling impure heroin 贩卖不纯海洛因的毒贩2 old-fashionedBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS impure thoughts, feelings etc are morally bad because they are about sex – sometimes used humorously 不道德的，淫秽的，下流的〔有时为幽默用法〕 He tried, without success, to rid his mind of any impure thoughts about Julia. 他努力想驱除脑海中对朱莉娅的种种邪念，可是做不到。Examples from the Corpus
impure• Brethren, a branch that believed in keeping itself pure of false doctrine by avoiding association with the impure.• Even more important is the statement that nothing can be done to aid the unjust and impure after death.• She considers thin distinction between the pure and the impure an essential part of social order.• The last sample was impure and quite useless for manufacturing purposes.• New laws restrict the sale of impure chemicals.• Nothing impure could touch his lasting image of Regine.• This latter case is analogous to the melting of a highly impure crystal.• impure drugs• Upholders of the scientific faith shudder at the implications of having to mix it with such irredeemably subjective and impure elements.im·pure adjectiveChineseSyllable
often or of Corpus clean, consisting a mixture pure not and
impure
im‧pure /ɪmˈpjʊə $ -ˈpjʊr/
adjective
OPP pure:
drug dealers selling impure heroin
2. old-fashioned impure thoughts, feelings etc are morally bad because they are about sex – sometimes used humorously:
He tried, without success, to rid his mind of any impure thoughts about Julia.
im‧pure /ɪmˈpjʊə $ -ˈpjʊr/
adjective Word Family: noun: purification, purist, purity ≠ impurity, purifier; verb: purify; adverb: purely; adjective: pure ≠ impure
1. not pure or clean, and often consisting of a mixture of things instead of just one OPP pure:
2. old-fashioned impure thoughts, feelings etc are morally bad because they are about sex – sometimes used humorously: