在弄乱或活动之后,把一个地方收拾得干净整齐。
"The kids made a huge mess with the paints, and I spent an hour cleaning up."
把弄脏或弄乱的地方清理干净;也指大赚一笔,或改正自己的行为。
把一个变脏或变乱的地方重新清理干净。
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在弄乱或活动之后,把一个地方收拾得干净整齐。
"The kids made a huge mess with the paints, and I spent an hour cleaning up."
改正自己的行为或生活方式;停止做有害或不诚实的事。
"He promised to clean up his act after the arrest and has stayed out of trouble since."
I had to clean up my act and be responsible.
— Eminem, various interviews discussing his recovery from addiction, widely quoted
赚很多钱或得到很大收益,尤其是很快或出乎意料地。
"She cleaned up at the casino that night, walking away with over five thousand dollars."
清除一个组织或地区中的腐败、犯罪或不法行为。
"The new mayor was elected on a promise to clean up the city's police department."
向上清洁,或把清洁这件事做完。
把一个变脏或变乱的地方重新清理干净。
这是英语中最常见的短语动词之一。可用于家务清洁、环境清理,也可比喻整顿腐败或改正行为。'Clean up your act' 意思是开始好好表现。在金融或赌博中,'clean up' 也表示大赚一笔。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
来自 YouTube 真实视频中 "clean up" 的用法片段 — 点击可在 Looplines 上观看。
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