| 词汇 | clean up |
| 释义 | clean up [phrasal verb] 1 clean (something) up or clean up (something) a : to remove (dirt, spilled substances, etc.)清除，清理（污渍等） Would you mind cleaning up the spilled milk?请你把洒出来的奶擦干净好吗？ It will only take a moment to clean this mess up.只要一小会儿就能把这块脏乱的地方清理好。 b or clean up : to make (a room or space) clean and orderly打扫，收拾（房间或处所） Would you mind helping me clean up the kitchen after dinner?晚饭后，你能帮我收拾一下厨房吗？ We stayed late to help them clean up.我们帮他们收拾到很晚才睡。 ◊ To clean up after someone is to make a place clean after someone has made it dirty or messy.（在某人弄脏、弄乱后）清理，打扫 His mother is always cleaning up after him.他妈妈总是替他收拾。 You should learn to clean up after yourself.你应该学会自己收拾。 c : to remove pollution from (something)清除污染 The city has cleaned up the bay in recent years.这个城市这几年已经清除了海湾的污染物。 — see also cleanup 2 clean up or clean (yourself) up : to make yourself clean : to wash your face and hands梳洗；洗净 I'm sure you'll want to clean up after a full day of traveling.旅行了一整天，我想你一定想梳洗一下。 I just need a few minutes to clean myself up before dinner.晚饭前，我只需几分钟梳洗一下。 The children are inside getting cleaned up.孩子们正在里面洗手洗脸。 3 clean (something) up or clean up (something) a : to remove whatever is illegal or immoral from (something)清除，肃清，整顿（违法犯罪或不道德行为） The new mayor has really cleaned up city hall. [=has made the city government less corrupt]新市长着实把市政府整顿了一番。 b : to make (something) clearer or more acceptable使…更清楚；改善 We were able to clean up the sound on the recording using special equipment.通过使用专门设备，我们改善了录音的音质。 He's cleaned up his image since his early rock music days.从早期摇滚乐生涯起，他便开始注意改善自己的形象了。 4 clean (something) up or clean up (something) informal : to eat all of (something)吃光 The teenagers cleaned up [=(more commonly) polished off] the pizza in a matter of minutes.几个少年几分钟就把那个比萨饼吃光了。 5 informal : to make a large amount of money发财；赚大钱 She really cleaned up last year in the stock market.去年，她在股市着实赚了大钱。 6 clean up your act informal : to behave in a way that is more acceptable改过自新；改邪归正 After years of drug abuse, she finally got treatment and cleaned up her act.吸毒数年后，她最终接受治疗，改过自新了。 clean |
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