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| 1 | T to remove the dirt from something 打扫；除去…的灰尘 |
| Paul’ s cleaning his car. 保罗正在洗车。 |
| Do you want the windows cleaned? 你想把窗户擦干净吗？ |
| You should clean your teeth twice a day. 你应该一天刷两次牙。 |
| clean sth off sth I cleaned the mud off my boots. 我把靴子上的泥擦掉。 |
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| 2 | I/T to remove the dirt and dust in a house or other building 打扫（房屋等） |
| We’ ve cleaned the house from top to bottom. 我们把房子彻底打扫了一遍。 |
| I spent the morning cleaning. 我早上进行了扫除。 |
| | 2a | I/T to clean houses or buildings as a job 清扫；做清洁工 | | His mother supported the family by cleaning offices. 他母亲靠在办公室做清洁工来养家。 | | +for The woman who cleans for me has got flu. 我家的清洁女工得了流感。 | |
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| 3 | T to remove the inside parts of an animal , bird , or fish before cooking it 清除（动物、家禽、鱼等的内脏） |
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| - | ˌclean ˈout |
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| 1 | to make a place or container clean or tidy by removing objects that are not wanted and getting rid of any dirt or dust in it 清理；把…打扫干净 | They spent the day cleaning out the garage. 他们花了一天时间彻底清理车库。 | | | 1a | to remove objects from a place or container in order to make it tidy 清理；清除 | | I’ ve cleaned out all the junk from the cellar. 我把地窖里的废旧杂物全部清理掉了。 | | |
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| 2 | informal to empty a place of objects or goods , especially by stealing or buying them in large quantities 把…清空；（尤指）把…偷光，把…买空 | Government soldiers moved in and cleaned the village out. 政府军的士兵进来把整个村子洗劫一空。 | | The supermarkets were cleaned out by panicking shoppers. 恐慌的购物者把超市的东西都买光了。 | |
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| 3 | informal to use all of your money 用光…的钱；耗尽…的钱财 | This will clean me out. I’ ll have to sell the house. 这样会花去我所有的钱。我将不得不卖掉房子。 | |
| - | ˌclean ˈup |
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| 1 | I/T to make a place completely clean and tidy 整理；（把…）打扫干净 | We really ought to make a start on getting this place cleaned up. 我们真的应该开始把这个地方好好打扫一下了。 | | I’ m going to clean up in here this afternoon. 我今天下午在这里打扫卫生。 | | | 1a | T to remove objects from a place in order to make it completely clean and tidy 清理 | | Joe can clean up the mess. 乔能够把这堆凌乱的东西清理出去。 | | |
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| 2 | T to wash someone who is dirty 清洗 | Come into the bathroom and I’ ll get you cleaned up. 到浴室来，我给你洗洗。 | | I cleaned myself up and got ready for dinner. 我梳洗整齐，准备吃晚饭。 | |
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| 3 | T to remove pollution from a place or an industrial process 清除（污染） | We need a systematic plan for identifying and cleaning up waste sites. 我们需要一个系统的计划来确认并清理堆放废料的场所。 | |
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| 4 | T to stop bad , unfair , or criminal behaviour in a place or activity 整治，清除（不良的、不公正的或犯罪行为） | Is there the political will to clean up the banking system? 政府有清理整顿银行系统的决心吗？ | | a campaign to clean up the city’ s streets 整治城市街道的运动 | |
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| 5 | I informal to make a lot of money 赚钱；发大财 | He really cleaned up on the stock market. 他真的在股市发大财了。 | |
| | - | clean up your act informal
| | to start behaving in a more suitable and sensible way | | 开始规矩起来；开始表现好些 | | | | | |
| - | ˌclean ˈup ˌafter |
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| | clean up after sb: to clean a place after someone has made it dirty or untidy 在某人弄脏后跟着打扫 | Residents have been told to clean up after their dogs. 居民被告知要随时清理他们的狗弄脏的地方。 | |
| Other ways of saying : clean | | | | | | clean 的其他几种表达方式 | | | | wash to clean something using water and sometimes soap用水洗（有时加肥皂）: Mum was outside washing the car.妈妈在外面洗车。Go and wash your hands before dinner.晚饭前先去洗手。 | | wipe to clean a surface such as a table, window, or shelf using a cloth, especially a slightly wet cloth（尤指用湿布）擦: A bartender was slowly wiping the counter.一个酒吧服务员正慢慢地擦着柜台。 | | mop to clean a floor using water, soap, and a mop a cleaning tool with a long handle用（水、肥皂和拖把）拖洗: Don’ t walk over the floor after I’ ve mopped it.别在我拖过的地板上走。 | | brush to rub something with a brush in order to remove dirt, dried mud, dust etc. You also brush your teeth using a toothbrush , toothpaste , and water（用刷子）刷洗: Brush your teeth after every meal.每顿饭后都要刷牙。Ben was brushing mud off his jacket.本正把沾在夹克衫上的泥刷干净。 | | scrub to clean something by rubbing it hard, using a stiff brush with soap and water（用硬刷、肥皂和水）擦洗: It’ s going to be hard to scrub that saucepan clean.要把那个平底锅擦洗干净很难。 | | sweep to clean a floor, a set of stairs, or a pavement using a brush with a long handle（用扫把）扫，打扫: We scrubbed the kitchen floor and swept the hall.我们擦洗了厨房的地板，接着又打扫大厅。 | | dust to remove dust from furniture, shelves, and other surfaces, using a soft cloth（用软布）拭去…的灰尘，拂去…的灰尘: I hardly ever dust the bedrooms.我几乎从来不擦卧室。 | | cleanse to clean your skin thoroughly, often using a special liquid or cream（用专门的液体或乳膏）清洗（皮肤）: Gently cleanse the wound and apply a loose bandage.轻轻擦洗伤口，然后松一点绑上绷带。 | | | |
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