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clean house

/kliːn haʊs/

翻译: 非正式表达,指清除组织中不受欢迎的人、事物或腐败,也指彻底打扫房屋或工作场所。

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/kliːn haʊs/B2informalamerican
  • zh非正式表达,指清除组织中不受欢迎的人、事物或腐败,也指彻底打扫房屋或工作场所。

An informal expression meaning to remove unwanted people, things, or corruption from an organization, or to thoroughly clean a home or workplace.

  1. Tidy up a homeA2informal

    To clean and organize a house or living space thoroughly.

    zh打扫房子

    • I need to clean house before the guests arrive.
    • She spent the whole Saturday cleaning house.
    • They hired a service to clean house every month.
  2. Remove unwanted elementsB2informal

    To eliminate unnecessary, inefficient, or corrupt people or things from an organization or system.

    zh清理门户

    • The new CEO decided to clean house and fire several managers.
    • The government promised to clean house in the department.
    • After the scandal, the company had to clean house to restore trust.