新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

cleanse

英  [klenz]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • cleanses , cleansing , cleansed

    1[T 及物动词] 使清洁 , 使净化

    To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Right after your last cigarette, your body will begin to cleanse itself of tobacco toxins.

    在停止吸烟后,你的身体将马上开始清除烟草毒素。

    2[T 及物动词] 清洁(皮肤、伤口)

    If you cleanse your skin or a wound, you clean it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Catherine demonstrated the proper way to cleanse the face.

    凯瑟琳演示了洁面的正确方法。