cleanse
verb- [transitive, intransitive] cleanse (something)
to clean your skin or a wound 清洁（皮肤）；清洗（伤口） a cleansing cream 洁肤霜 The wound was then cleansed and dressed. 伤口随后被清洗和包扎。 a lotion to cleanse the face/skin 洁面乳；洁肤液
Synonyms cleancleanTopics Medicinec1- wash
- rinse
- cleanse
- dry-clean
以上各词均含打扫、洗净之义，尤指用水、肥皂等。 - clean to remove dirt or dust from something, especially by using water or chemicals:
指除去灰尘、打扫，尤指用水或化学品洗净、擦净： The villa is cleaned twice a week. 这栋别墅一周打扫两次。 Have you cleaned your teeth? 你刷牙了吗？ This coat is filthy. I’ll have it cleaned (= dry-cleaned). 这件大衣脏了，我得送去干洗。
- wash to remove dirt from something using water and usually soap:
指洗、洗涤： He quickly washed his hands and face. 他很快把手和脸洗了。 These jeans need washing. 这条牛仔裤该洗了。
- 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:
指用清水冲洗、清洗、冲掉皂液： Make sure you rinse all the soap out. 一定要把皂液冲洗干净。
- cleanse
to clean your skin or a wound. 指清洁（皮肤）、清洗（伤口） - dry-clean
to clean clothes using chemicals instead of water. 指干洗
- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- thoroughly
- gently
- of
- [transitive] cleanse somebody (of/from something) (literary)
to take away somebody’s guilty feelings or sin 使免除（罪过）；使净化 She felt cleansed of her sins after confession. 她忏悔之后觉得自己的罪洗清了。
see also ethnic cleansing
Word OriginOld English clǣnsian (verb), from clǣne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klein ‘small’.