扫尘寓意扫陈,除旧迎新,拔除不祥,为迎接新年做好充分准备。虽然不爱做家务,但还是得承认把家收拾的非常干净整洁是一件非常有成就感的事。那“非常干净”除了 very clean 在英语中还可以怎么说呢?clean as a whistle 是英语口语中非常干净的意思,whistle 的意思是“吹口哨”,虽然这种说法有些莫名其妙,但确实很常用。We scrubbed the old boat until it was (as) clean as a whistle.我们把旧船擦洗得很干净。
除了 clean as a whistle 之外,爱夸张的美国人还有一种检验/证明某物“非常干净”的方法,那就是能直接用它吃饭(eat off)I found these photos while I was cleaning out my cupboards.我清理橱柜时发现了这些照片。
在口语中,clean sth out 或 clean sb out 还可以指“把…一扫而光;洗劫”。
Buying our new house has completely cleaned us out.The burglars cleaned out the shop.
(把…)梳洗整齐;打扫,清理
We'll go out as soon as I've cleaned up the kitchen.I need to clean up (= clean myself or the place where I am) before we go out.既往不咎
You were very lazy last term, but we'll start again with a clean sheet this term.
你上学期很懒,可是这学期我们会既往不咎,重新开始。
#04. clean up your act
改邪归正;开始遵纪守法
You're going to have to clean up your act if you're serious about keeping your job.
要是你真想保住工作,就得改邪归正。
#05. come clean
I thought it was time to come clean (with everybody) about what I'd been doing.我认为到时候了,该(向大家)说清楚我一直在干些什么。做家务真的好累啊
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