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单词 declutter
释义

decluttern.

Brit. /ˌdiːˈklʌtə/, U.S. /ˌdiˈklədər/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: declutter v.
Etymology: < declutter v.
colloquial (chiefly British).
An instance of removing unnecessary items from an untidy, cramped, or overcrowded place.
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2000 Citizen (Gloucester) 20 Jan. 64/4 Have a mammoth declutter before viewers come round.
2005 Metro 31 Jan. (London ed.) (Metroplus section) 8/1 [She] admits being overwhelmed by the confusion on her desk which, to even a non-expert eye, is crying out for a declutter.
2012 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 11 Aug. d6/1 If the thought of a stem-to-stern declutter is too overwhelming, focus on the one room you spend the most time in.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

declutterv.

Brit. /ˌdiːˈklʌtə/, U.S. /ˌdiˈklədər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, clutter v.
Etymology: < de- prefix + clutter v. Compare earlier decluttering n.
1. transitive and intransitive. To remove unnecessary items from (an untidy, cramped, or overcrowded place). Also figurative.
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1950 Vogue June 45 De-clutter your living room.
1986 D. Aslett & L. A. Simons Make your House do Housework v. 34/1 Any project will be slowed..if you constantly have to fight your way to it through a mountain of clutter. First—declutter.
2000 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 5 Jan. Tomorrow, we show you how to declutter your mind and your surroundings to bring about greater health and well-being.
2006 Independent 20 Jan. 23/1 In an attempt to ‘declutter’ the streets, the town hall plans to uproot almost a third of the illuminated columns.
2. transitive. To remove extraneous or unwanted information from (a display on an electronic device).
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the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > from other material things
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declutter1965
1965 Data Processing Yearbk. 215/2 Effectively de-clutters the scope to the extent that the controller can distinguish between the aircraft in which he is and is not interested.
1997 Aviation Week & Space Technol. 28 Apr. 46 The HUD [i.e. head-up display] will have a feature that automatically declutters the flight information on approach.
2014 Computer Shopper (Nexis) 1 May The result might be a more customizable Chrome where you can choose..whether you want to declutter the window a bit and hide all those characters behind the chip.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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