| 单词 | pure |
| 释义 | Word family noun purification purist purity ≠ impurity purifier adjective pure ≠ impure verb purify adverb purely Related topics: Colourspure /pjʊə $ pjʊr/ ●●● S3 W3 adjective 1 not mixed 非混合的 [usually before noun]PURE a pure substance or material is not mixed with anything 纯的，纯净的 OPP impurepure silk/cotton/wool etc pure wool blankets 纯羊毛毯 rings made of pure gold 纯金制成的戒指 Our beef patties are 100% pure. 我们的牛肉饼是100%的纯牛肉。2 COMPLETELYcomplete 完全的 [only before noun] complete and total 完全的；纯粹的 SYN sheer a work of pure genius 绝对的天才之作 a smile of pure joy 由衷的微笑 My mother’s life was pure hell. 我母亲的生活简直糟透了。pure chance/luck/coincidence etc By pure chance, I met Sir Malcolm that morning. 纯属偶然，那天早上我碰到了马尔科姆爵士。 The chairman dismissed the report as pure speculation. 主席对那份报告不屑一顾，认为纯属臆断。3 clean 干净的CLEAN clean and not containing anything harmful 纯净的，洁净的，无有害物质的 OPP impure We had trouble finding a pure water supply. 我们很难找到洁净的水源。 Up here the air was purer. 这上面的空气更纯净。► see thesaurus at clean4 pure and simple REASONused to emphasize that there is only one thing involved or worth considering 完全，不折不扣 〔用来强调只有一件事有关系或值得考虑〕 He wanted revenge, pure and simple. 他一心只想报复。5 morally good 道德上无瑕疵的HONEST literary without any sexual experience or evil thoughts 纯洁的，贞洁的，无邪的，清白的 OPP impure a pure young girl 纯洁的少女 They’re too pure and innocent to know what’s really going on. 他们太纯洁太天真了，不了解实际上发生了什么。6 colour or sound 颜色或声音CC very clear and beautiful 纯正的，无杂色的，清晰而优美的 a cloudless sky of the purest blue 碧蓝无云的天空 Her voice, clear and pure, soared up to the roof. 她的嗓音清晰纯净，声振屋宇。7 typical 典型的 [only before noun] typical of a particular style 具有某一典型风格的 His music is pure New York. 他的音乐是典型的纽约风格。8 breed/race 品种/种族 bred from only one group or race 血统纯的；纯种的 My husband is pure Japanese and traces his family back 800 years. 我丈夫是纯正的日本人，他的家族可以追溯到800年以前。 The Highland is the oldest and purest breed of cattle in Britain. 苏格兰高地牛是英国最古老最纯正的品种。9 art or study 艺术或学科 [usually before noun]A done according to an accepted standard or pattern 纯粹的，正宗的 Gothic architecture in its purest form 最纯粹的哥特式建筑10. pure science/maths etc Hwork in science etc that increases our knowledge of the subject rather than using it for practical purposes 纯科学/数学等11. be as pure as the driven snow PERFECTto be morally perfect – used humorously to say someone is not like this at all 像白雪一样纯洁，〔道德上〕完美无瑕〔谑指与此根本不符的人〕 → purelyn COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: complete and totalnounspure chance/luckHe had discovered the truth by pure chance.pure coincidenceIt was pure coincidence that I arrived on the same plane.pure joy/pleasure/delightLucinda flashed him a smile of pure joy.pure hatredShe remembered the look of pure hatred in his eyes.pure speculation (=a guess that is not based on any facts)Most of what you hear is pure speculation.pure fantasy/fiction (=something that is not true at all)He dismissed the allegations as ‘pure fantasy’.pure geniusThat excuse you came up with was a flash of pure genius.pure hellHe has described this period as ‘pure hell’.Examples from the Corpuspure• The cocaine was 95% pure.• When it first comes out of the ground, the oil is not very pure.• Crude cocaine is only about 25 percent pure.• The bottle contained 4 litres of pure alcohol.• Our burgers are made of 100% pure beef.• Clothes made of pure cotton are much cooler than those made of mixed fibers.• pure drinking water• And research on pure electrics powered by exotic new battery systems is promising.• The ideal time to pursue the sport which many considered to be the purest form of hunting.• Under the 1990 reforms, districts will be financed on a pure formula basis too.• And the closing bloodbath is pure Grand Guignol.• The pure, hot contempt I now felt for him warmed me.• It was by pure luck that we found the place.• It felt good to get away from the city and breathe in some pure mountain air.• In terms of pure natural ability, Rick's the best athlete on the team.• At one extreme are pure, natural ecosystems like an alpine meadow or a mangrove swamp.• I'm sure he had the purest of motives.• Pure olive oil is usually light gold in color.• pure orange juice• a pure tenor voice• These flowers also come in pure white.• The water in the lake is so pure you can drink it.pure silk/cotton/wool etc• My first impression of the machine was that it was pure silk.• Prices start at $ 20 for acetate shades and go up to several hundred dollars for pure silk.• Shapes are kept simple - shirts and T-shirts - and fabrics are pure cotton or silk.• Hair is a marvellous natural fibre - you could almost compare it to pure silk thread.• Her black hair was immaculate, and the pure silk violet dress fitted to perfection.• Her napkin was of pure silk with a neatly monogrammed corner.• A Casual, short sleeved shirt in pure silk with the fashionable sand-washed finish that feels so luxurious to the touch.pure chance/luck/coincidence etc• Of the pure luck, or destiny, involved.• Unless she was much mistaken in that young man, pure chance played very little part in his proceedings.• It was pure chance that had brought Jean-Claude to the attic window that same afternoon.• It was pure chance that made me notice the writing on the top file, as I pushed open the window.• It was pure chance that Philip Yale Drew came into the frame.• It is pure coincidence that the date of his birthday was 1st April.• Perhaps it was by pure chance that the other woman had been there, and Matthew was entirely innocent.• The connection was made, forged beyond the power of pure chance to explain.pure water• Each point on the demand curve shows what the individual would pay for the last unit of purer water.• Flush your plant and rock periodically with pure water.• He gobbled its contents like a thirsty man would the purest water.• They lived on certain kinds of food and drank pure water.• In wooded recesses were numberless springs of pure water and numerous small lakes.• He walked into the brightly-lit kitchen, opened the fridge, took out a bottle of pure water and opened it.• George Burt provided Swanage with a pure water supply, gas, drainage and a railway.• D 2 D 2 shows the marginal benefit of purer water to the second individual.purest form• Indeed, in the purest form, energy need not weigh anything at all!• Teletext and Videotext are two examples of this technology in its purest form, ie no paper.• The ideal time to pursue the sport which many considered to be the purest form of hunting.• But the meteorites were a potential embarrassment to the purest forms of uniformitarianism.• Music-sharing programs have reduced music to its purest form, one that separates the actual music from the packaging.• This is alienation in its purest form, so why does this book still make me laugh?• In its purest form, suitable for manufacturing bombs, it can also be extremely valuable.• In its purest form, the doctrine advocated a return to subsistence economy but on a less individualistic and more communal basis.Origin pure (1200-1300) Old French pur, from Latin puruspure adjective →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese material or pure a Corpus not substance is |
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