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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to bleach ~ |
to clean something by exposing it to hydrogen peroxide |
I like to bleach my cutting board after I cut raw chicken on
it. |
| 2 |
spic-and-span |
to be extremely clean |
The new kitchen counter was spic-and-span. |
| 3 |
to accumulate ~ |
to gather or pile up |
After years of cooking, a lot of grease accumulated on my
kitchen ceiling. |
| 4 |
to declutter ~ |
to make a place more orderly by decreasing the number of
things |
I decluttered my desk by throwing away a lot of old
papers. |
| 5 |
to place ~ neatly |
to put something somewhere in an orderly stack or
direction |
I placed all the papers neatly in a square pile. |
| 6 |
to give ~ a deep clean |
to clean something very thoroughly and completely |
I like to give my kitchen a deep clean at least once a
year. |
| 7 |
to shampoo the carpets |
to clean carpet using special soap and water |
I shampooed the carpets before I moved out of the
apartment. |
| 8 |
to scrub ~ |
to clean something by rubbing it strongly with a brush or
sponge |
I scrubbed the pan, but I could not remove the burnt eggs. |
| 9 |
to polish ~ |
to make something shiny or clean by rubbing it |
I polished the apple on my shirt before I ate it. |
| 10 |
to wet ~ |
to apply water to something |
I wet the window, then I wiped it with a towel. |
| 11 |
to push ~ aside |
to move something to another location temporarily |
I pushed the couch aside and swept under it. |
| 12 |
to dust ~ |
to brush something with a light cloth or feathers in order to
remove dust |
I like to dust my bookshelf once a week. |
| 13 |
to wring ~ out |
to squeeze and twist a piece of fabric to release the liquid
inside of it |
I wrung the wet towel out before I continued cleaning. |
| 14 |
to wipe ~ down |
to clean something by drawing a cloth or sponge over the
surface |
I wiped down my bicycle after the rainstorm; I was worried
about rust. |
| 15 |
to let ~ pile up |
to allow something to accumulate or gather, due to
negligence |
My father was really busy, so he let the newspapers pile up
without reading them. |
| 16 |
to air ~ out |
to put something outside in order to make it fresher |
I like to air my futon out once a week by hanging it from my
balcony. |
| 17 |
to shower ~ off |
to spray something with water to clean it |
I showered my dog off after he rolled in the dirt. |
| 18 |
to touch ~ up |
to fix the minor flaws or dirty spots of something |
The room looked almost perfect, but I just wanted to touch it
up before the guests arrived. |
| 19 |
to fold ~ |
to make something smaller by bending it over itself |
I fold my shirts and put them in a drawer after I wash and dry
them. |
| 20 |
a dust pan and broom |
a shallow shovel-type tool to catch dust and dirt, and a small
sweeping device |
I don't have a vacuum cleaner, just a dust pan and broom, so
cleaning my tatami is really difficult. |
| 21 |
to get down on one’s hands and knees |
to place your body into a crawling position |
I don't have a mop, so I always get down on my hands and knees
to clean my floor. |