| 词汇 | cleanse |
| 释义 | cleanse verb[ T ] uk /klenz/ us /klenz/ to make something completely clean: 清洗;使清洁 Cleanse the wound thoroughly before you bandage it. to make something clean cleanYou'll need to clean the wound before you bandage it. cleanseThe herb is supposed to cleanse the body of toxins. disinfectWe disinfected the doorknobs with antibac wipes. sanitizeTest tubes must be washed and sanitized before use. sterilizeThe lab equipment was thoroughly sterilized before use. purifyPlants cut down on pollution and help purify the air. to make someone or something morally clean or pure: 使（道德上）纯洁；使净化 to cleanse the thoughts of our hearts净化我们的心灵 be cleansed of Roman Catholics go to confession to be cleansed of their sins.罗马天主教徒用忏悔来涤除自己的罪恶。 cleanse someone/something of somethingfigurativeThe mayor has promised to cleanse the city of drug dealers (= to remove them from the city).市长承诺要肃清城市里的毒贩。 Cleaning generally brush someone/something off cleaner cleaning cleansing decontamination groom mop pick pick someone/something up purification purificatory rinse scrub sponge squeegee steam-clean sterilizing sweep swill wash something down You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Religious concepts: forgiveness in religion cleanse noun[ C ] uk /klenz/ us /klenz/ a period of time when you stop taking unhealthy or harmful food, drinks, or drugs into your body, in order to improve your health: During a cleanse, it's best to stay away from all caffeine-rich drinks. That week I was on a cleanse. an act of cleaning your skin or a product or treatment for doing this: After a cleanse and exfoliation, a face mask is applied. something you to do make yourself morally clean or pure: Is there some sort of ritual or cleanse or pilgrimage that you like to go through? This is a great recipe if you're on a diet or doing a cleanse. I went on a cleanse and lost 6 lb. Try this gentle skin cleanse. It's like a cleanse for the soul. Diets & dieting caloric calorie-controlled carb-free clean eating climatarian detox diabetic fatty functional food ketogenic diet lacto-ovo vegetarian lacto-vegetarian lacto-vegetarianism locavore regimen supernutrition veganism Veganuary vegetarianism weight loss You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Beauty treatments Religious concepts: forgiveness in religion cleanse | American Dictionarycleanse verb[ T ] us/klenz/ to remove all the dirt or harmful substances from something: Thoroughly cleanse the wound and the area around it. Examples of cleansecleanse It was that 'stain' that had to be removed for the monument to be cleansed. There were serious efforts in the late eleventh century to cleanse the hymn repertory of certain excesses. That has cleansed the classical operatic heritage of the filth that has clung to it for many decades. Revivalists, many of them women, talked : they confessed private sins vocally, cleansing themselves of sorcerous familial strife. I have a particular interest in some of the people who practise them, cleansing them from the stereotypes of so-called spontaneity. Not unexpectedly it proved particularly effective in cleansing societies of substances associated with witchcraft. By cleansing the world around them, purging it from evil and dirtiness, humans hoped to qualify themselves for eternal life. Peace accords in resource-rich countries can only succeed when rebels use territory and resources to cleanse their record of atrocities. Revivalists' public confessions of sin looked like cleansing ceremonies. With these scapegoats destroyed, the community itself is cleansed, ensuring that normality will return without further suffering. Revivalists thought their salvation cleansed them of the pollution of sorcery. The army annihilated, or ethnically cleansed, the village. Then it could be channeled through a filter of formal logic and properly cleansed. Writing often served as a cleansing ritual, ridding the writer of his or her bad thoughts and asking the state for forgiveness and further enlightenment. Clear definitions and expressions cleansed of rhetorical excess or emotional distortion are the means for conveying objective truths or intentions, fixing meanings and achieving consensus. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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