| 单词 | houseclean |
| 释义 | > as lemmashouseclean houseclean v. intransitive to clean the interior of a house, flat, etc.; (also transitive) to clean (a place) in this way; (in extended use) to renovate or refresh, esp. by eliminating undesirable elements. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning house > clean house [verb (intransitive)] houseclean1854 spring clean1895 1854 Cottager's Monthly Visitor Sept. 309 Some years back Mabel was house-cleaning at the Hall, and some money was missed; she was suspected. 1919 Home Econ. Educ. (U.S. Div. Vocational Educ.) 47 Preparation for confinement... Entire room should be carefully house cleaned. 1954 Manch. Guardian Weekly 1 July 2 The sub-committee should houseclean its staff. 1993 Canad. Living Sept. 4/1 We've housecleaned, moved some pages around, added a fresh coat of paint to our graphics. 2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xv. 217 [His] relatively young wife..was overworked, cooking,..housecleaning, and tramping out several times a week..to shop for food. < as lemmas |
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