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worn since it was washed).

2 having a clean appearance and clean surroundings

M 70 W; Cats are very clean animals. IS Iff

► NOT HARMFUL fc^ 3 free from harmful or unpleasant

substances ft # i (ft ftp5%kt\t): clean drinking

water ?ff O clean air pjf O cleaner cars

(= not producing so many harmful substances) iff ft M

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► PAPER IK 4 [usually before noun] with nothing written on

it £ : a clean sheet of paper $£$ ft IK

► NOT OFFENSIVE Afl| 5 not offensive or referring to sex; not doing anything that is considered immoral or bad

Bf] |$ ; ft & 1# W; IE# $1: The entertainment was

good clean fun for the whole family, At HfJ ff

II, ftf %/& a o 0 Keep the jokes clean please! ff

X! o The sport has a very clean image. j&Jjff

► NOT ILLEGAL 7'/A 6 not showing or having any record

of doing sth that is against the law ft A

ift; <f ft : a clean driving licence/driver’s license ft

O a clean police record Ajf Hid'lfc 7 (informal) not owning or carrying anything illegal such as drugs or weapons

( ftlffc'JL Mm4 ) #J: The police searched her but she

was clean. mm&TMttlift ft A k M M m #r ft

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► FAIR AiE 8 played or done in a fair way and within the

rules ft KIM'J&A 7 Iff; #1 #J: It was a tough but

clean game. M \tm„

► SMOOTH/SIMPLE ff-g ; 9 having a smooth edge,

surface or shape; simple and regular Affi

: A sharp knife makes a clean cut. 0 a modern design with clean lines and a bright appearance

► ACCURATE /f£jS$ 10 done in a skilful and accurate way ijj

fff B ifo M Si ; 'ft if f'J iY]: The plane made a clean

take-off.

► TASTE/SMELL 5ff jf'; ftijff 11 tasting, smelling or looking

pleasant and fresh fit SI ; if Iffftj • The wine has a clean taste and a lovely golden colour. & itj ?ff it ff

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— compare unclean ITIT7/I as clean as a 'whistle {informal) very clean ftftf f a clean bill of 'health a report that says sb is healthy or that sth is in good condition 'n iff ⁰J1 a clean 'break 1 a

complete separation from a person, an organization, a way of life, etc. ( -ft A, £§iK’, ) W&'(k

^: She wanted to make a clean break with the past. M $iftiiA;rcf:$lT^feo 2 a break in a bone in one place a clean sheet/'slate a record of your work or behaviour that does not show any mistakes or bad things that you have done ft M id ft:; i# ft tf] If) A: No government operates with a completely clean sheet. & -AfflftftiMo 0 They kept a clean sheet in the match .(= no goals were scored against them). M£tt«ftftft7AA--'#tfj£dfto make a clean 'breast of sth to tell the truth about sth so that you no longer feel guilty $} i| ft ; iR ^ ft -R; ffl • ■ ■ ft & t£ ib make a clean sweep (of sth) 1 to remove all the people or things from an organization that are thought to be unnecessary or need changing

2 to win all the prizes or parts of a game or competition; to win an election completely ( )

) ; f£%China made a clean sweep of the medals in the gymnastics events. oThe

opinion poll suggests a clean sweep for the Democrats.

sitEARfrjfto —more at nose

/?., WIPE V.

