| 单词 | clean |
| 释义 | clean —clean /kliːn/ adjective (HONEST) C2 honest or fair, or showing that you have not done anything illegal: » a good clean fight/contest» The judge took the defendant's clean record (= the absence of previous involvement in crime) into account when passing sentence.» I've always had a clean driving licence.Thesaurus+: ↑Honesty, openness and sincerityF0 SLANG not doing anything illegal, or not having or carrying illegal drugs or stolen goods: » The police busted Pete last night, but he was clean.Thesaurus+: ↑Obeying and breaking the law , ↑Obedient and compliant , ↑Disobedient , ↑Bad and wrong behaviouradjective (MORAL) F0 morally acceptable: » It's all good clean fun.» clean livingThesaurus+: ↑Virtue and moral goodF0 not about sex: » Can't you think of any clean jokes?Thesaurus+: ↑Virtue and moral goodadjective (NOT DIRTY) ► A1 not dirty: » a clean white shirt» clean air/water» Make sure your hands are clean before you have your dinner.» Hospitals need to be kept spotlessly (= extremely) clean.Thesaurus+: ↑Clean and tidyWord Builder:–Nouns: cleaner, cleanliness, cleaning–Adjectives: clean, unclean–Verbs: clean–Adverbs: cleanly• • • Extra Examples:» This glass has been used - please fetch me a clean one.» I looked in the drawer for a clean pair of socks.» The kitchen is spotlessly clean.» We want clean rivers and lakes, where you can swim without risk to your health.» The town council is responsible for keeping the streets clean.adjective (NOT ROUGH) ► F0 having no rough edges, and smooth, straight, or equally balanced: » I've broken my leg, but the doctor says that it's a clean break, so it should heal easily.» A good clean hit from Pietersen sent the ball straight out to the boundary.» What he liked about the car was its clean lines.» I tried to make a clean cut, but the knife wasn't sharp enough.Thesaurus+: ↑Straight, even and leveladjective [before noun] (COMPLETE) ► F0 complete: » It's better for both of us if we make a clean break (of it) (= end our relationship completely).» Sara says she needs a clean break with the past.» The new prime minister is expected to make a clean sweep (= a complete change) of the government.Thesaurus+: ↑Complete and whole , ↑Very and extremeadjective [before noun] (NOTHING ON) ► F0 When something you write on is clean, there is nothing on it or it is not yet used: » Take a clean sheet of paper.Thesaurus+: ↑New , ↑Modern and fashionableadverb ► F0 completely: » I clean forgot that I was supposed to be meeting Lucy last night.» He's been cheating his customers for years, and getting clean away with it.» The bullet went clean through his shoulder.Thesaurus+: ↑Complete and whole , ↑Very and extremenoun [S] ► F0 when something is cleaned: » These windows need a really thorough clean.Thesaurus+: ↑Cleaning generally , ↑Personal hygiene and appearance - general wordsverb ↑Verb Endings for clean A1 [T] to remove dirt from something: » I'm going to clean the windows this morning.» You should always clean your teeth after meals.» Would you clean the fingermarks from/off the door?» He asked her to help him clean out the stables.Thesaurus+: ↑Cleaning generally , ↑Personal hygiene and appearance - general wordsF0 [I usually + adv/prep] to become clean: » This carpet doesn't clean very well.» I hope these bloodstains will clean off my shirt.Thesaurus+: ↑Cleaning generally , ↑Personal hygiene and appearance - general wordsF0 [T] to prepare a fish or an animal killed for food by removing the inside parts of it that are not eaten Thesaurus+: ↑Preparing animals and fish for cookingWord Builder:–Nouns: cleaner, cleanliness, cleaning–Adjectives: clean, unclean–Verbs: clean–Adverbs: cleanly• • • Extra Examples:» When I was studying for my exams I used to clean the house as a sort of displacement activity.» I feel like a real drudge - I've done nothing but clean all day!» You'll have to get down on all fours to clean behind the toilet.» Did you clean the inside of the car?» We had an arrangement that he would clean the house and I would cook. |
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