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a clean bill of health
Translationsclean (kliːn) adjective1. free from dirt, smoke etc. a clean window; a clean dress. 乾淨的 干净的2. neat and tidy in one's habits. Cats are very clean animals. 愛整潔的 整洁的3. unused. a clean sheet of paper. 未用過的 未用过的4. free from evil or indecency. a clean life; keep your language clean! 純潔的 纯洁的5. neat and even. a clean cut. 整齊的 整齐的 adverb completely. He got clean away. 徹底地 彻底地 verb to (cause to) become free from dirt etc. Will you clean the windows? 把...清乾淨，變乾淨 把...弄干净ˈcleaner noun 清潔工人 清洁工人ˈcleanly adverbThe knife cut cleanly through the cheese. 平整地 整齐地cleanly (ˈklenli) adjective clean in personal habits. 愛清潔的 爱清洁的ˈcleanliness (ˈklen-) noun 清潔 清洁clean up to clean (a place) thoroughly. She cleaned (the room) up after they went home. 把(某處)徹底打掃乾淨 （把...）打扫干净 a clean bill of health a certificate saying that a person, the crew of ship etc is entirely healthy (especially after being ill). I've been off work but I've got a clean bill of health now. 健檢合格證明 健康证明书a clean slate a fresh start. After being in prison he started his new job with a clean slate. 改過自新，重新開始 改过自新come clean to tell the truth about something, often about something about which one has previously lied. 供認 供认make a clean sweep to get rid of everything unnecessary or unwanted. The new manager made a clean sweep of all the lazy people in the department. 徹底掃除 彻底扫除a clean bill of health
clean bill of health1. A doctor's report that a patient is in good physical health. Josie was relieved when she received a clean bill of health from her physician.2. An assurance that an organization or process is operating properly according to specific standards. Despite accusations that the company was responsible for polluting the lake, it received a clean bill of health from the environmental agency after a thorough investigation.See also: bill, clean, health, ofa clean bill of health COMMON1. If someone is given or gets a clean bill of health, they are told that they are completely fit and healthy. He had a full medical late last year and was given a clean bill of health. Great Britain coach Mal Reilly, delighted to receive a clean bill of health for his 19-man squad, names his side today.2. If something is given or gets a clean bill of health, it is examined and then judged to be in a satisfactory condition. Fourteen seaside resorts failed to meet the environmental and safety standards, while 43 were given a clean bill of health. At the end of that intensive study, the chemical industry got an environmental clean bill of health. Note: A bill of health was a certificate which was given to a ship's master to present at the next port the ship arrived at. It stated whether or not there was an infectious disease aboard the ship or in the port it was departing from. See also: bill, clean, health, ofa clean bill of health a declaration or confirmation that someone is healthy or something is in good condition. In the mid 18th century, a bill of health was an official certificate given to the master of a ship on leaving port; if clean , it certified that there was no infection either in the port or on board the vessel.See also: bill, clean, health, ofa clean bill of ˈhealth a statement that somebody is well or something is in a satisfactory condition: The doctor’s given her a clean bill of health.A bill of health was an official document given to the captain of a ship when leaving a particular port that said that nobody on the ship carried any disease or infection.See also: bill, clean, health, ofEncyclopediaSeecleanFinancialSeeClean |