Cleaning is said in English as: clean 英 [kli:n] 美 [klin] .

1. Phrase Collocation

(1) clean a wall of paint: remove the paint from the wall.

(2) clean a wound?

(3) clean out one's desk drawers.

(4) clean indifferently: to clean carelessly.

(5) clean fowl: to glean poultry dry.

(6) clean game: pick up the game.

(7) clean grain : to remove debris from grain.

(8) clean one's shoes: to brush them clean.

(9) clean the blackboard.

(10) clean the classroom.

(11) clean the slate: to write off the past, to settle an obligation.

(12) clean down the dirt: to sweep down the dirt.

(13) clean weapons: to wipe weapons.

(14) clean industriously : clean up industriously.

2. Word changes

(1) past claened.(2) future cleaning.(3) noun cleaning.

Example sentences for clean:

1. We set off to clean up the house, with mops and methylated spirits. with mops and methylated spirits.?

We set off to clean up the house, with mops and methylated spirits.

2. He spent a whole afternoon cleaning the whole house down.

He spent a whole afternoon, cleaning the house thoroughly.

3. We were asked to clean down the walls when we left the house that we had been renting.

We were asked to wash down the walls when we left the house that we had been renting.

4. I'm going to clean down the car this afternoon.

I'm going to clean down the car thoroughly this afternoon.

5. I clean my apartment and I usually go out for brunch at least one day of the weekend.

I'm going to clean my apartment and I'm going to go out for brunch at least one day of the weekend.

6. She asked me to join in with her to clean the sitting-room.

She asked me to join in with her to clean the sitting-room.

7, A cloth used to clean the chalice after the celebration of the Eucharist.

The towel used to wipe the chalice after the Eucharist.

8. The city has made a concerted effort to curb pollution, clean up and pedestrianize the streets, spiff up the museums, build a new airport and

The city has made a concerted effort to curb pollution, clean up and pedestrianize the streets, spiff up the museums, build a new airport and invest in one of Europe's better public-transit systems.

9. What would your life look like if you could start over with a clean SLATE?

What would your life look like if you wanted to start over with a clean space?

10, The hypermarket stations had a wide selection of branded foods, clean toilets, friendly service and fast checkouts.

The mega chain gas station had a wide selection of

The hypermarket stations had a wide selection of branded foods, clean toilets, friendly service and fast checkouts.