clear up

• 动词短语，指清理、整理某物或清除障碍，也指消除误解、澄清疑问或（天气）转晴。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of making something tidy, clean, or free of obstruction, or to resolve a misunderstanding or confusion.

不可数 · 及物和不及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Make something understandableformal

   To explain or resolve a confusing or unclear situation.

   澄清

   • The teacher cleared up the students' confusion about the assignment.
   • We need to clear up this misunderstanding before it gets worse.
   • Can you clear up what you meant by that statement?

   同义词clarifydecipherdemystifyelucidateexplainresolveshed light onsort outunravel

   反义词complicateconfusemuddyobscure

2. Tidy or cleaninformal

   To make a place clean and organized by removing clutter or dirt.

   整理

   • I need to clear up my desk before the meeting.
   • She cleared up the kitchen after dinner.
   • They spent the morning clearing up the garden.

   同义词clean upneatenstraighten uptidy up

   反义词clutterdirtylittermesssoil

3. Weather improvinginformal

   When clouds or rain disappear and the sky becomes bright.

   转晴

   • The sky cleared up after the storm passed.
   • It was raining in the morning, but it cleared up by noon.
   • The forecast says it will clear up later today.

   同义词breakclearimprovelift

   反义词clouddarkenlowerthreaten

基本动词clear