cleanse
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cleanse /klenz/ verb [transitive] 1 MICUREto make something completely clean 使清洁，清洗 Use a piece of gauze to cleanse the cut. 用一块纱布清洗伤口。 The water is cleansed and reused. 水净化后被循环使用。► see thesaurus at clean2 to remove everything that is bad or immoral from a person’s character, an organization, or a place – used especially in news reports 清除〔不好或不道德的一切，尤用于新闻报道〕cleanse somebody/something of something The mayor was elected on a promise to cleanse the city government of corruption. 市长当选时承诺要清除市政府的腐败现象。 → ethnic cleansing→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
cleanse• The wound was then cleansed and redressed aseptically.• This is a soul cleansing, carefully detailing the surrounding circumstances and the pressures that demanded that action be taken immediately.• Climbing the places he had loved came to seem like a cleansing experience for a sick soul.• Music had cleansed him as a river cleans a gorge through which it tumbles.• Swimming in open-air hot bathwater in view of ice-topped peaks is different, wonderfully different - cleansing, relaxing and just good.• Cleanse the wound with alcohol.• First I had to be cleansed - this meant drinking a lot of medicated water and throwing it up again.• They involve the same exfoliating, cleansing, toning and moisturising routines as facials.• She performed a 200-peso, or $ 25, ritual cleansing with herbs, flowers, chiles and perfumed lotions.• This lotion cleanses your skin deep down, while preserving its natural pH balance.cleanse somebody/something of something• The prisoners prayed that they would be cleansed of their sins.cleanse verbChinese
completely clean to Corpus something make
cleanse
cleanse /klenz/
verb [transitive]
Use a piece of gauze to cleanse the cut.
The water is cleansed and reused.
2. to remove everything that is bad or immoral from a person’s character, an organization, or a place – used especially in news reports
cleanse somebody/something of something
The mayor was elected on a promise to cleanse the city government of corruption.
⇨ ethnic cleansing
cleanse /klenz/
verb [transitive] Word Family: noun: cleaner, cleaning, cleanliness, clean, cleanser; verb: clean, cleanse; adverb: clean, cleanly; adjective: clean ≠ unclean
1. to make something completely clean: 2. to remove everything that is bad or immoral from a person’s character, an organization, or a place – used especially in news reports
cleanse somebody/something of something
⇨ ethnic cleansing
clean to remove dirt or dust from sth, especially by using water or chemicals 指除去灰尘、打扫，尤指用水或化学品洗净、擦净 ：◆ The villa is cleaned twice a week. 这栋别墅一周打扫两次。 ◆ Have you cleaned your teeth? 你刷牙了吗？ ◆ This coat is filthy. I'll have it cleaned (= .dry-cleaned )这件大衣脏了，我得送去干洗。 wash to remove dirt from sth using water and usually soap 指洗、洗涤 ：◆ He quickly washed his hands and face. 他很快把手和脸洗了。 ◆ These jeans need washing. 这条牛仔裤该洗了。 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 指用清水冲洗、清洗、冲掉皂液 ：◆ Make sure you rinse all the soap out. 一定要把皂液冲洗干净。 cleanse to clean your skin or a wound 指清洁（皮肤）、清洗（伤口） dry-clean to clean clothes using chemicals instead of water 指干洗
Patterns
to clean/wash/rinse/cleanse sth in/with sthto clean/wash/rinse sth from sthto clean/wash/cleanse a wound to clean/wash the car/floor to wash/rinse your hair to have sth cleaned/washed/dry-cleaned