clean

clean out

To rid of dirt, rubbish, or impurities.

掃除，清除：去除塵土、垃圾或雜質

To empty of contents or occupants.

使…空出：去除內容物或居住者

&I{Informal} To drive or force out

【非正式用語】 驅趕或強迫離開

cleaned out the incompetent workers.

將不稱職的工人掃地出門

&I{Slang} To deprive completely of money or material wealth

&I{【俚語】} 洗劫：剝奪全部的錢財或物質財富

The robbery cleaned us out.

強盜把我們洗劫一空

clean up

To make clean or orderly.

清理：使清潔或有秩序

To make oneself clean, neat, or presentable.

整理儀容：使自己清潔、整齊或體面

To dispose of; settle

處理；安置

cleaned up the unpaid bills.

付清未付的賬單

&I{Slang} To make a large profit, often in a short period of time

&I{【俚語】} 賺錢，發大財：獲得巨大收益，通常指在很短一段時間內

cleaned up during the bull market.

在牛市時獲得暴利

(as) clean as a whistle

見 whistle

clean bill of health

clean someone's clock

(N. Amer. informal)give someone a beating

(北美，非正式)將（某人）痛打一頓

clean house

(N. Amer.)do housework

(北美)做家務

clean one's plate

eat up all the food put on one's plate

吃光盤中食物

clean up one's act

(informal)begin to behave in a better way, especially by giving up alcohol, drugs, or illegal activities

(非正式)開始檢點行事（尤指戒煙、戒毒、不犯罪）

come clean

(informal)be completely honest; keep nothing hidden

(非正式)和盤托出；毫無保留；說實話

the Chancellor must come clean about his plans for increasing taxation.

首相必須毫無保留地公布其增加賦稅的計劃。

have clean hands

be uninvolved and blameless with regard to an immoral act

（對于不道德行為）清白，無可譴責

no one involved in the conflict has clean hands.

牽扯進此沖突的人無一人是清白的。

keep one's hands clean

not involve oneself in an immoral act

潔身自好；不同流合污；不染指（不道德行為）

keep one's nose clean

make a clean breast of something (或 make a clean b

confess fully one's mistakes or wrongdoings

全盤招供；全盤承認過錯

make a clean job of something

(informal)do something thoroughly

(非正式)徹底完成（某事）