cleanse
柯林斯词典
1. V-T To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it. 使清洁; 使净化
Right after your last cigarette, your body will begin to cleanse itself of tobacco toxins. 在最后一根香烟后，你的身体将马上开始清除烟草毒素。
2. V-T If you cleanse your skin or a wound, you clean it. 清洁 (皮肤、伤口)
Catherine demonstrated the proper way to cleanse the face. 凯瑟琳演示了洁面的正确方法。
3. →see also ethnic cleansing
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cleanse /klɛnz/ (cleansing,cleansed,cleanses)
剑桥词典
- to make something completely clean
清洗；使清洁
Cleanse the cut /wound thoroughly before you bandage it. 打绷带之前要彻底清洗伤口。
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
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。
figurative The 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。 返回 cleanse