clear up

明らかにする、誤解を解く

正しく理解できるよう説明し、混乱や誤解をなくす。

やさしい英語で： To explain something so that people understand it correctly or no longer feel confused.

• Let me clear up one point.
• The teacher cleared up our confusion about the homework.
• Have the police cleared up the mystery yet?

使い方： clear something up (Can you clear this misunderstanding up?)

類義語： clarify, explain

反対語： confuse

よく使う表現： clear up confusion, clear up something

治る、消える

問題や病気の症状がなくなる。

やさしい英語で： For a problem or sign of illness to go away.

• The rash cleared up.
• Her symptoms cleared up after a week of treatment.
• Has your cough cleared up yet?

類義語： go away, disappear

反対語： appear

よく使う表現： clear up quickly, clear up completely

晴れる、天気が回復する

悪天候が終わり、空が明るくなったり天気が穏やかになったりする。

やさしい英語で： For bad weather to end and the sky to become brighter or calmer.

• The weather is clearing up.
• It cleared up after lunch, so we went outside.
• Will it clear up before the picnic?

類義語： improve, brighten up

よく使う表現： clear up later, clear up soon

片付ける、掃除する

ごみを取り除いたり物をしまったりして、場所を整える。

やさしい英語で： To remove rubbish or put things away so that a place is tidy.

• Please clear up this mess.
• We cleared up after the party.
• Who will help me clear the kitchen up?

使い方： clear something up (We cleared the kitchen up after dinner.); clear up after someone/something (I am tired of clearing up after you.)

類義語： tidy up, clean up

よく使う表現： clear up something, clear up afterwards

きれいになる、治る

にきびや肌の跡などが消え、肌が再び健康になる。

やさしい英語で： For skin to lose spots or other marks and become healthy again.

• My skin is clearing up.
• Her face cleared up after she changed her skin cream.
• Will this treatment help my skin clear up?

類義語： improve, heal

よく使う表現： clear up naturally, clear up completely

残りの球をすべてポケットに入れる

スヌーカーやプールで、残りの球を一度の順番ですべて穴に入れる。

やさしい英語で： In snooker or pool, to hit every remaining ball into a hole during one turn.

• She cleared up to win.
• He cleared up from the last red to the black.
• Can she clear up without missing a shot?

類義語： clear the table

よく使う表現： clear up successfully, clear up completely