pure

adjective

OPAL S

/pjʊə(r)/

/pjʊr/

(comparative purer

/ˈpjʊərə(r)/

/ˈpjʊrər/

, superlative purest

/ˈpjʊərɪst/

/ˈpjʊrɪst/

)

Idioms

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not mixed

[usually before noun] not mixed with anything else; with nothing added

pure gold
ties made of pure silk
These shirts are 100% pure cotton.
The patient was given pure oxygen to breathe.
Classical dance in its purest form requires symmetry and balance.
One movie is classified as pure art, the other as entertainment.
The metal needs to be very pure.

clean

clean and not containing any harmful substances

a bottle of pure water
The air was sweet and pure.
Much of the population still does not have access to pure drinking water.

opposite impure

complete

[only before noun] complete and total

They met by pure chance.
She laughed with pure joy.
That woman is pure evil.
These reports are pure speculation (= there is no evidence that they are true).
It was a pure accident. I'm not blaming anybody.
It was pure coincidence that all the absences occurred at the same time.

colour/sound/light

very clear; perfect

beaches of pure white sand
a pure voice

morally good

without evil thoughts or actions, especially sexual ones; morally good

to lead a pure life
His motives were pure.
(literary) to be pure in body and mind

opposite impure

subject you study

[only before noun] about increasing knowledge of the subject rather than using knowledge in practical ways

pure mathematics
technology as opposed to pure science subjects

compare applied

breed/race

not mixed with any other breed or race, etc.

These cattle are one of the purest breeds in Britain.

单词	pure
释义	pure adjective OPAL S /pjʊə(r)/ /pjʊr/ (comparative purer /ˈpjʊərə(r)/ /ˈpjʊrər/ , superlative purest /ˈpjʊərɪst/ /ˈpjʊrɪst/ ) Idioms jump to other results not mixed [usually before noun] not mixed with anything else; with nothing added pure gold ties made of pure silk These shirts are 100% pure cotton. The patient was given pure oxygen to breathe. Classical dance in its purest form requires symmetry and balance. One movie is classified as pure art, the other as entertainment. The metal needs to be very pure. clean clean and not containing any harmful substances a bottle of pure water The air was sweet and pure. Much of the population still does not have access to pure drinking water. opposite impure complete [only before noun] complete and total They met by pure chance. She laughed with pure joy. That woman is pure evil. These reports are pure speculation (= there is no evidence that they are true). It was a pure accident. I'm not blaming anybody. It was pure coincidence that all the absences occurred at the same time. colour/sound/light very clear; perfect beaches of pure white sand a pure voice morally good without evil thoughts or actions, especially sexual ones; morally good to lead a pure life His motives were pure. (literary) to be pure in body and mind opposite impure subject you study [only before noun] about increasing knowledge of the subject rather than using knowledge in practical ways pure mathematics technology as opposed to pure science subjects compare applied breed/race not mixed with any other breed or race, etc. These cattle are one of the purest breeds in Britain. see also pure-bred, purify, purity Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French pur ‘pure’, from Latin purus. Idioms pure and simple used after the noun that it refers to in order to emphasize that there is nothing but the thing you have just mentioned involved in something It's laziness, pure and simple. The man wants revenge, pure and simple.
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