clear-cut

adj.

1. 明确的；明显的；易辨认的
   definite and easy to see or identify
   1. There is no clear-cut answer to this question.
      这个问题没有确切的答案。

1. ADJ-GRADED 清晰的;清楚的;容易识别的
   Something that is clear-cut is easy to recognize and quite distinct.
   1. This was a clear-cut case of the original land owner being in the right...
      这个案例中明显是原土地所有人有理。
   2. The issue is not so clear cut.
      这个问题不是那么清楚。

1. The state announced a clear-cut policy and set out to carry it through.
   政府宣布了一项明确的政策，并着手付诸实施。
2. This was a clear-cut case of the original land owner being in the right
   这个案例中明显是原土地所有人有理。
3. Most patients have a constellation of diseases, with few clear-cut distinctions between them
   大多数患者的病症都很相似，鲜有明显的区别。
4. It is not easy to put the guilty and innocent into clear-cut categories.
   有罪和无罪并不那么容易判定。
5. The division of labour is clear-cut, each one being charged with specific responsibilities.
   分工明确，各有专责。
6. On matters of principle we should be clear-cut in attitude, and by no means be equivocal.
   在原则问题上，我们必须态度鲜明，决不能模棱两可。
7. The article has a clear-cut thesis and arguments, but lacks reasoning.
   文章论点、论据鲜明，但缺乏论证。
8. The author presents his views in a clear-cut way.
   作者立论鲜明。
9. The problem with this example is that it's a bit too clear-cut.
   本例的问题是它有点太清晰了。
10. A clear-cut financial plan is a good idea at any age.
    不管什么年纪，制定一个清晰的财务规划都是好主意。
11. The question is very complicated and I'm afraid I cannot yet give you a clear-cut answer.
    这个问题非常复杂，我恐怕现在还不能给你明确的答复。
12. The leadership must be clear-cut and firm in its opposition to factionalism.
    对于派性，领导上要有个明确的态度，就是要坚决反对。
13. Clear-cut, positive replies must be given to these important questions.
    这些大的问题，必须作出明确，肯定的回答。
14. We have to take a clear-cut stand against this adverse current.
    现在我们要顶住这股逆流，旗帜要鲜明。
15. The lines designating claims to art and culture are not clear-cut.
    指明艺术和文化权属的界线并不明确。
16. Without such documentation, there will be no clear-cut way to determine if a software application is performing correctly.
    没有这些文档，就不能判断一个软件应用程序是否正确的实现了。
17. In fact, neither gesture was as clear-cut as it might at first appear.
    实际上，上述两种姿态都不像一开始表现出的那样清晰。
18. The distinction between geophysical and geological branches of earth science is not clear-cut.
    地质和地球物理这两个地球科学分支的差别并不泾渭分明。
19. Most senators are convinced the issue is clear-cut.
    大多数参议员深信这一问题十分清楚。
20. China's stand on the issue of missile defense is consistent and clear-cut.
    中国在导弹防御问题上的立场是一贯的和明确的。
21. Chu fou's words express a clear-cut political principle which we must never forget.
    朱浮这句话提出了一个明确的政治原则，我们千万不可忘记。
22. Take a clear-cut stand against bourgeois liberalization.
    旗帜鲜明地反对资产阶级自由化。
23. Second, we need a clear-cut strategy for competitiveness and growth.
    其次，我们需要一个清晰的竞争力和经济增长战略。
24. If we take a clear-cut attitude and have correct policies, the situation will be easy to handle.
    只要我们有了明确的态度，有了正确的方针，事情就好办了。
25. What I have in mind is a simple, clear-cut trade.
    我的想法很简单，买卖分明。
26. I walked towards it, towards the clear-cut brightness.
    我迎着光向前走，迎着那条界线极清晰的明亮。
27. The answer is not clear-cut, since there is evidence to back each possibility.
    这些问题没有简单明了的答案，因为每种可能性都有证据支持。
28. We must firmly uphold the truth, and truth requires a clear-cut stand.
    我们必须坚持真理，而真理必须旗帜鲜明。
29. You need not have any understanding about it: a clear-cut rule is given and you follow it.
    你不必对它有任何领悟：给出一种明文规定让你遵从。

verb

1. remove all the trees at one time
   1. clear-cut an acre of forest

adj

1. clearly or sharply defined to the mind
   1. clear-cut evidence of tampering
   2. Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest
   3. trenchant distinctions between right and wrong

   Synonym:    distincttrenchant

2. clear and distinct to the senses
   1. as clear as a whistle
   2. clear footprints in the snow
   3. the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather
   4. a spire clean-cut against the sky
   5. a clear-cut pattern

   Synonym:    clearclean-cut

3. having had all the trees removed at one time
   1. clear-cut hillsides are subject to erosion