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单词 spring-clean
释义
spring-clean
verb
uk
/ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn/us
/ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn/
[TorI]
tocleanall of aplace,especiallyyourhouse, very well,includingpartsyou do not oftenclean:
彻底打扫（尤指房屋）
MrsBridgesseemedto have spring-cleaned thewholehouse.
I've beenspring-cleaningallday.
[T]
toorganizesomething, gettingridof the things you do not need:
The mostsensiblething to do is to spring-clean thehouseholdfinances.
Thecompanyoffersaone-stopsoftwaretoolforspring-cleaningthehomecomputer.
More examples
  • Whilespring-cleaningmystudylastweek, IfoundanewspaperdatedApril25th 1999.
  • When we're onholidaymymothermovesin, spring-cleans thehouseand gets thecarpetscleaned.
  • Nexttimeyou spring-clean, take anything someoneelsemightfinddesirableto acharityshop.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cleaning & tidying places & things
  • adjust
  • airing
  • bed
  • clean(someone/something)up
  • cleansomethingout
  • dusting
  • freshen
  • freshen(someone/something)up
  • going-over
  • Hoover
  • hooversomethingup
  • muck
  • re-rack
  • sandblast
  • smarten(someone/something)up
  • spiffsomeone/somethingup
  • spit and polishidiom
  • spruce
  • tidy
  • valet
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Removing and getting rid of things

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spring-cleaning
spring-clean
noun[S]
UK
uk
/ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn/us
/ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn/
anoccasionwhen youcleanall of aplace,especiallyyourhouse, very well,includingpartsyou do not oftenclean:
I gave thekitchena spring-clean at theweekend.
Ithinkit'stimefor a spring-clean.
anoccasionwhen youorganizesomething, gettingridof the things you do not need:
Doesyourportfolioneed a spring-clean?
We havedecidedthat there should be a spring-clean of the TVforecastingteam.
More examples
  • The nexttaskis to give thehouseathoroughspring-clean.
  • I gave theattica good spring-clean lastweek.
  • Anofficespring-cleaninvariablyproducesahugepileofoutdatedelectricalequipment.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cleaning & tidying places & things
  • adjust
  • airing
  • bed
  • clean(someone/something)up
  • cleansomethingout
  • dusting
  • freshen
  • freshen(someone/something)up
  • going-over
  • Hoover
  • hooversomethingup
  • muck
  • re-rack
  • sandblast
  • smarten(someone/something)up
  • spiffsomeone/somethingup
  • spit and polishidiom
  • spruce
  • tidy
  • valet
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Classifying and creating order
Removing and getting rid of things
(Definition ofspring-cleanfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
spring-clean
verb[T]
uk
/ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn/us
/ˌsprɪŋˈkliːn/
tocleanall of aplace,especiallyyourhouse, very well,includingpartsyou do not oftenclean
彻底打扫（尤指房屋）

Examplesofspring-clean

spring-clean
I am delighted to report that local schools responded magnificently to nationalspring-cleanweek, which proved extremely effective.
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They have undertaken the consideration of many important subjects for law reform and in addition they are subjecting the statute book to a major revision andspring-clean.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Even the tidiest house needs aspring-clean.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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