英汉词典

clean 基本解释

• adj. 清洁的，干净的；清白的
• vt. 使干净
• vi. 打扫，清扫
• adv. 完全地
• n. 打扫
• n. (Clean)人名；(英)克林

clean 词态变化

clean 中文词源

来自PIE*gel,明亮，耀眼，词源同glass,gleam.引申词义干净的。

clean 英文词源

clean

clean: [OE] Etymologically, clean and German klein ‘small’ are the same word. Both go back to West Germanic *klainoz, which meant ‘clear, pure’, but whereas the English adjective has stayed fairly close to the original meaning, the German one has passed via ‘clean’, ‘neat’, ‘dainty’, and ‘delicate’ to ‘small’. It has been speculated that *klainiz was based on *klai-, which connoted ‘stickiness’ (it was the source of English clay and clammy).

The reasoning is that something sticky, perhaps from a coating of oil, would have been perceived as having a clear or shiny surface, and there may also have been a suggestion of the purity conferred by a ceremonial anointing with oil. The derivatives cleanse and cleanly (whence cleanliness) are both Old English formations.
=> clammy, clay, cleanse

clean (adj.)

Old English clæne "free from dirt or filth; pure, chaste, innocent; open, in the open," of beasts, "ritually safe to eat," from West Germanic *klainoz "clear, pure" (cognates: Old Saxon kleni "dainty, delicate," Old Frisian klene "small," Old High German kleini "delicate, fine, small," German klein "small;" English preserves the original Germanic sense), from PIE root *gel- "bright, gleaming" (cognates: Greek glene "eyeball," Old Irish gel "bright").

"Largely replaced by clear, pure in the higher senses" [Weekley], but as a verb (mid-15c.) it has largely usurped what once belonged to cleanse. Meaning "whole, entire" is from c. 1300 (clean sweep in the figurative sense is from 1821). Sense of "innocent" is from c. 1300; that of "not lewd" is from 1867; that of "not carrying anything forbidden" is from 1938; that of "free of drug addiction" is from 1950s. To come clean "confess" is from 1919, American English.

clean (v.)

mid-15c., "make clean," from clean (adj.). Related: Cleaned; cleaning. From clean out "clean by emptying" comes sense of "to leave bare" (1844); cleaned-out "left penniless by losses" is from 1812.

clean (adv.)

Old English clæne "dirtlessly," also "clearly, fully, entirely;" see clean (adj.). Compare similar use of German rein "clean."

clean 词组搭配

clean 英文释义

1. a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

clean 同义词解析

clean, clear, sweep, dust, mop, wipe, scrub

这些动词均有"使干净"之意。

clean： 是这些动词中最常用的词，指将某物或某处的污物等清除掉，弄干净。

clear： 指清除不要的东西。

sweep： 指用扫帚等进行清扫，也用作比喻。

dust： 指将积落在物体表面的尘土抹去、掸掉或擦去以保干净。

mop： 侧重指用拖把擦洗地板，有时也指擦干净或擦去。

wipe： 多指用布、纸等物把东西擦净，也指擦掉某物。

scrub： 指用硬刷、肥皂或水用力地擦洗某物。

clean 双语例句

1. They were more concerned about the dogs' welfare than a clean getaway.

他们更加关心那些狗的安危，而非自己如何干净利落地脱身。

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2. When he had finished washing he began to wipe the basin clean.

他清洗完后开始把洗脸池擦拭干净。

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3. If you kept your nose clean, you had a job for life.

如果你规规矩矩，就可以一辈子都捧着这个饭碗。

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4. He rubbed and rubbed but couldn't seem to get clean.

他擦了又擦，可就是擦不干净。

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5. The drill should be slowly rotated to ensure a clean hole.

钻头必须缓慢转动，以保证钻孔平整光滑。

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clean 实用场景例句

I can't find a clean shirt (= one I haven't worn since it was washed) .

我找不到一件干净的衬衫。

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Are your hands clean?

你的手干净吗？

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to wipe sth clean

把某物擦干净

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The hotel was spotlessly (= extremely) clean .

这家旅馆干净得一尘不染。

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(British English)It is your responsibility to keep the room clean and tidy .

保持房间整洁是你的职责。

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(North Amercian English) Keep your room neat and clean .

保持房间整洁。

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They were more concerned about the dogs' welfare than a clean getaway...

他们更加关心那些狗的安危，而非自己如何干净利落地脱身。

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Paul had arrested countless men like this one before and was expecting a clean, quick job.

此前，保罗逮捕过无数个这样的家伙，他估计这次能手到擒来。

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It would be better if you come clean about it and let her know what kind of man she is seeing.

你最好一五一十地告诉她，让她知道她正在交往的那个男人是个什么货色。

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He called for a clean fight in the election and an end to 'negative campaigning'...

他呼吁选举中进行公平竞争，结束“负面竞选”。

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It was a clean match, well refereed.

比赛没有舞弊行为，裁判很公正。

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...the fresh, clean smell of the sea...

大海清新舒爽的气味

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Soft tones of blue and grey create a clean, bright look.

蓝色和灰色的柔和色调营造出明快、亮丽的视觉感观。

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Take a clean sheet of paper and down the left-hand side make a list.

拿张白纸，在左下方列个单子。

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She wanted to make a clean break from her mother and father.

她想和父母一刀两断。

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It burned clean through the seat of my overalls...

它把我工装裤屁股那块烧透了。

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The thief got clean away with the money...

那个贼拿着钱逃之夭夭了。

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He admires the clean lines of Shaker furniture...

他欣赏夏克家具流畅的线条。

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The drill should be slowly rotated to ensure a clean hole.

钻头必须缓慢转动，以保证钻孔平整光滑。

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It took half an hour to clean the orange powder off the bath...

花了半个钟头才把浴缸上的柑橘粉擦洗掉。

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With them also lived Mary Burinda, who cooked and cleaned...

和他们同住的还有玛丽·伯琳达，她负责做饭和打扫卫生。

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She got up early and cleaned the flat.

她早早就起了床，把公寓打扫干净。

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They're trying to show clean, wholesome, decent movies...

他们尽量播放文明、健康、正派的电影。

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Flirting is good clean fun...

打情骂俏无伤大雅，还别有一番趣味。

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Accusations of tax evasion have tarnished his clean image...

避税的指控使他的清白形象蒙污。

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You can hire these from most car hire firms, provided you have a clean driving licence.

只要你的驾照没有违规记录，就可以从多数租车公司租到这些车。

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He wore his cleanest slacks, a clean shirt and a navy blazer...

他穿着他最干净的便裤，洁净的衬衫和藏青色上装。

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Disease has not been a problem because clean water is available...

不必担心会生病，因为能喝上干净水。

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Fans of electric cars say they are clean, quiet and economical.

电动汽车迷们说，电动车清洁、无噪音而且经济。

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Her father cleaned his glasses with a paper napkin...

她父亲用纸巾把眼镜擦干净。

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