单词 | clean up |
释义 | clean up (once / 1312 pages) 1v 2v 3v WORD FAMILY clean up: cleaned up, cleaning up, cleans up USAGE EXAMPLESNevertheless, big companies remain convinced the industry inevitably will need to use more gas to clean up China’s energy mix. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) He defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton on Nov. 8 with a promise to clean up Washington. Reuters(Dec 26, 2016) Cleaning up a river, Shaffer observed, means accounting for factors far afield of its immediate path. The New Yorker(Dec 26, 2016) 1 1v put (things or places) in order Syn|Hypo|Hyper neaten, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy, tidy up make, make up put in order or neaten clean, clean house, housecleanclean and tidy up the house G.I., GIclean in preparation for inspection spring-cleanthoroughly clean the entire house, often done only once a year order bring order to or into 2v make oneself clean, presentable or neat 2Clean up before you go to the party Hyper groom, neaten care for one's external appearance v dispose of 3Hyper settle dispose of; make a financial settlement v make a big profit; often in a short period of time The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up Hyper profit, turn a profit make a profit; gain money or materially |
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