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  • Derivatives : n  cleanness ; adj  cleanable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

clean [kliːn]
  1. 1. adjective [+place] [ surface] [ clothes etc] 干净
  2. 2. adjective [+water] 清洁
  3. 3. adjective [+person] [ animal] (in habits) 爱清洁
  4. 4. adjective [+fight] [ contest] (fair) 公正
  5. 5. adjective [+joke] [ story] (not offensive) 纯净
  6. 6. adjective [+record] [ reputation] (spotless) 清白
  7. 7. adjective [+edge] [ line] (well-defined) 平整
  8. 8. adjective [医] [+fracture] 边缘整齐
  9. 9. vt. [+car] [ cooker etc] 弄干净
  10. 10. vt. [+room] 打扫
  11. 11. adverb [inf] he clean forgot 他忘得一干二净
  12. 12. noun to give sth a clean 把某物清理干净
    to come clean about sth
    [inf] 全盘招供某事
    a clean driving licence {or} > record
    [US] 未有违章记录驾照
    a clean sheet of paper
    一张白纸
    to make a clean break {or} start
    重新开始
    to clean one's teeth
    [BRIT] 刷牙
    the thief got clean away
    [inf] 小偷逃得无影无踪

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

clean [kliːn]
  1. 1. adjective 干净的,洁净
    There were clean clothes in his wardrobe.
    他的衣橱里有干净衣物
    He was so clean she was embarrassed at her own messy apartment.
    这么干净整洁,她为自己混乱房间感到尴尬
  2. 2. adjective 无限制的,完全的不折不扣
    The inspectors gave the ship a clean bill of health.
    检查员给了这艘船一份健康证明
  3. 3. adjective 纯净的,明亮的
    The new speakers give me a good clean sound at loud volumes.
    新的扬声器声音让我听起来清晰响亮
  4. 4. adjective 清新的,纯净的,无杂质
    Clean drinking water must be available at all times.
    必须随时提供纯净饮用水
  5. 5. adjective 污点的,无不良记录
    Some companies may only hire people with a clean criminal record.
    一些公司可能雇佣那些没有犯罪前科的人。
  6. 6. adjective 圣洁的,纯洁的
  7. 7. adjective [American English] 放射性的无污染的
    More investment was needed in clean technology research.
    需要洁净无污染的技术研究投入更多资金
    The tactical bomb is reasonably clean.
    战术炸弹相对干净一些
  8. 8. adjective 文明的,不下流的,不猥琐
    He has a good clean sense of humour.
    他有着高雅而不低俗幽默感
  9. 9. adjective 未受感染
    Only a clean wound can heal rapidly and without infection.
    只有没受感染伤口才能迅速愈合
  10. 10. adjective 清白的,贞洁
    I promise that I will try to live a clean life.
    承诺会试着过一种纯洁的生活
  11. 11. adjective 很少改动
    Please only submit clean, edited manuscripts.
    请只提交无删改的编辑过的手稿
  12. 12. adjective [American English] [Slang] 空白的,无字的
    Opening the pad he found a clean page and started writing.
    打开便笺本找到一页空白开始写字
  13. 13. adjective 公平的公正的,有体育精神的
    Anything is permitted so don't expect a clean fight.
    什么都是允许的,所以不要期待一场公平的决战
  14. 14. adjective 顺利的,利落
  15. 15. adjective 无障碍的彻底
    I made a clean getaway on the plane.
    成功地坐飞机逃离
  16. 16. adjective [Slang] [American English] 未携带武器
    Don't you believe that we're clean, that we don't have weapons?
    难道相信我们清白的,我们没有携带枪支么?
  17. 17. adjective 熟练的灵巧的利索
    He landed a clean right and rushed in for the kill.
    轻盈地着地,快速冲入,准备实施谋杀
    He landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek.
    他很利落地给对手左脸颊上来了一拳。
  18. 18. adjective 无毒瘾的;不服用毒品
    My friend is an ex heroin user and he has been clean for years now.
    我有一个朋友以前海洛因吸食者,但是现在已经几年没有毒品了。
    After a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years.
    以前在很长一段时间里她依赖海洛因而活,但是目前为止,她已经戒掉毒瘾4年了。
  19. 19. vt. 清扫打扫
    I swept and scrubbed, and cleaned the windows.
    打扫擦洗,还清洗玻璃
    The dentist cleaned my teeth.
    牙医清洗我的牙齿
  20. 20. vt. 除去……的羽毛收拾……的内脏
    First, clean the fish and skin or scale it.
    首先,将鱼清理干净然后去皮或者刮掉鱼鳞
  21. 21. vi. 打扫屋子收拾房间
    He's got a lady there who makes his meals for him and cleans the house.
    一个女子给他做饭,为他打扫房子
  22. 22. verb 清洗,洗干净
    Hair done and face cleaned up, she waited for them to arrive.
    她做好头发,洗好脸,等待他们的到来
    Clean up before you see your grandparents.
    打扮整齐后你再去见祖父母
  23. 23. vi. 清洗;洗起来
    Aluminium is the best, as it virtually lasts for ever and is easily cleaned.
    铝是最好的,因为它能永久保持并且容易清洗
    This stove cleans easily.
    这个炉子容易清洁
  24. 24. vt. [Slang] [American English] 使……输光;抢光
    He was completely cleaned in the final game.
    他在最后一局输了个精光
    The other players cleaned him completely.
    其他玩家让他输个精光
  25. 25. vt. 清除清空
    Everyone cleaned their plates and commented on how good the food was.
    每个人都吃光了盘子里的食物称赞东西非常好吃
    The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm.
    树上的苹果暴风雨全部掉落下来
    The boys cleaned the sandwich platters.
    男孩们吃光了大浅盘中的三明治
  26. 26. vt. 清理除去
    You should use a sanding machine to clean off the old dirt.
    应当用一台砂轮机清除陈旧污垢
  27. 27. vt. 提纯提取有用之物
    The whole class spent a day cleaning up the beach.
    整个班级花了一天时间清扫海滩
  28. 28. vt. 给……去壳
    Once cleaned, the grain is returned to the main terminal for storage.
    一旦去壳完毕谷物返回主要终端储存起来
  29. 29. adverb 彻底地,完全地
    I just clean forgot about the time.
    完全忘记时间
  30. 30. adverb 公平地,公正
    She is very competitive but she always plays clean.
    她好胜心很强,但她比赛总是遵守规则
  31. 31. noun [Weightlifting] 挺举
    He won the gold medal in the clean and jerk event.
    他在挺举项目获得金牌
  32. 32. 收拾清理打扫

