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单词 clean (someone/something) up
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clean(someone/something)up

phrasal verbwithcleanverb
uk
/kliːn/us
/kliːn/
C1
to make apersonorplacecleanandtidy:
We'll go out assoonas I'vecleanedup thekitchen.
I need tocleanup(=cleanmyself or theplacewhere I am)before we go out.
Cleanyourselfup abitbeforedinner.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to clean something
  • cleanDid you clean the kitchen?
  • washYou need to wash your hands before supper.
  • clean upClean up this mess!
  • clean outI spent the weekend cleaning out the kitchen cabinets.
  • wipeShe wiped the mirrors until they shone.
  • wipe downWe wipe down the tables after every customer leaves.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cleaning & tidying places & things
  • adjust
  • airing
  • bed
  • cleansomethingout
  • clean up aftersomeone
  • freshen
  • freshen(someone/something)up
  • going-over
  • Hoover
  • hooversomethingup
  • housekeeping
  • muck
  • sandblast
  • smarten(someone/something)up
  • spiffsomeone/somethingup
  • spit and polishidiom
  • spring-clean
  • spruce
  • tidy
  • valet
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clean(something)up

phrasal verbwithcleanverb
uk
/kliːn/us
/kliːn/
slang
towina lot ofmoney:
Wecleanedup at thepokertablelastnight.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Winning and defeating
  • annihilate
  • annihilation
  • bank
  • be gunning forsomeoneidiom
  • be one in the eye forsomeoneidiom
  • convincing
  • move/go in for the killidiom
  • near thing
  • outclass
  • outcompete
  • outfox
  • sew
  • slaughter
  • sweep
  • takesomeonedown
  • takesomeoneto the cleaner'sidiom
  • takesomethingapart
  • takedown
  • thrashing
  • wipe
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cleansomethingup

phrasal verbwithcleanverb
uk
/kliːn/us
/kliːn/

(CRIME)

tostopillegalordishonestactivityin aplaceororganization:
We need amayorwho istoughenough tocleanup thistown.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Correcting and mending
  • calibration
  • correction
  • fiddle (around) withsomething
  • fine-tune
  • fixsomethingup
  • mess
  • recondition
  • reconstruct
  • reconstruction
  • rectification
  • refine
  • remedy
  • revise
  • revised
  • set/put the record straightidiom
  • smoothsomethingaway
  • smoothen
  • sort
  • sortsomethingout
  • tinker
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(BAD BEHAVIOUR)

tostoporlimittheviolence,sex, orbadbehaviourshownorcontainedinprogrammesorbooks,magazines, etc., to make them moreacceptable:
Somepeoplethinkthattelevisionshould becleanedup.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Forbidding and banning things
  • abolish
  • abolition
  • abolitionist
  • anti-censorship
  • ban
  • debar
  • decertification
  • decertify
  • deny
  • disallow
  • disqualification
  • off-limits
  • out of boundsidiom
  • outlaw
  • prohibit
  • prohibition
  • unauthorized
  • unkosher
  • verboten
  • veto
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clean-up
noun[S]
uk
/kliːn/us
/kliːn/
theactof making aplacecleanandtidy:
It'stimeyou gaveyourbedroomagood clean-up.
Residents have called for a clean-upcampaigntokeeptheirstreetsfreefromrubbish.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cleaning & tidying places & things
  • adjust
  • airing
  • bed
  • cleansomethingout
  • clean up aftersomeone
  • freshen
  • freshen(someone/something)up
  • going-over
  • Hoover
  • hooversomethingup
  • housekeeping
  • muck
  • sandblast
  • smarten(someone/something)up
  • spiffsomeone/somethingup
  • spit and polishidiom
  • spring-clean
  • spruce
  • tidy
  • valet
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(Definition ofclean (someone/something) upfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

clean up something| American Dictionary

clean upsomething

phrasal verbwithcleanverb[I/T]
us
/klin/

(MAKE NEAT)

toremovedirtfrom something or make somethingneat:
We need to do something tocleanup thismessand then get out of there.
I have tocleanthings up before theguestsarrive.

clean upsomething

phrasal verbwithcleanverb[I/T]
us
/klin/

(REMOVE EVILS)

toremoveillegalordishonestactivityfrom aplace:
We need amayorwho istoughenough to clean up thistown.
(Definition ofclean up somethingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

clean up| Business English

clean up

phrasal verbwithcleanverb
uk
/kliːn/us
informal
to get a lot ofmoney:
Withholidayspendingalready up by 10%,retailersare reallyhopingtocleanup thisseason.

clean sth up

phrasal verbwithcleanverb
uk
/kliːn/us
informal
tostopillegalanddishonestactivityin acompany,system, etc.:
Lastweekthe Governmentannouncedplanstocleanup themortgageindustry.
After thescandal, ateamofmarketingspecialistswashiredtocleanup the company'simage.
ENVIRONMENT
toremoveharmfulsubstancesorchemicalsfrom aplaceor theenvironment:
clean up pollution/contamination/waste$250 million wasspentoncleaningup groundwatercontaminationat theformerfactory'ssite.
clean-up
noun[C]
(alsocleanup)
uk
us
ENVIRONMENT
anactofremovingharmfulsubstancesorchemicalsfrom aplaceor theenvironment:
Over $100 million wasallocatedfor the cleanup ofhazardouschemicalsandradioactivewaste.
WORKPLACE
anactofimprovingacompanyorsystembyremovingpeopleandstoppingactivitiesthat aredishonestorcausingproblems:
The cleanupinvolvedforeclosingon thousands ofproblemloansandsellingthepropertiesthatsecuredthem.
(Definition ofclean upfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofclean (someone/something) up

clean (someone/something) up
The three tiers of monitoring provide a range of information necessary for the management ofclean-upoperations.
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In 1997, some provinces ceased to process new applicants during theclean-upprocess and others defaulted on payments.
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Given the large quantity of petroleum-contaminated soil present, remediation processes that can be carried out in situ are likely to be the preferableclean-upoptions.
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With increasing public attention regarding the preservation of the environment, the development of oilclean-uptechnologies has gained considerable interest.
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In the results section, the authors estimate the number of cases of childhood morbidity that could be averted in each pollutionclean-upscenario.
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This figure also shows aclean-uptransducer which removes any violation markers from the eventual outputs.
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Together, this information is used as the basis for trigger values to initiate remediation and target values to be achieved byclean-up.
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During the 2000clean-up, approximately 1 tonne of material was removed from the surface of the bottle dump.
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The women's group participated in the construction, painting, installing lights andclean-upof the laboratory.
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The increasing attention toward environmental quality has brought forward proposals forclean-upand restoration of natural environments.
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Alternatively, there might be someclean-upprocess acting on the output pattern which will take time to settle into an equilibrium state.
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Once the data collection is completed, the authors develop projections of population and two different air pollutionclean-upcampaigns for the period 2002-2011.
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The second proposed tier was medium-term monitoring to confirm thatclean-updoes not create greater adverse environmental impacts.
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The third tier was designed to determine whether theclean-upprovides long-term environmental benefits.
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Oftenclean-upprojects are required to use local labour when available.
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