pure
adjective uk/pjʊər/ us/pjʊr/
(NOT MIXED)
B1 纯的，不掺杂的
not mixed with anything else
a pure cotton shirt 纯棉衬衣
pure orange juice 纯橘子汁
pure English honey 纯英格兰蜂蜜
a pure Arab horse 纯种阿拉伯马
纯色的
A pure colour is not mixed with any other colour.
a swan's pure white plumage 天鹅的纯白色羽毛
（声音）纯净的
A pure sound is clear and perfect.
the pure vocal tones of the choirboy 唱诗班男童纯净的嗓音
B1 洁净的，纯净的，无有害物质的
clean and free from harmful substances
The mountain air was wonderfully pure. 山上的空气极为纯净。
Tap water is never chemically pure. 自来水从来不是化学意义上的纯水。
Opposite: impure
- More examples
- a shirt made of pure cotton
- He was wearing a suit made from pure silk.
- Is this plate pure gold?
- This is a pedigree poodle - her bloodline is pure.
- Her singing voice has a pure, crystalline quality.
(COMPLETE)
B2 [ before noun ]完全的，纯粹的，十足的
complete; only
It was pure coincidence/chance that we met. 我们见面纯属巧合。
This last month has been pure hell. 上个月是十足的地狱。
Her face had a look of pure delight. 她满脸的愉悦。
The president dismissed the newspaper reports as pure speculation. 总统将这篇新闻报道斥为纯粹的臆测。
[ before noun ]纯理论的;抽象的
used to refer to an area of study that is studied only for the purpose of developing theories about it, not for the purpose of using those theories in a practical way
pure mathematics 理论数学
pure economics 理论经济学
pure and simple （用于名词后）完全是，不折不扣，不过是
used after a noun to mean "and nothing else"
He is motivated by greed, pure and simple. 他完全是被贪婪所驱使。
What's happening in that country is ethnic cleansing, pure and simple.
Despite all the conspiracy theories, I'm convinced it was an accident, pure and simple.
This kind of lending is fraud, pure and simple.
Going to the press with that story was a betrayal, pure and simple.
- More examples
- His face wore a look of pure contentment.
- It was pure coincidence that I remembered his phone number.
- She gave him a look of pure hate.
- That article was based on pure supposition.
- The projected sales figures are pure guesswork on our part.
(MORALLY GOOD)
纯洁的;无邪的;清白的;贞洁的
behaving in a way that is morally good, especially in things related to sex
I'm trying to think only pure thoughts. 我正试图保持思想纯洁，没有邪念。
He invited me up to his flat for coffee, but I didn't think that his motives were entirely pure. 他邀请我去他的公寓喝咖啡，但我认为他动机不纯。
In many cultures, it is considered important for a woman to keep herself pure (= not to have sex) until she marries. 许多文化对妇女在婚前保持贞洁这一点很是看重。
Opposite: impure (BAD)
Idiom
be as pure as the driven snowidiom （道德）纯洁无瑕
to be morally completely good
How dare he criticize me for having an affair? He's not exactly as pure as the driven snow himself. 他怎么敢指责我有外遇？他自己也不是纯洁无瑕的。