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单词 spring clean
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Definition of spring clean in English:

spring clean

noun
British
  • A thorough cleaning of a house or room, typically undertaken in spring.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I didn't get all my spring cleaning done, but I will be off the first week in June, so I can get some summer cleaning done instead.
    • Michaela had decided at the last minute not to go to Four Winds with the rest of the family, choosing instead to stay behind and do the spring cleaning.
    • Clutter may be relative, but it still exists, which means that a good spring clean should be done regularly (regardless of the season).
    • We were supposed to be starting a spring clean of the house last night but Debbie wasn't feeling too well so we had to leave that until tonight.
    • I wanted to do a bit of spring cleaning yesterday, so I thought I would start with the closet.
    • Further problems were identified with the decor, which needed freshening up with a coat of paint and the whole place would benefit from a spring clean.
    • In fact, one of the fastest and easiest ways to make the tedious task of spring cleaning less taxing is to pop in a CD while completing your chores.
    • This morning I was thinking, I'd rather be having an easy Sunday, reading the paper and all, but decided it was essential to get down to some serious spring cleaning.
    • The project is worth up to £500m over 15 years and will begin with a spring-clean of the council's internal systems: IT support, HR and payroll.
    • Vintage is a fashion look that will never disappear, so next time you're doing your spring cleaning, think twice about trashing your favorite '80s suede jacket.
    • I still have to plan a big spring clean, including getting the carpets shampooed.
    • I started my spring cleaning at 4pm and ended at 6 freaking AM.
    • The park's rebirth was given a massive boost when a band of 30 volunteers spent the day giving the place a spring clean.
    • This week, he had to help his mother to do spring cleaning.
    • Now that I'm an adult, however, I'm, slowly but surely learning the value of change - and of a good spring cleaning.
    • If you feel your body could use a spring cleaning of sorts, you may have considered a ‘detoxing’ program.
    • I'm knee-deep in spring cleaning today.
    • She's also looking forward to having time to travel and to get her house in order with a bit of spring-cleaning.
    • There is clutter everywhere, no storage space, parts of it are falling apart and broken, and to be totally honest the whole place could do with spring cleaning - even though it is now officially summer!
    • A major spring cleaning was carried out to welcome them.
verb
[with object]
  • Clean (a home or room) thoroughly.

    it was Veronica who spring-cleaned the flat
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In early March of 2002, Miss Natasha Barrow was spring-cleaning her recently purchased flat in Edmonton, North London.
    • The creatures play an important role in the changing shape and composition of the ocean floor, as they sluggishly spring-clean the seabed.
    • In Britain, as in India, the festival is a time for thoroughly spring-cleaning the home and for wearing new clothes and most importantly, decorating buildings with fancy lights.
    • Diwali, also considered as the unofficial Indian New Year, is a traditional time for spring-cleaning the home and for wearing new clothes.
    • When Lennox Morrison, a journalist, wanted to spring-clean her life - changing her weight, her career and even her name - she realised it was no job for a well-meaning amateur.
    • I decided the other day when I was spring cleaning the house that I have accumulated far too many things and that a lot of them really have to go.
    • This is a good opportunity to spring-clean rugby's tarnished image.
 
 
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