| 词组 | clean out |
| 释义 | 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. |
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