clear out
clear out — 名詞
1. an event when someone cleans an entire room, cupboard, or building by removing u
大掃除
整理並丟棄雜物的活動
an event when someone cleans an entire room, cupboard, or building by removing unwanted things and organising what remains
Quan and his sisters did a massive clear-out of the garage last Sunday.
Quan 和妹妹上週日徹底清空了車庫。
collocation: massive clear-out / big clear-out
The charity shop received five full bags after Faisal's wardrobe clear-out.
Faisal 整理衣櫃後，慈善商店收到了滿滿五大袋衣物。
A thorough clear-out of the office revealed old files from the 1990s.
徹底清理辦公室後，發現了一些 1990 年代的舊檔案。
After the spring clear-out, the storage room looked twice as large.
春季大掃除之後，儲藏室看起來大了一倍。
- tidy-up
less thorough, more about arranging than discarding
- spring-clean
specifically a seasonal deep clean of a whole house
文法句型
a clear-out
have a clear-out
用法筆記
Common in British English; 'spring clear-out' is a set phrase describing a seasonal deep clean. Often used in the pattern 'have a clear-out'.
clear out — 片語動詞
- clear outbase form
- clears out3rd person singular
- clearing out-ing form
- cleared outpast simple
1. to go away from somewhere in a hurry, often because of danger, an unpleasant sit
離開；撤離
迅速離開某處
to go away from somewhere in a hurry, often because of danger, an unpleasant situation, or because you are no longer wanted there
When the fire alarm sounded, everyone cleared out of the building within minutes.
火災警報響起時，所有人幾分鐘內就撤離了大樓。
clear out of [place] for leaving a location
The security guard told the crowd to clear out before the shop opened.
保全人員在商店開門前要求群眾離開。
imperative: told [someone] to clear out
Selim cleared out as soon as he heard the argument getting loud.
Selim 一聽到爭吵聲變大就趕緊離開了。
The neighbours cleared out when they smelled gas coming from the basement.
鄰居聞到地下室有瓦斯味後，立刻撤離了房子。
Quinn's landlord told him to clear out by the end of the month.
Quinn 的房東要他月底前搬走。
- stay
remain in place
文法句型
clear out
clear out of [place]
tell someone to clear out
用法筆記
Intransitive only — no direct object. The preposition 'of' introduces the location: 'clear out of the room'. Stronger and more urgent than 'leave'; frequently used as a command.
常見錯誤
2. to remove all unwanted items from a space and clean it, so that it becomes tidy
清空；清理
清除雜物使空間整潔
to remove all unwanted items from a space and clean it, so that it becomes tidy and well-organised
Mayumi spent the whole weekend clearing out her late grandmother's attic.
Mayumi 花了整個週末清理外婆的閣樓。
clear out [place] — removing unwanted items
We need to clear the fridge out before the holiday trip next week.
我們下週度假前得把冰箱清空。
separable: clear [place] out
The teacher cleared out the supply cupboard and donated old materials to the art room.
老師清理了儲物櫃，把舊教材捐給了美術教室。
Constanza cleared her desk drawers out and found a photo from primary school.
Constanza 清理了書桌抽屜，找到一張小學時的照片。
Élise and her brother cleared out the garden shed in one sunny afternoon.
Élise 和她弟弟一個晴朗的下午就把花園小屋清理乾淨了。
- clutter up
fill with unnecessary items
- fill
put things into a space
文法句型
clear out [place]
clear [place] out
clear out + noun phrase
用法筆記
Separable: both 'clear out the cupboard' and 'clear the cupboard out' are correct. When the object is a pronoun, it must go between: 'clear it out' (not 'clear out it').
常見錯誤
clear out — 動詞
- clear outpresent simple I / you / we / they
- clears out3rd person singular
- clearing out-ing form
- cleared outpast simple
1. to go away from a place permanently or for a long period, taking your belongings
搬走；離去
帶走所有物離開某處
to go away from a place permanently or for a long period, taking your belongings with you
The last tenant cleared out without paying the final month's rent.
上一個房客沒付最後一個月房租就搬走了。
clear out — leave permanently, taking belongings
Yuki cleared out of her dorm room right after the graduation ceremony.
Yuki 畢業典禮一結束就搬離了宿舍。
clear out of [place]
By sunrise the campers had cleared out and left only footprints behind.
天亮前露營的人已經撤走，只留下腳印。
The shop owner cleared out when the lease expired last March.
去年三月租約到期後，店主就搬走了。
By the end of the month, all the tenants had cleared out and the building stood empty.
到了月底，所有房客都搬走了，整棟大樓空空蕩蕩。
文法句型
clear out
clear out of [place]
用法筆記
Distinguish from the phrasal verb sense 'leave quickly': this sense emphasises taking all possessions and leaving permanently or for a long time, rather than urgency. The object of 'of' is the place being left.
常見錯誤
2. to take away all the people or objects from a place, leaving it completely empty
清除；驅離
移走所有人或物
to take away all the people or objects from a place, leaving it completely empty
Police cleared out the building after the bomb threat was reported this morning.
今早傳出炸彈威脅後，警方疏散了大樓裡的所有人。
clear out [place] — removing people for safety
The management cleared out all the old furniture to make room for new desks.
管理層清走了所有舊家具，為新辦公桌騰出空間。
Noa cleared out the basement and turned it into a music studio for the band.
Noa 清空了地下室，把它改造成樂團的錄音室。
The security team cleared the protesters out of the lobby before the ceremony began.
典禮開始前，保全人員將抗議者請出了大廳。
Quan and his cousin cleared the junk out of the garage in two hours.
Quan 和表哥兩小時就把車庫裡的雜物清掉了。
文法句型
clear out [place]
clear [place] out
clear out [people/objects]
用法筆記
When applied to people, it implies using authority or force. When applied to objects, it simply means removing them. Often used in news reports about evacuations.