| 短语 | clean up |
| 释义 | clean up 1. to make a place completely clean and tidy打扫干净; 清理:•We spent all Saturday morning cleaning up.我们整个星期六上午都在打扫清理。clean sth ↔ up•plans to clean up the beaches清理海滩的计划[+ after]•John always expects other people to clean up after him (=to make a place clean after he has used it).约翰总是指望别人跟在他后面帮他打扫。2. to wash yourself after you have got very dirty把〔身体〕洗干净:clean yourself up•Let me just go clean myself up.让我去洗一洗。•Dad's upstairs getting cleaned up .爸爸在楼上洗澡。3. clean up your act informalto start behaving sensibly and responsibly改掉不良行为:•Some companies could face heavy fines if they fail to clean up their act.一些大公司如果再不纠正做法就要面临重罚。4. informalto win a lot of money or make a lot of money in a business deal赢得一大笔钱; 赚到大钱:•He cleaned up at the races yesterday.他昨天在赛马场上赢了大钱。5. clean sth ↔ up to improve moral standards in a place or organization肃清某事，整顿某事:•It's high time British soccer cleaned up its image.英国足球该改善一下自己的形象了。⇒CLEAN-UP clean up informal make a substantial gain or profit 〈非正式〉发大财。 ■ win all the prizes available in a sporting competition or series of events 赢得（一项或系列体育竞赛或赛事）大满贯。 ˌclean ˈup|ˌclean sth↔ˈupto remove dirt, etc. from somewhere打扫（或清除）干净He always expected other people toclean up afterhim(= when he had made the place dirty or untidy).他总是指望别人来打扫他弄脏了的地方。Who's going to clean up this mess?这么又脏又乱的，谁来清理？to clean up beaches after an oil spillage清理石油泄漏后被污染的海滩related nounclean-upˌclean ˈup(informal)to win or make a lot of money赢钱；赚大钱；发财This film should clean up at the box offices.这部电影在票房收入上应该能赚大钱。clean up1. clean thoroughly 打扫干净；整理 * She had to clean up the room after the children's party. 孩子们的晚会结束后，她要把房间收拾一下。 * They are cleaning up the mess. 他们在打扫这堆乱七八糟的东西。2. wash and make oneself presentable 梳洗；打扮 * She often spends a lot of timecleaning herself up every morning. 她每天早上往往要花大量时间梳洗打扮。3. make a lot of money 赚大钱 * His friend has cleaned up in the stock market. 他的朋友在股市上赚了一大笔钱。 * The company cleaned up in real estate. 这家公司做房地产生意赚了很多钱。4. eliminate (enemy forces, etc.); root out (a social evil, etc.) 消灭（敌军等）；根除（社会弊端等） * Leave a few men behind to clean up the last of the enemy positions. 留下一些士兵来摧毁敌人的最后阵地。 * So long as capitalism exists, corruption can never be cleaned up. 只要资本主义存在，贪污现象就不可能消除干净。 * The mayor has decided to clean up the city. 市长已下决心整顿市容。 |
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