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单词 cleanse
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cleanse
verb[T]
uk
/klenz/us
/klenz/
to make somethingcompletelyclean:
清洗；使清洁
Cleanse thecut/woundthoroughlybefore youbandageit.打绷带之前要彻底清洗伤口。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to make something clean
  • cleanYou'll need to clean the wound before you bandage it.
  • cleanseThe herb is supposed to cleanse the body of toxins.
  • disinfectWe disinfected the doorknobs with antibac wipes.
  • sanitizeTest tubes must be washed and sanitized before use.
  • sterilizeThe lab equipment was thoroughly sterilized before use.
  • purifyPlants cut down on pollution and help purify the air.
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to make someone or somethingmorallycleanorpure:
使（道德上）纯洁；使净化
to cleanse thethoughtsofourhearts净化我们的心灵
RomanCatholicsgo toconfessionto be cleansedoftheirsins.罗马天主教徒用忏悔来涤除自己的罪恶。
figurativeThemayorhaspromisedto cleanse thecityofdrugdealers(= toremovethem from thecity).市长承诺要肃清城市里的毒贩。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cleaning generally
  • brushsomeone/somethingoff
  • cleaner
  • cleaning
  • cleansing
  • decontamination
  • groom
  • hoovering
  • mop
  • purification
  • purifier
  • purify
  • repurify
  • rinse
  • scrub
  • sponge
  • steam-clean
  • sterilizing
  • swill
  • wash(something)out
  • washsomethingdown
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cleanse
noun[C]
uk
/klenz/us
/klenz/
aperiodwhen youstoptakingunhealthyorharmfulfoods,drinks, ordrugsintoyourbodyfor aperiodoftime, inordertoimproveyourhealth:
During a cleanse, it'sbesttostayaway from all caffeine-richdrinks.
ThatweekI wasona cleanse.
anactofcleaningyourskinor aproductortreatmentfor doing this:
After a cleanse andexfoliation, afacemaskisapplied.
something you to do make yourselfmorallycleanorpure:
Is there somesortofritualor cleanse orpilgrimagethat you like to go through?
More examples
  • This is agreatrecipeif you're on adietor doing a cleanse.
  • I went on a cleanse andlost6 lb.
  • Try thisgentleskincleanse.
  • It's like a cleanse for thesoul.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Diets & dieting
  • caloric
  • calorie
  • calorie-controlled
  • calorific
  • carb-free
  • clean eating
  • climatarian
  • diabetic
  • dieter
  • fatty
  • functional food
  • lacto-ovo vegetarian
  • lacto-vegetarian
  • lacto-vegetarianism
  • locavore
  • low-carb
  • macrobiotic
  • malnourished
  • nutraceutical
  • well balanced
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(Definition ofcleansefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
cleanse
verb[T]
uk
/klenz/us
/klenz/
to make somethingcompletelyclean
清洗；使清洁
Cleanse thecut/woundthoroughlybefore youbandageit.打绷带之前要彻底清洗伤口。
to make someone or somethingmorallycleanorpure
使（道德上）纯洁；使净化
to cleanse thethoughtsofourhearts净化我们的心灵
RomanCatholics go toconfessionto be cleansedoftheirsins.罗马天主教徒用忏悔来涤除自己的罪恶。
figurativeThemayorhaspromisedto cleanse thecityofdrugdealers(= toremovethem from thecity).市长承诺要肃清城市里的毒贩。

cleanse| American Dictionary

cleanse
verb[T]
us
/klenz/
toremoveall thedirtorharmfulsubstancesfrom something:
Thoroughly cleanse thewoundand theareaaround it.
(Definition ofcleansefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcleanse

cleanse
It was that 'stain' that had to be removed for the monument to be cleansed.
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There were serious efforts in the late eleventh century tocleansethe hymn repertory of certain excesses.
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That has cleansed the classical operatic heritage of the filth that has clung to it for many decades.
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Revivalists, many of them women, talked : they confessed private sins vocally, cleansing themselves of sorcerous familial strife.
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I have a particular interest in some of the people who practise them, cleansing them from the stereotypes of so-called spontaneity.
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Not unexpectedly it proved particularly effective in cleansing societies of substances associated with witchcraft.
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By cleansing the world around them, purging it from evil and dirtiness, humans hoped to qualify themselves for eternal life.
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Peace accords in resource-rich countries can only succeed when rebels use territory and resources tocleansetheir record of atrocities.
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Revivalists' public confessions of sin looked like cleansing ceremonies.
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With these scapegoats destroyed, the community itself is cleansed, ensuring that normality will return without further suffering.
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Revivalists thought their salvation cleansed them of the pollution of sorcery.
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The army annihilated, or ethnically cleansed, the village.
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Then it could be channeled through a filter of formal logic and properly cleansed.
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Writing often served as a cleansing ritual, ridding the writer of his or her bad thoughts and asking the state for forgiveness and further enlightenment.
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Clear definitions and expressions cleansed of rhetorical excess or emotional distortion are the means for conveying objective truths or intentions, fixing meanings and achieving consensus.
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