a.

1. 清潔的；未汙染的；洗過的；愛乾淨的
   The room is spotlessly clean.

   房內極其乾淨，一塵不染。

2. 未使用過的；新鮮的
   You'd better use a clean piece of paper.

   你最好用一張空白紙書寫。

3. 純潔的；無色情的
   a clean joke

   無色情內容的笑話

4. 清白的；無前科的
   He was considered a candidate with a clean record.

   他被認為是一位歷史清白的候選人。

5. （比賽等）公正的，遵守規則的
   Both teams played a clean game.

   參賽雙方均能遵循比賽規則。

6. 整齊的，光潔的；勻稱的
   a clean edge

   整齊的邊

7. 徹底的，完全的
   John made a clean break with the past.

   約翰與過去徹底一刀兩斷了。

8. 【俚】不私帶槍枝（或毒品等）的[F]
   When asked if he had any drugs with him he claimed he was clean.

   問及是否身藏毒品時，他聲稱沒有。

9. 乾淨俐落的；熟練的
   The plumber did a clean job.

   這水管工人的手腳很俐落。

10. 輻射塵量低的
11. 不欠債的，無缺點的

vt.

1. 把……弄乾淨，去除……的汙垢（或痕跡等）
   She was cleaning the bedroom when he called her.

   他給她打電話時她正在打掃臥房。

2. 清除（魚，家禽等的）內臟
   She is busy cleaning the fowls in the kitchen.

   她正在廚房忙著清除家禽的內臟。

vi.

1. 被打掃；被弄乾淨
   Your shoes need cleaning.

   你的鞋要擦一擦了。

2. 做清潔工作
   We are going to clean this afternoon.

   我們今天下午打掃。

n.

1. 打掃；去垢[S]
   Let's give the windows a good clean.

   讓我們把這些窗好好擦洗一下。

ad.

1. 完全地，全然地
   I'd clean forgotten to switch the light on.

   我全然忘了開燈。

2. 乾淨地
   The room must be clean swept.

   這房間得打掃乾淨。

3. 乾淨俐落地；熟練地

adj.

1. free from dirt, marks, or pollutants.
   ▸attentive to personal hygiene.
2. morally pure.
   ▸not offensive or obscene:

   good clean fun.
   ▸showing or having no record of offences or crimes.
   ▸done according to the rules.
3. free from irregularities; smooth; well defined:
   a clean fracture of the leg.
4. (of an action) smoothly and skilfully done.
5. (of a taste, sound, or smell) distinctive and fresh.

adv.

1. so as to be free from dirt.
2. informal completely:
   I clean forgot her birthday.

v.

1. remove dirt or marks from; make clean.
2. (clean someone out) informal use up or take all someone's money.
   ▸ (clean something out) strip a place of and steal all its contents.
3. (clean up) informal make a substantial gain or profit.

n.