Clearance is the removal of old buildings, trees, or other things that are not wanted from an area.
例句
...a slum clearance operation in Nairobi...内罗毕拆除贫民窟的行动The UN pledged to help supervise the clearance of mines.联合国承诺协助监督扫雷工作。
N-VAR
(官方的)批准,许可
If you get clearance to do or have something, you get official approval or permission to do or have it.
例句
Thai Airways said the plane had been given clearance to land...泰国航空公司说,该飞机已经得到降落许可。He has a security clearance that allows him access to classified information.他持有安全许可,可以接触机密信息。
N-VAR
(路面、河面与上方桥梁之间的)净空,间隙,间距
The clearance of a bridge is the distance between the lowest point of the bridge and the road or the water under the bridge.
例句
The lowest fixed bridge has 12.8m clearance.最低的固定桥下方通行高度为12.8米。
英汉词典释义
n.
净空, 余隙
The clearance between the two cars was only ten centimeters.两辆汽车间的距离只有10公分。
许可, 批准
The ship sailed as soon as it got clearance.那艘船一办好离港手续立刻启航了。
(银行)票据交换, 清算
Clearance of this cheque could take a week.这张支票兑现可能需要一个星期。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
2. vertical space available to allow easy passage under something