clear away
clear away — 慣用語
1. to take things that are not in their correct spot and return them to storage or
收拾；整理
把物品歸位使空間整潔
to take things that are not in their correct spot and return them to storage or their proper place, so that a room, table, or other area becomes tidy again
Kim asked the children to clear away the dinner plates and put them in the kitchen sink.
Kim 要孩子們把晚餐的盤子收拾好放到廚房水槽裡。
separable: clear away + object / clear + object + away
After the guests left, Aisha cleared the cups and plates away from the living room.
客人離開後，Aisha 把客廳裡的杯盤收拾了起來。
clear + object + away + from + location
Before the inspection, David and Mei cleared away all the loose papers from every desk in the office.
檢查之前，David 和 Mei 把辦公室裡每個桌上散落的紙張都收拾乾淨。
clear away + object + from + location (workplace context)
Mum asked us to clear our toys away before Grandma arrived for afternoon tea.
媽媽要我們在奶奶來喝下午茶之前把玩具收拾好。
clear + possessive + noun + away (family context)
- clear away the dishes
- clear away the plates and cups
- clear away books and papers
- clear away the mess
- clear everything away
- mess up
to make a place untidy
文法句型
clear away + object
clear + object + away
用法筆記
Commonly used after meals, parties, or craft activities. The object can go either before or after 'away': 'clear away the books' or 'clear the books away' — both are correct.
常見錯誤
clear away — 片語動詞
- clear awaybase form
- clears away3rd person singular
- clearing away-ing form
- cleared awaypast simple
1. to take away something that is blocking a space, creating a mess, or is no longe
清除；清理掉
移除不需要或阻礙的物品
to take away something that is blocking a space, creating a mess, or is no longer wanted, so that the area becomes clear and usable again
A road crew cleared away the fallen branches blocking the village road after the storm.
一組道路工人清除了暴風雨後擋住村莊道路的斷枝。
past tense: cleared away + object (obstacle removal)
The old furniture was cleared away to make room for the new office equipment.
舊家具被清理掉，以便為新的辦公設備騰出空間。
passive: be cleared away
The council sent trucks to clear away the abandoned vehicles from the roadside.
市政府派出卡車，清除了路邊的廢棄車輛。
clear away + object + from (large objects)
Omar cleared away the empty bottles and food wrappers after the birthday party.
Omar 在生日派對後清除了空瓶子和零食包裝紙。
- clear away the debris
- clear away the rubbish
- clear away the obstacle
- clear away leftovers
- clear away the snow
- remove
more formal; less common in everyday conversation
- get rid of
more informal; emphasises discarding rather than just relocating
- take away
neutral register; focuses on taking the object to another place
文法句型
clear away + object
clear + object + away
be cleared away
用法筆記
Unlike the 'tidy up' sense, this meaning focuses on getting things out of the way — the removed items may be thrown away, stored elsewhere, or taken to a different location entirely.
常見錯誤
❌ 'Please clear away the broken glass' (correct for the action). — This sense works for dangerous objects like broken glass, but only when the action is physically removing them from the area.