clean up

掃除する、片付ける

汚れを落としたり、物をあるべき場所に片付けたりする。

やさしい英語で： To remove dirt or put things in their proper places.

• Please clean up your room.
• We cleaned up the beach yesterday.
• Who will clean up after dinner?

使い方： clean something up (Please clean the kitchen up.); clean up after someone/something (We cleaned up after the party.)

類義語： tidy up, clean

反対語： mess up

よく使う表現： clean up a mess, clean up the kitchen, clean up after someone

健全化する、改める

組織などから不正や有害な行為、許されない行為をなくす。

やさしい英語で： To remove dishonest, harmful, or unacceptable behavior from something.

• He needs to clean up his act.
• The new chief cleaned up the police force.
• Can we clean up the language in this script?

使い方： clean something up (The mayor promised to clean the department up.)

類義語： reform, improve

よく使う表現： clean up politics, clean up your act, clean up the industry

身なりを整える

体を洗い、服装を整えて、魅力的できちんとした姿になる。

やさしい英語で： To wash and dress so that you look attractive or smart.

• You clean up well!
• He cleaned up nicely for the wedding.
• After a shower and a shave, she really cleaned up well.

類義語： smarten up

よく使う表現： clean up well, clean up nicely

大儲けする、大勝する

大金や大きな利益を得る、または楽に勝つ。

やさしい英語で： To win a lot of money, make a large profit, or win easily.

• She cleaned up at poker.
• The shop cleaned up during the festival.
• Our team cleaned up at the awards ceremony.

類義語： win big, make a fortune

よく使う表現： clean up at poker, clean up financially

弱ったプレイヤーを倒す

ゲームで、互いに戦って弱ったプレイヤーを簡単に倒す。

やさしい英語で： In a game, to easily kill players weakened by fighting each other.

• Let them fight, then clean up.
• She cleaned up both players after their duel.
• He hid nearby and cleaned up the wounded winner.

使い方： clean someone up (Wait until they fight, then clean them up.)

類義語： finish off

よく使う表現： clean up weakened players, clean up both enemies