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not mixed with anything else; with nothing added 纯的；纯净的；纯粹的 pure gold 纯金 ties made of pure silk 纯丝绸制成的领带 These shirts are 100% pure cotton. 这些衬衫是 100% 的纯棉。 🔊🔊 The patient was given pure oxygen to breathe. 给病人呼吸纯氧。 Classical dance in its purest form requires symmetry and balance. 纯正的古典舞蹈要求对称与平衡。 🔊🔊 One movie is classified as pure art, the other as entertainment. 一部电影被列为纯艺术片，另一部被列为娱乐片。 🔊🔊 The metal needs to be very pure. 金属必须非常纯净。
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clean and not containing any harmful substances 干净的；不含有害物质的 a bottle of pure water 一瓶纯净水 The air was sweet and pure. 空气清新而纯净。 🔊🔊 Much of the population still does not have access to pure drinking water. 那里许多人仍然喝不上纯净的饮用水。
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complete and total 完全的；纯粹的 They met by pure chance. 他们相遇纯属偶然。 🔊🔊 She laughed with pure joy. 她由衷地笑起来。 🔊🔊 That woman is pure evil. 那个女人是纯粹的邪恶。 These reports are pure speculation (= there is no evidence that they are true). 这些报告纯属推测。 It was a pure accident. I'm not blaming anybody. 那纯属意外，我不会怪罪任何人。 It was pure coincidence that all the absences occurred at the same time. 纯粹的巧合是，所有缺席都是同时发生的。
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very clear; perfect 清晰的；纯正的 beaches of pure white sand 洁白的沙滩 a pure voice 纯净的嗓音
without evil thoughts or actions, especially sexual ones; morally good 纯真的；无邪的；贞洁的；正派的 - [only before noun]
about increasing knowledge of the subject rather than using knowledge in practical ways 纯理论的；非应用的 pure mathematics 纯粹数学 technology as opposed to pure science subjects 相对于纯理论学科的技术
not mixed with any other breed or race, etc. 血统纯的；纯种的
not mixed纯的
clean洁净
complete完全
colour/sound/light色；声；光
morally good纯良
subject you study学科
breed/race品种；种族
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French pur ‘pure’, from Latin purus.