| 词组 | clean |
| 释义 | clean [cleaned, cleaned, cleaning] clean down clean down sth • clean sth down BrE to clean the surface of something thoroughly: ▪ Make sure that you clean the walls down before you start painting. ▪ All the machines are cleaned down at the end of each day. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑wash down clean out 1. clean out sth • clean sth out to clean the inside of something and throw away anything in it that you do not need or want: ▪ I spent Saturday morning cleaning out the fridge and the food cupboards. ▪ When are you going to clean out your room - it's in a terrible mess! clean-out n singular when you clean a place thoroughly and throw away things in it that you do not need or want: ▪ It's time we had a thorough clean-out in this house. 2. clean out sth • clean sth out to remove dirt, dust, leaves etc from a place when they are blocking it: ▪ Before the winter, you should check the drains and gutters and clean out any rubbish. ▪ The nurse carefully washed the wound and cleaned out the dirt and grit. 3. clean out sth • clean sth out to clean the place where an animal is kept: ▪ The stables have to be cleaned out every day. clean out the fish/horses/chickens etc BrE ▪ It's your turn to clean out the fish. 4. clean sb out • clean out sb informal if something cleans you out, it costs so much money that you have no more left: ▪ It was a great holiday, but it really cleaned us out. ▪ Once I've paid these bills, I'll be cleaned out. clean sb out if someone cleans you out, you have to give them all your money: ▪ The divorce was very expensive - my wife cleaned me out completely. 5. clean sth out • clean out sth informal to steal everything from a place, or all of someone's possessions clean the place out ▪ The thieves had completely cleaned the place out. clean up 1. clean up • clean up sth • clean sth up to make a place or person clean and tidy, after they have become very dirty: ▪ We spent all Saturday morning cleaning up after the party. ▪ A lot of money needs to be spent on cleaning up our beaches. clean yourself up ▪ You'd better clean yourself up before dinner! clean up the mess BrE ▪ I don't mind you having a party, as long as you clean up the mess afterwards. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑clear up clean-up n singular when you clean a place thoroughly and make it tidy, especially when it is very dirty: ▪ This kitchen could do with a bit of a clean-up. 2. clean up sth • clean sth up to remove dirt, water, poisonous gases etc from something in order to make it clean again: ▪ There was mud all over the carpet and it took me ages to clean it up. ▪ The way to clean up pollution in our cities is to limit the amount of traffic allowed in. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑clear up clean-up adj always before noun concerned with removing the dirt, water, poisonous gases etc caused by a disaster: ▪ Equipment was sent to help with the clean-up operation at Chernobyl. 3. clean up sth • clean sth up to improve the moral standards in a place or organization and stop people behaving in an illegal or dishonest way: ▪ The new governor was determined to clean up Arizona's politics. ▪ New laws aimed at cleaning up the financial services industry will soon be in place. clean-up adj always before noun concerned with getting rid of dishonest or criminal activities: ▪ a clean-up campaign to prevent the sale of illegal drugs 4. clean up your act informal to improve the way in which you do something and start behaving in a more acceptable way: ▪ The industries that are responsible for this pollution must clean up their act. ▪ Lou was really wild as a teenager, but recently he's started to clean up his act. 5. clean up informal to win or earn a very large amount of money: ▪ We really cleaned up at the races today. |
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