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| 1 | not dirty 清洁的；干净的 |
| Go and put on a clean shirt. 去换上一件干净衬衣。 |
| nice clean towels 优质的干净毛巾 |
| clean and tidy I like to keep the place clean and tidy. 我喜欢使这个地方保持干净整洁。 |
| spotlessly clean Everything in the house was spotlessly clean. 屋里的一切都一尘不染。 |
| brush/scrub/sweep/wash/wipe etc sth clean Tom had scrubbed the floor clean. 汤姆已经把地板擦干净了。 |
| | 1a | clean people and animals keep themselves and the places where they live clean 爱干净的；爱清洁的 | | Pigs are actually very clean animals. 猪实际上是很爱干净的动物。 | |
| | 1b | clean air or water has no dirty or dangerous substances in it （空气）清新的；（水）洁净的 | | Many refugees are living in appalling conditions, without clean water and proper sanitation. 许多难民生活在条件很差的地方，没有洁净的水和应有的卫生设施。 | | the clean country air 乡村的新鲜空气 | |
| | 1c | clean machines and processes do not create a lot of pollution 无污染的；清洁的 | | clean technologies 无污染技术 | | We already have the cleanest diesel fuel in the world. 我们已经拥有世界上最清洁的柴油。 | |
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| 2 | not guilty of anything illegal or wrong 清白的；正当的；合法的 |
| an attempt by the government to project a clean image 政府为树立清廉形象所作的努力 |
| Why couldn’ t the president send somebody with a totally clean record? 总裁为什么不派一个完全清白的人来？ |
| I’ ve got a clean driving licence (=I have not committed any driving offences) . 我的驾照上没有违章记录。 |
| | 2a | clean language or humour does not offend people , especially because it does not involve sex （语言或幽默）正经的，不猥亵的 | | It was all good clean fun. 这是个很正经的玩笑。 | | keep it clean (=not say anything offensive) Keep it clean – there are children listening. 放正经些 | |
| | 2b | fair and done according to the rules 公正的；遵守规则的 | | It was a good clean fight. 这是一场公正的比赛。 | |
| | 2c | not carrying anything illegal 未携带非法物品的 | | The police stopped him, but he was clean. 警察截住了他，但他没有携带任何非法物品。 | |
| | 2d | no longer using illegal drugs 不再吸毒的 | | Carter’ s been clean for six months. 卡特已经戒毒6个月了。 | |
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| 3 | clean shapes, lines, or movements are smooth , regular , or tidy （形状、线条或动作）平滑的，流畅的，平整的 |
| the clean lines of a good design 精美设计图中的流畅线条 |
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| 4 | clean smells, tastes, and colours are light and fresh （气味、味道、颜色）清新的 |
| The wine is clean and fresh, though with a robust flavour. 这种酒尽管味道浓烈，但感觉很清爽。 |
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| 5 | a clean piece of paper does not have anything written on it （纸张）空白的 |
| | 5a | a clean copy of a document has had all the mistakes in it corrected （文件）无错误的 | |
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| - | a cleanbill of health
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| a statement that someone is healthy or that something is operating correctly or is in good condition |
| 健康声明；完好声明 |
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| give sb/sth a clean bill of health These results give Britain’ s forests a clean bill of health. 这些结果表明英国的森林状况良好。 |
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| - | a cleanbreak
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| 1 | a sudden complete end to something such as a relationship or a period of time spent in a place 决裂；彻底破裂 | make a clean break After the divorce, I decided to make a clean break and moved to a new town. 离婚后，我决定来个彻底的了断，搬到别的城市去。 | |
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| 2 | a break in a bone into just two pieces along a straight line 骨裂 |
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| - | a cleansheet BRITISH mainly journalism
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| a situation in football in which the other team has not been able to score any goals against you |
| （足球赛中的）未失球记录 |
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| - | a cleanslate/sheet
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| a situation in which everything bad or wrong that you have done in the past is forgiven or forgotten , and you can make a new start |
| 已勾销错误；重新开始 |
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| start/begin with a clean slate/sheet Firms often want to start with a clean sheet when setting up a new subsidiary. 公司在成立子公司时往往想清清白白地重新开始。 |
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| 1 | a situation in which one person or team wins all the prizes or all the different parts in a competition 大获全胜 | The United States had a clean sweep in the 100 metres. 美国囊括了100米赛跑的全部奖牌。 | |
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| 2 | a new start after getting rid of old methods, ideas, or staff （旧方法、观点或人员的）全部撤换 |
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| - | comeclean
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| to tell the truth about something that you have kept secret |
| 说实话；和盘托出 |
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| +about/on/over It is time that the Opposition came clean about their plans for the self-employed. 现在是反对党把关于自雇者的计划和盘托出的时候了。 |
| +with It was time to come clean with my mother. 该是和我母亲说实话的时候了。 |
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| - | make a cleanbreast of sth
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| to tell the truth about something wrong that you have done so that you can stop feeling guilty about it |
| 完全承认某事；如实招供某事 |
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| See also | | - nose 1 | | - squeaky clean | | - whistle 1 | |
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