also cleanup, 1856, "act of cleaning up," from clean + up. Meaning "a profit" is recorded from 1878. Verbal phrase clean up "make a large profit" is from 1929. The adjective, in the baseball sense, is recorded by 1910.
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.
