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单词 spick-and-span
释义 spick-and-span
I. adjective
or spic-and-span \|spikən|span, -kəŋ|-, -paa(ə)n\; also spick-and-span-new \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\
Etymology: spic-and-span alteration of spick-and-span, short for spick-and-span-new, from obsolete English spick spike, nail (alteration of English spike) (I) + English and + span-new
1. : quite new : fresh, brand-new
 < a spick-and-span novelty >
2. : like new : spotlessly clean : spruce
 < his cottage was spick-and-span — J.B.Clayton >
 < a spick-and-span figure in his Panama hat and neat clothes — G.K.Chesterton >
 < automobile owner who likes to keep his car spick-and-spanNew Yorker >
Synonyms: see neat
II. adverb
or spic-and-span \“\
: in a spick-and-span manner
 < clean the kitchen spick-and-span >
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