pure
adj
pjʊə
adj
1
NOT MIXED
非混合的
a
pure
substance
or
material
is
not
mixed
with
anything
纯的，纯净的;
usually before noun 一般用于名词前
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
complete
and
total
完全的; 纯粹的;
only before noun 仅用于名词前
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;
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
without
any
sexual
experience
or
evil
thoughts
[文] 纯洁的，贞洁的; 无邪的，清白的;
literary
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
typical
of
a
particular
style
具有某一典型风格的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
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
done
according
to
an
accepted
standard
or
pattern
纯粹的，正宗的
usually before noun 一般用于名词前
Gothic
architecture
in
its
purest
form
最纯粹的哥特式建筑
10
pure science/maths etc
10.
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
11.
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〕