cleanse

verb

/klenz/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they cleanse	/klenz/ /klenz/
he / she / it cleanses	/ˈklenzɪz/ /ˈklenzɪz/
past simple cleansed	/klenzd/ /klenzd/
past participle cleansed	/klenzd/ /klenzd/
-ing form cleansing	/ˈklenzɪŋ/ /ˈklenzɪŋ/

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[transitive, intransitive] cleanse (something) to clean your skin or a wound清潔（皮膚）；清洗（傷口）
- a cleansing cream潔膚霜
- The wound was then cleansed and dressed.傷口随後被清洗和包紮。
- a lotion to cleanse the face/skin潔面乳；潔膚液
Synonyms clean
clean
- wash
- rinse
- cleanse
- dry-clean
These words all mean to remove dirt from something, especially by using water and/or soap.以上各詞均含打掃、洗淨之義，尤指用水、肥皂等。
- clean to remove dirt or dust from something, especially by using water or chemicals:指除去灰塵、打掃，尤指用水或化學品洗淨、擦淨：
  The villa is cleaned twice a week.這棟别墅一周打掃兩次。
  Have you cleaned your teeth?你刷牙了嗎？
  This coat is filthy. I’ll have it cleaned (= dry-cleaned).這件大衣髒了，我得送去幹洗。
- wash to remove dirt from something using water and usually soap:指洗、洗滌：
  He quickly washed his hands and face.他很快把手和臉洗了。
  These jeans need washing.這條牛仔褲該洗了。
- rinse to remove dirt, etc. from something using clean water only, not soap; to remove the soap from something with clean water after washing it:指用清水沖洗、清洗、沖掉皂液：
  Make sure you rinse all the soap out.一定要把皂液沖洗幹淨。
- cleanse to clean your skin or a wound.指清潔（皮膚）、清洗（傷口）
- dry-clean to clean clothes using chemicals instead of water.指幹洗
Patterns
- to clean/wash/rinse/cleanse something in/with something
- to clean/wash/rinse something from something
- to clean/wash/cleanse a wound
- to clean/wash the car/floor
- to wash/rinse your hair
- to have something cleaned/washed/dry-cleaned
Topics Medicinec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- thoroughly
- gently
preposition
- of
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[transitive] cleanse somebody (of/from something) (literary) to take away somebody’s guilty feelings or sin使免除（罪過）；使淨化
- She felt cleansed of her sins after confession.她懺悔之後覺得自己的罪洗清了。