pure
pure
pure / pjur ; pjʊə /adjective
1. NOT MIXED 非混合的, usually before nouna pure substance or material is not mixed with anything纯的，纯净的;ANTimpure
pure silk / cotton / wool etc
•pure wool blankets纯羊毛毛毯
•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. COMPLETE 完全的, only before nouncomplete and total完全的; 纯粹的;SYNsheer•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 and not containing anything harmful纯净的，洁净的，无有害物质的;ANTimpure•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 .这上面的空气纯净些。
4. pure and simple used to emphasize that there is only one thing involved or worth considering完全，不折不扣〔用来指某事只有唯一的原因〕:•He wanted revenge, pure and simple.他只想报复。
5. MORALLY GOOD 道德上无瑕疵的, literarywithout any sexual experience or evil thoughts纯洁的，贞洁的; 无邪的，清白的;ANTimpure•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, 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 nountypical 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 noundone 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 work 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 to 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〕
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