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单词 cleanse
释义
cleansecleanse /klɛnz/ verb [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
cleanse
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theycleanse
he, she, itcleanses
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theycleansed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave cleansed
he, she, ithas cleansed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad cleansed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill cleanse
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have cleansed
Continuous Form
PresentIam cleansing
he, she, itis cleansing
you, we, theyare cleansing
PastI, he, she, itwas cleansing
you, we, theywere cleansing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been cleansing
he, she, ithas been cleansing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been cleansing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be cleansing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been cleansing
Thesaurus
THESAURUS to remove dirt from something by rubbing or washing
to remove dirt from something by rubbing or washing:  I need to clean the bathtub. She’s busy cleaning.
to use water, and often soap, to clean clothes, dishes, parts of your body, or uncooked food:  Wash your hands before dinner.
formal to make something, especially part of your body, completely clean:  Cleanse the wound thoroughly with soap and water.
to clean something with a chemical that kills bacteria:  Bathrooms in public places must be disinfected regularly.
to make something, for example a medical tool, completely clean and kill all bacteria in or on it, using high temperatures or chemicals:  It is important to sterilize baby bottles to keep your baby healthy.
to remove the dirty parts or bacteria from something such as water or air:  Boil the water for ten minutes to purify it.
to clean a surface with a cloth, often a wet cloth:  She wiped the crumbs off the table into her hand.
to clean something by rubbing it hard with a wet brush or cloth:  He was on his hands and knees scrubbing the floor.
to clean dust off furniture:  The bookshelves need to be dusted.
to make furniture, shoes, etc. shiny by rubbing them:  I need to polish my shoes before my interview tomorrow.
to clean carpets with a special machine:  Don’t forget to vacuum under the table.
to clean the dirt from the floor or ground using a broom (=brush with a long handle):  After the haircut she swept up the hair.
to clean the floor with water and a mop (=soft brush on a long handle):  It didn’t take long to mop the kitchen floor.
to clean the house:  I spent all Saturday doing the housework.
to wash plates and pans after a meal:  If you cook, I’ll do the dishes.
to wash dirty pots and pans with a rough cloth:  If you let the pot soak, you won’t have to scour it.
to wash clothes:  I need to do the laundry – I’m almost out of clean clothes.
to clean clothes with chemicals instead of water:  Where do you get your suits dry-cleaned?
1to make something completely clean:  Cleanse the wound with alcohol.► see thesaurus at clean22literary to remove everything that is immoral or bad from someone’s character or from a place or organization: cleanse somebody/something of something The police force needed to be cleansed of corruption. → see also ethnic cleansing
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