Collins English-English Dictionary

clean [kliːn]
  1. 1. adj without dirt or other impurities; unsoiled
  2. 2. adj without anything in it or on it
    a clean page
  3. 3. adj without extraneous or foreign materials
  4. 4. adj without defect, difficulties, or problems
    a clean test flight
  5. 5. adj (of a nuclear weapon) producing little or no radioactive fallout or contamination
  6. 6. adj uncontaminated - Compare dirty
  7. 7. adj (of a wound, etc) having no pus or other sign of infection
  8. 8. adj pure; morally sound
  9. 9. adj without objectionable language or obscenity
    a clean joke
  10. 10. adj (of printer's proofs, etc) relatively free from errors; easily readable
    clean copy
  11. 11. adj thorough or complete
    a clean break
  12. 12. adj dexterous or adroit
    a clean throw
  13. 13. adj [sport] played fairly and without fouls
  14. 14. adj simple in design
    a ship's clean lines
  15. 15. adj [Aeronautics] causing little turbulence; streamlined
  16. 16. adj (of an aircraft) having no projections, such as rockets, flaps, etc, into the airstream
  17. 17. adj honourable or respectable
  18. 18. adj habitually neat
  19. 19. adj (esp of a driving licence) showing or having no record of offences
  20. 20. adj [Slang] innocent; not guilty
  21. 21. adj not carrying illegal drugs, weapons, etc
  22. 22. adj [nautical] having its bottom clean
  23. 23. adj having a satisfactory bill of health
  24. 24. adj [Old Testament] (of persons) free from ceremonial defilement
  25. 25. adj (of animals, birds, and fish) lawful to eat
  26. 26. adj [New Testament] morally and spiritually pure
  27. 27. adj See sweep
  28. 28. vb to make or become free of dirt, filth, etc
    the stove cleans easily
  29. 29. vt. [tr] to remove in making clean
    to clean marks off the wall
  30. 30. vt. [tr] to prepare (fish, poultry, etc) for cooking
    to clean a chicken
  31. 31. adv in a clean way; cleanly
  32. 32. adv [not standard] (intensifier)
    clean forgotten
    clean dead
  33. 33. n the act or an instance of cleaning
    he gave his shoes a clean
  34. 34. n See also clean out clean up
  35. 35. n [Etymology] Old English clæne; related to Old Frisian klene small, neat, Old High German kleini

Examples

a rough but clean contest
一场激烈而又文明的比赛
clean architectural lines
轮廓分明的建筑外形
a clean drain
畅通的排水管
clean copy for the printer
为排字工人提供的誊清稿
a clean sheet of paper
一张白纸

nciku Video Note

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  • Scene:

    洗苹果 / washing an apple

  • Examples:

    洗脸,洗涤,洗澡,洗心革面

  • Description:

    洗 means to wash impurities off an object (clean an object) with water or detergent. It is extended to mean to erase a cassette tape in 洗磁带. It can also mean to develop a photogragh in 洗照片, or mean shuffle in 洗牌 (shuffle cards).

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