spotless
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++spot·less /ˈspɒtləs $ ˈspɑːt-/ adjective 1 CLEANcompletely clean 一尘不染的，干干净净的 → pristine a spotless white handkerchief 一块洁白的手帕 By the time she had finished the house was absolutely spotless. 她清扫完之后，房子里一尘不染。► see thesaurus at clean2 HONESTif someone has a spotless reputation or record, people know or think they have never done anything bad 〔名誉、操行记录等〕毫无瑕疵的，无任何污点的 a company whose reputation was spotless until this scandal broke 该丑闻传出之前名誉毫无瑕疵的一家公司 —spotlessly adverb The whole house was spotlessly clean. 整幢房子干干净净，一尘不染。Examples from the Corpus
spotless• Mother always kept the house spotless.• The bed was hard and absolutely spotless.• The sink and the faucet are spotless.• True, the whole place was spotless.• Bed linen should be spotless and pyjamas or nightdresses well cared for.• Willow trees bend gently along spotless avenues and ancient canals.• It featured newly spotless facilities and special work uniforms for all the mechanics.• She walked out of the station into the spotless, tree-lined, Sunday-afternoon streets of Woodburn.• The tile was a pristine white and the place was spotless, with benches anchored to the floor, mirrors everywhere.absolutely spotless• Our accommodation was spacious and comfortable and, as usual with Sunwing, absolutely spotless.• The bed was hard and absolutely spotless.spot·less adjectiveChineseSyllable
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spotless
spot‧less /ˈspɒtləs $ ˈspɑːt-/
adjective1. completely clean ⇨ pristine:
a spotless white handkerchief
By the time she had finished the house was absolutely spotless.
2. if someone has a spotless reputation or record, people know or think they have never done anything bad:
a company whose reputation was spotless until this scandal broke
—spotlessly adverb:
The whole house was spotlessly clean.
▪ clean without any dirt or marks: They need clean water to drink. | I don’t have any clean clothes.
▪pure water or air that is pure does not contain any dirt, pollution, or bacteria: I breathed in the pure mountain air.
▪sterile /ˈsteraɪl $ -rəl/ completely clean, with no bacteria, and therefore safe for medical or scientific use: Place a sterile bandage on the wound. | sterile needles
▪spotless completely clean – used mainly about rooms and clothes: Her kitchen is always spotless.
▪pristine /ˈprɪstiːn/ completely clean and new-looking: He wore a pristine white shirt.
▪immaculate as clean and tidy as it is possible to be: The soldiers’ uniforms have to be immaculate.
▪spick and span [not before noun] informal clean and tidy, especially after having just been cleaned: By the end of the day, the whole place was spick and span.
spot‧less /ˈspɒtləs $ ˈspɑːt-/
adjective1. completely clean ⇨ pristine: 2. if someone has a spotless reputation or record, people know or think they have never done anything bad:
—spotlessly adverb:
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