clear the air
/ˌklɪər ði ˈeə/NEUTRAL · C2
中文对应近似对应
把话说开
字面意思: «把空气弄干净»
含义
to talk openly to end bad feelings between people
坦诚交谈,消除彼此的不快.
例句
- 1After the argument, Tom and his brother went for a long walk to clear the air.
- 2We had an honest talk that cleared the air, and now we work well together.
- 3After their row, the flatmates sat down to clear the air, and by the evening they were laughing again.
- 4Should I call Ben to clear the air, or wait until he's calmed down?
- 5The meeting cleared the air, and the two departments stopped blaming each other.
语法
只有 clear 变化形式:clears、cleared。保留 the air,冠词不变。
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