误Now the footsteps became clearer and clearer.
正Now the footsteps became more and more distinct.
析clear和distinct是同义词, clear的意思是清楚不模糊,轮廓清晰, distinct是清晰可辨。这里用distinct比用clear更为确切。
误He is clearing weeds of the garden.
正He is clearing weeds from〔off〕 the garden.
析表示“从…清除…”,如果宾语是表示地点的名词,所清除之物由of引出; 如果宾语是表示所清除之物的名词,则地点由介词from/off引出。