clean up

1. PHRASAL VERB 打扫;清扫;把…弄干净
   If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
   1. Police in the city have been cleaning up the debris left by a day of violent confrontation...
      该市警察一直在清理一天的暴力冲突后留下的碎石残砖。
   2. Nina and Mary were in the kitchen, cleaning up after dinner.
      吃过晚饭，尼娜和玛丽在厨房里收拾。
2. PHRASAL VERB 清理，清除(污染物)
   To clean up something such as the environment or an industrial process means to make it free from substances or processes that cause pollution.
   1. Under pressure from the public, many regional governments cleaned up their beaches.
      迫于公众压力，许多地区政府对各自海滩进行了清理。
3. PHRASAL VERB (警方或当局)肃清，整肃(犯罪、腐败等)
   If the police or authorities clean up a place or area of activity, they make it free from crime, corruption, and other unacceptable forms of behaviour.
   1. After years of neglect and decline the city was cleaning itself up...
      多年的玩忽职守和经济萧条过后，这个城市在进行自我整顿。
   2. Since then, the authorities have tried to clean up the sport.
      从那以后，有关当局已努力整顿体育界。
4. PHRASAL VERB （尤指在干脏活后）收拾干净，弄整洁
   If you go and clean up, you make yourself clean and tidy, especially after doing something that has made you dirty.
   1. Johnny, go inside and get cleaned up...
      约翰尼，进去把自己收拾干净。
   2. I cleaned myself up a bit, and got the baby ready.
      我拾掇了一下自己，把宝宝也收拾妥当。
5. PHRASAL VERB 获得巨额利润;赚大钱
   If someone cleans up, they make a large profit or get a lot of money.
   1. It has cleaned up at the box office.
      它在票房上赚得盆满砵满。

1. The nation's advertisers need to clean up their act.
   该国的广告商需要规范自己的行为。
2. She used to mess up the floor and I had to clean up after her.
   她过去常常把地板弄得很脏乱，而我不得不为她清理干净。
3. I never had to clean up after him. If anything, he did most of the cleaning.
   我从来不用跟在他后面打扫卫生。恰恰相反，他包揽了大部分的清洁工作。
4. Police in the city have been cleaning up the debris left by a day of violent confrontation
   该市警察一直在清理一天的暴力冲突后留下的碎石残砖。
5. Nina and Mary were in the kitchen, cleaning up after dinner.
   吃过晚饭，尼娜和玛丽在厨房里收拾。
6. Under pressure from the public, many regional governments cleaned up their beaches.
   迫于公众压力，许多地区政府对各自海滩进行了清理。
7. After years of neglect and decline the city was cleaning itself up
   多年的玩忽职守和经济萧条过后，这个城市在进行自我整顿。
8. Since then, the authorities have tried to clean up the sport.
   从那以后，有关当局已努力整顿体育界。
9. Johnny, go inside and get cleaned up
   约翰尼，进去把自己收拾干净。
10. I cleaned myself up a bit, and got the baby ready.
    我拾掇了一下自己，把宝宝也收拾妥当。
11. It has cleaned up at the box office.
    它在票房上赚得盆满砵满。
12. Thousands of volunteers gave up part of their weekend to clean up the California coastline.
    几千名志愿者放弃周末的部分休息时间，来清理加利福尼亚州的海岸。
13. Drastic measures are needed to clean up the profession
    行业清理整顿需要严厉的措施。
14. Mama made him clean up the plate
    妈妈要他把盘子洗干净。
15. Dad cooks when Mum is busy, he makes me clean up my messy room
    妈妈忙的时候爸爸做饭，他还让我清理我乱糟糟的房间。
16. The equipment needed to clean up the spill might not have arrived yet
    清理漏油所需要的设备可能还没有送到。
17. And while I'm out you might clean up the kitchen
    我不在的时候，你打扫一下厨房总该可以吧。
18. The mayor outlined his plan to clean up the town's image
    市长概述了他整顿市容的计划。
19. Experts are trying to devise ways to clean up the huge slick.
    专家们正想方设法清除这片面积巨大的浮油。
20. Their attempts to clean up politics and smash the power of party machines failed.
    他们力图重整政坛、摧毁现有的政党机器，却以失败收场。
21. Aunt Mary volunteered to clean up the kitchen
    玛丽阿姨主动要求清扫厨房。
22. I'll have to clean up and change clothes before I go to that party.
    我必须洗个澡，换换衣服才去赴宴。
23. They clean up old debts.
    他们结清了旧债。
24. Japan suffered a decade-long near-depression because of its failure to clean up the banks.
    日本挨了整整10年近乎萧条的苦日子，原因正是没能清理好银行坏账。
25. They left a company behind to clean up the last enemy positions.
    他们留下一个连来清除敌人最后的几处阵地。
26. Wait for me. I have to clean up.
    等等我，我必须洗洗手。
27. They clean up pending cases.
    他们处理完了悬而未决的案件。
28. They fought bravely to clean up the bandits.
    他们英勇作战以肃清土匪。
29. Far from welcoming criticism, he did all he could to clean up on his critics.
    他根本不欢迎批评，相反，总是千方百计打击批评他的人。
30. Let me clean up the broken glass before someone walks on it.
    我来把碎玻璃扫掉，以免有人踩上。

verb

1. make oneself clean, presentable or neat
   1. Clean up before you go to the party

2. put (things or places) in order
   1. Tidy up your room!

   Synonym:    tidytidy upneatenstraightenstraighten outsquare away

3. dispose of
   1. settle the bills

4. make a big profit
   1. The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up