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pure

美音:[pjuə ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.纯的,纯粹的,纯净的,无垢的,纯洁的,完美的,抽象的

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形容词比较级:purer 最高级:purest 名词:pureness 副词:purely

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pur=pure(纯洁的)

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pure


/pjʊə(r); pjur/
adj (in senses 1b, 1c,
2 and
4 用于下述第1b、1c、2、4义时比较级作 -r, -st / 5pjUErE(r),5pjUErIst; `pjJrL, `pjJrIst/)
1 (a) not mixed with any other substance 纯的; 纯净的; 纯粹的
*pure cotton, gold, silk, wool, etc 纯棉、纯金、纯丝、纯毛
* The room was painted pure white. 这房间漆成了纯白色.
* (fig 比喻) pure bliss, happiness, etc 极乐、至福.
(b) without harmful substances; clean or unadulterated 无有害物质的; 洁净的; 不搀杂的
*pure water 洁净的水
* The air is so pure in these mountains. 这些山区里的空气格外清新.
(c) [usu attrib 通常作定语] of unmixed origin or race 血统纯的; 纯种的
*She has pure gypsy blood in her veins. 她血管里流的是纯吉普赛人的血液.
* He is a pure Red Indian. 他是血统纯正的北美印第安人.
2 without evil or sin, esp sexual sin; virtuous, chaste 无邪的; 清白的; 有操守的; (尤指)贞洁的
*(rhet 修辞) pure in body and mind 身心纯洁
* pure thoughts 纯洁的思想
* a pure young girl 纯真无邪的年轻姑娘
* keep oneself pure 洁身自好
* His motives were pure. 他的动机很单纯.
3 [attrib 作定语] nothing but; mere or sheer 单纯的; 仅仅的; 完全的
*They met by pure accident. 他们的相见纯属偶然.
* pure folly, extravagance, nonsense 愚蠢透顶、十足的浪费、一派胡言
* do sth out of pure kindness, malice, mischief, etc 完全出于好意、恶意、戏弄人的动机等而做某事
* It was pure chance that I was there. 我刚巧在那儿.
4 (of sound) clear and unwavering (指声音)清晰的, 不发颤的
*a pure note, voice, etc 纯音、纯正的嗓音.
5 [attrib 作定语] (fml 文) dealing with or studied for the sake of theory only; without practical application 纯理论的; 非实用的
*pure mathematics 理论数学
* pureart, ie art created for its own sake, and not for decoration,eg painting, sculpture, etc 纯艺术(为艺术而艺术而不以装饰为目的, 如绘画、雕塑等). Cf 参看 applied (apply).
6 (idm 习语) (as) pure as the driven snow extremely pure(2) 纯真无邪的; 玉洁冰清. ,pure and `simple (infml 口) (used after the n referred to 用于所指名词之後) and nothing else; sheer 纯粹的; 十足的
*It's laziness, pure and simple. 这纯粹是懒惰.
* The reason for the change is lack of money, pure and simple. 进行更改的原因就是缺少经费.

pure


adj
1【not mixed】
2【complete】
3【clean】
4 pure and simple
5【morally good】
6【colour or sound】
7【typical】
8【breed/race】
9【art or study】
10 pure science/maths etc
11 be as pure as the driven snow
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: pur, from Latin purus]
【NOT MIXED】 [usually before noun]
a pure substance or material is not mixed with anything
impure
pure silk/cotton/wool etc
 pure wool blankets
 rings made of pure gold
 Our beef patties are 100% pure .
【COMPLETE】 [only before noun]
complete and total
= sheer
 a work of pure genius
 a smile of pure joy
 My mother's life was pure hell.
pure chance/luck/coincidence etc
 By pure chance, I met Sir Malcolm that morning.
 The chairman dismissed the report as pure speculation.
【CLEAN】
clean and not containing anything harmful
impure
 We had trouble finding a pure water supply.
 Up here the air was purer .
pure and simple
used to emphasize that there is only one thing involved or worth considering
 He wanted revenge, pure and simple.
【MORALLY GOOD】
literary without any sexual experience or evil thoughts
impure
 a pure young girl
 They're too pure and innocent to know what's really going on.
【COLOUR OR SOUND】
very clear and beautiful
 a cloudless sky of the purest blue
 Her voice, clear and pure, soared up to the roof.
【TYPICAL】 [only before noun]
typical of a particular style
 His music is pure New York.
【BREED/RACE】
bred from only one group or race
 My husband is pure Japanese and traces his family back 800 years.
 The Highland is the oldest and purest breed of cattle in Britain.
【ART OR STUDY】 [usually before noun]
done according to an accepted standard or pattern
 Gothic architecture in its purest form
pure science/maths etc
work in science etc that increases our knowledge of the subject rather than using it for practical purposes
be as pure as the driven snow
to be morally perfect - used humorously to say someone is not like this at all
purely
1. Beautiful combs, pure tortoiseshell, with jewels set in-just the colour to wear in her beautiful hair.
    多么好看的梳子,纯玳瑁做的,镶着铢宝,颜色恰好配上她那美丽的头发.

2. Workmen put in a proper drainage system and supplied pure drinking water.
    工人安装了合适的排水装置,提供纯净的饮用水。

3. The pure office of poetry is ever to idealize.
    诗的纯正功能向来是理想化地描述事物。

4. The room was painted pure white.
    这房间漆成了纯白色.

5. An ocean of blue above, a blanket of pure white below.
    头上是一片蓝色的天海,身下铺着雪白的云毯。

6. And to ensure the populations were "pure", the study was confined to groups that were in their present locations as of 1492, before the first major movements from Europe began — in effect, a genetic photo of the world when Columbus sailed f
    为了确保种群的"纯正",这项研究将对象限定于其目前的生活区域仍与1492年以来相同的那些群体,即在来自欧洲最初的大规模迁移之前。这实际上就是一幅真实的哥伦布驶向美洲时期的世界人口基因分布图。

7. I lost your file by pure mischance.
    我把你的文件弄没了, 纯粹是碰上的倒霉事.

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