(TTS發音) 1. clean thoroughly 打掃幹淨；整理
She had to clean up the room after the children's party. 孩子們的晚會結束後，她要把房間收拾一下。
They are cleaning up the mess. 他們在打掃這堆亂七八糟的東西。
2. wash and make oneself presentable梳洗；打扮
She often spends a lot of timecleaning herself up every morning. 她每天早上往往要花大量時間梳洗打扮。
3. make a lot of money賺大錢
His friend has cleaned up in the stock market. 他的朋友在股市上賺了一大筆錢。
The company cleaned up in real estate. 這家公司做房地產生意賺了很多錢。
4. eliminate（enemy forces，etc. ）；root out（a social evil，etc. ）消滅（敵軍等）；根除（社會弊端等）
Leave a few men behind to clean up the last of the enemy positions. 留下一些士兵來摧毀敵人的最後陣地。
So long as capitalism exists，corruption can never be cleaned up. 只要資本主義存在，貪污現象就不可能消除幹淨。
The mayor has decided to clean up the city. 市長已下決心整頓市容。