■ verb 1 to make sth free from dirt or dust by washing or rubbing it A • • • ; l£--ftf; ft ft: [VN] to clean

the windows/bath/floor ]$ i?i A / til / itfe ft 0 to clean a wound '/Af ftp o Have you cleaned your teeth? ft 7 ⁿ^r ? o The villa is cleaned twice a week.

ft ft W o 0 [V] I spent all day cooking and cleaning. ft 5iAAW:tfi$ft#lftft Iftft — see also dry-clean, spring-clean 2 [V] to become clean $ 7* <7: This oven

cleans easily (= is easy to clean). „ 3 [VN]

= dry-clean : This coat is filthy. I’ll have it cleaned. )X ft AlftHff 7, Ticfti^A- T-fAo 4 [VN] to remove the inside parts of a fish, chicken, etc. before you cook it ( ^; ft[Ir#., !$}%£ ) if 1^ ft Iff ITflTl dean 'house (A/Amf) 1 to remove people or things that are not necessary or wanted if i^MWA ( ) ; icM: The new

manager said he wanted to clean house. 0r JiftfPj^Ji ift 2 to make your house clean ftftJ^-M clean up your 'act (informal) to start behaving in a moral or responsible way gficftPBIE; He cleaned up his

act and came off drugs, {til&ffl ff] 7 $ ft 7 # dm ₀ ^lean sth^-'down to clean sth thoroughly $Jj£ ft ft : {& ••• $l Jj£ 7‘ '# : All the equipment should be

cleaned down regularly. Iff ft ^ 7 HI $l fi ft ₀

clean sth off/from sth | clean sth^- off to remove sth from sth by brushing, rubbing, etc. ft - ttlij ( )

W: I cleaned the mud off my shoes, ftjiiij ft 7 Iff 7 ± 0⁽J ilg ₀ .clean sth«->’out to clean the inside of sth thoroughly ft ( ) ftnfffjl^ftft ;fi7: I must clean the

fish tank out. .dean sb

’out (informal) to use all of sb’s money ^ )

i£; Mit ( !lAW ) Paying for all those drinks has cleaned me out. & ^ SP fS fA ft ft & W HIE M - ft. if ₀ .dean sb/sth ’out (informal) to steal everything from a person or place : The burglars totally cleaned her

out. ^MftifeiASi] '$» .dean (yourself) 'up (informal) to make yourself clean, usually by washing ft ( ft ft ) i£ T f : I need to change and clean up. 1% mi

► 7 o o Go and clean yourself up. A ft 7 f &E ₀

0 You’d better get cleaned up. ft Ml if A ft -- T o

► related noun clean-up .clean 'up | .dean sth<- up

1 to remove dirt, etc. from somewhere ft ft ( sjcif )

SYNONYMS

dean

wash * rinse ♦ cleanse ♦ dry-clean ♦ bathe

These words all mean to remove dirt from sth, especially by using water and/or soap.

ftft, iftf ZX, m&^A4o

clean to remove dirt or dust from sth, especially by using water or chemicals ftl^A^; ftft, Aftifl 7KbJcffc -fm ?5fcf, f: The villa is cleaned twice a

week. ^ft^i]Sf - -fflftftWlAo o Have you cleaned your teeth? ftWHft fR'li ? o This coat is filthy. I’ll have it cleaned (= dry-cleaned). jAftAAUff 7, ffAf# iiA7^o

wash to remove dirt from sth using water and usually soap ftiA, iA'f: He quickly washed his hands and face. ftlKfAft F-W&iA ft o These jeans need washing.

rinse to remove dirt, etc. from sth using clean water only, not soap; to remove the soap from sth with clean water after washing it ftffjif Wlk. ft

ft ffi-ffA Rinse the cooked pasta with boiling water, ft "To o Make sure you rinse all the soap out. “/E^fEfflMft'<A7f „ cleanse to clean your skin or a wound Faff If (

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dry-clean to clean clothes using chemicals instead of water

bathe to wash sth with water, especially a wound or a part of the body £§M-Aif tfc ( \%P ^#ftTO# )

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■ to clean/wash/rinse/cleanse/bathe sth in/with sth

■ to clean/wash/rinse sth from sth

■ to clean/wash/cleanse/bathe a wound

■ to clean/wash/rinse (down) the car

■ to clean/wash/rinse the floor

■ to wash/rinse your hair

■ to have sth cleaned/washed/dry-cleaned

to wash/rinse sth clean