| 释义 |
clean up
1. clean thoroughly 打扫干净；整理
* She had to clean up the room after the children's party. 孩子们的晚会结束后，她要把房间收拾一下。
* They are cleaning up the mess. 他们在打扫这堆乱七八糟的东西。
2. wash and make oneself presentable 梳洗；打扮
* She often spends a lot of timecleaning herself up every morning. 她每天早上往往要花大量时间梳洗打扮。
3. make a lot of money 赚大钱
* His friend has cleaned up in the stock market. 他的朋友在股市上赚了一大笔钱。
* The company cleaned up in real estate. 这家公司做房地产生意赚了很多钱。
4. eliminate (enemy forces, etc.); root out (a social evil, etc.) 消灭（敌军等）；根除（社会弊端等）
* Leave a few men behind to clean up the last of the enemy positions. 留下一些士兵来摧毁敌人的最后阵地。
* So long as capitalism exists, corruption can never be cleaned up. 只要资本主义存在，贪污现象就不可能消除干净。
* The mayor has decided to clean up the city. 市长已下决心整顿市容。 |