free from dirt; free from bacteria or anything impure
fresh; not yet used
morally or sexually pure; fair or honest; not disobeying rules or laws
having a smooth edge or surface; even; regular
completely
make (sth) clean or free of dirt; become clean
"children with clean shining faces"
"clean white shirts"
"clean dishes"
"a spotlessly clean house"
"cats are clean animals"
"a clean bill of health"
"a clear winner"
"efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"
"clear laughter like a waterfall"
"clear reds and blues"
"a light lilting voice like a silver bell"
"clean water"
"fresh air"
"a clean voting record"
"a clean driver's license"
"a clean fuel"
"cleaner and more efficient engines"
"the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
"good clean fun"
"a clean joke"
"a clean (or uninfected) wound"
"led a clean life"
"fair copy"
"a clean manuscript"
"blank pages"
"fill in the blank spaces"
"a clean page"
"wide white margins"
"a clean fight"
"a sporting solution of the disagreement"
"sportsmanlike conduct"
"a clean test flight"
"a clean getaway"
"a clean sweep"
"a clean break"
"he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"
"a clean throw"
"the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife"
"after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
"clean forgot the appointment"
"I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
"they played fairly"
"Clean the stove!"
"The dentist cleaned my teeth"
"Clean the turkey"
"She housecleans every week"
"clean up before you see your grandparents"
"clean your fingernails before dinner"
"This stove cleans easily"
"The other players cleaned him completely"
"The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"
"The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"
"Clean the spots off the rug"
"clean grain before milling it"
All of Diamond perfect pure and cleene.
出自: Spenser
你看我们能够把这些指痕统统去掉吗?
他花了一整个下午,把屋子彻底打扫了一下。
We were asked to clean down the walls when we left the house that we had been renting.
离开租住的屋子时,主人要求我们把墙冲洗干净。
I'm going to clean down the car this afternoon.
今天下午我要把车彻底清洗一下。
I want you to clean down the top of that wooden table until I can eat my dinner off it.
我要你把那张木头桌子的桌面擦洗干净,直到我能在桌面上吃饭为止。
你能把这件外套上的污点洗掉吗?
She felt that it was hopeless to try to clean her hand of the blood.
她感到她双手上的血迹是洗不干净的。
我希望这些黑斑点能除掉。 clean sth ⇔ off
I hope I shall be able to clean off these black marks.
我希望我能把这些黑斑点除掉。
他过些时候就把书桌里的抽屉清理一下。
Clean out your desk.
把你桌子内部清扫一下。 clean sb/sth ⇔ out
He cleaned out his room.
他打扫了房间。
I need some to help in cleaning out the animal shelter.
我需要有人帮助我把牲畜棚打扫一下。
Why don't you clean out your handbag?
你为什么不把你的手提包收拾一下? clean sb/sth ⇔ out
The manager cleaned out inefficient personnel.
厂长把低效率人员精简掉了。 clean sb/sth out of sth
The new mayor promised to clean the crooks out of the city government.
新上任的市长答应肃清市政府中的不良分子。
Inefficient personnel were cleaned out of the management.
管理人员中办事效率不高的被清除了出去。 clean sb/sth ⇔ out
We played cards and he cleaned me out.
我们玩了纸牌,他把我的钱全赢光了。
I've no more savings now, buying the TV has cleaned me out.
我现在一点存款也没有了,买电视机把我的钱花光了。
She cleaned out her savings in a short time.
她在短时间内把全部积蓄都花光了。
The robbers cleaned the bank out, and got away with £100,000.
强盗把银行洗劫一空,抢走了10万英镑。
I'm cleaned out after last night's heavy spending.
昨晚大手大脚地花钱,弄得我现在囊空如洗。
Another jeweler's was cleaned out of all its stock on Saturday night.
星期六晚上,又一家珠宝店被洗劫一空。 clean out
The thieves took the jewels and then cleaned out.
那些贼拿了首饰,匆匆而去。
这个房间需要打扫一下。
As soon as I finish cleaning up,I'll join you.
打扫完毕我就来。
You should always clean up after a picnic.
野餐后你们要收拾干净。 clean up for sth
Boys and girls, clean up for dinner.
孩子们,收拾干净准备开饭吧! clean sth ⇔ up
Let me clean up the broken glass before someone walks on it.
我来把碎玻璃扫掉,以免有人踩上。
They are cleaning up the house before moving in.
他们在搬进去之前正在屋子里大扫除。
He has cleaned up the room.
他已经清扫了这屋子。
It's your turn to clean up the bedroom.
这回轮到你打扫卧室了。
Tell him to clean the table up.
叫他把桌子收拾干净。
He cleaned the paper and rubbish up on the floor.
他把地上的废纸和脏东西收拾干净。 clean sth ⇔ up
The brothers cleaned up a profit in the property market.
那哥几个在房地产市场捞了一笔钱。
They cleaned up a tidy sum by selling their tickets at a high price just before the concert.
在音乐会开始之前,他们高价出售门票,赚了不少钱。 clean up on sth
The company cleaned up on its recent business arrangement.
那家公司在最近的业务中赚了一笔钱。 clean sb/sth ⇔ up
They fought bravely to clean up the bandits.
他们英勇作战以肃清土匪。
They left a company behind to clean up the last enemy positions.
他们留下一个连来清除敌人最后的几处阵地。 clean up on sb
The boxer cleaned up on his opponent.
那位拳击手击败了他的对手。
Far from welcoming criticism, he did all he could to clean up on his critics.
他根本不欢迎批评,相反,总是千方百计打击批评他的人。 clean sth ⇔ up
They clean up old debts.
他们结清了旧债。
They clean up pending cases.
他们处理完了悬而未决的案件。 clean sth ⇔ up
The mayor tried to clean up the city, but to no avail. Criminal activities were still everywhere and the crime rate was still high.
市长试图整顿那个城市,但未能奏效。犯罪活动仍很猖獗,犯罪率仍然很高。 clean up
Wait for me. I have to clean up.
等等我,我必须洗洗手。
I'll have to clean up and change clothes before I go to that party.
我必须洗个澡,换换衣服才去赴宴。
When he cleaned up, we could hardly recognize him.
他清洗一番后我们几乎认不出他了。 clean oneself up
Just give me ten minutes to clean myself up; I'm covered in oil.
我浑身沾满了油污,给我十分钟时间让我洗一下。