清洁用英语说为：clean 英 [kli:n] 美 [klin] 。
1、短语搭配
（1）clean a wall of paint：去掉墙上的油漆。
（2）clean a wound ：把伤口洗净。
（3）clean out one's desk drawers： 清理书桌的抽屉。
（4）clean indifferently：漫不经心地打扫。
（5）clean fowl：把家禽拾掇干。
（6）clean game：把猎物拾掇干净。
（7）clean grain ：把谷物里的杂物去掉。
（8）clean one's shoes：把鞋子刷干净。
（9）clean the blackboard：把黑板擦干净。
（10）clean the classroom：打扫教室。
（11）clean the slate：勾销往事,了结义务。
（12）clean down the dirt：扫下脏东西。
（13）clean weapons ：擦拭武器。
（14）clean industriously：勤劳地清理。
2、词性变化
（1）过去claened。（2）将来cleaning。（3）名词cleaning。
clean的例句：
1、We set off to clean up the house, with mops and methylated spirits.
我们开始用拖把和含甲醇酒精清扫房子。
2、He spent a whole afternoon cleaning the whole house down.
他花了一整个下午,把屋子彻底打扫了一下。
3、We were asked to clean down the walls when we left the house that we had been renting.
离开租住的屋子时,主人要求我们把墙冲洗干净。
4、I'm going to clean down the car this afternoon.
今天下午我要把车彻底清洗一下。
5、I clean my apartment and I usually go out for brunch at least one day of the weekend.
我会打扫房间，周末至少也会有一天外出吃早午饭。
6、She asked me to join in with her to clean the sitting-room.
她让我和她一起打扫起居室。
7、A cloth used to clean the chalice after the celebration of the Eucharist.
圣餐巾圣餐礼结束后用于擦拭圣餐杯的毛巾。
8、The city has made a concerted effort to curb pollution, clean up and pedestrianize the streets, spiff up the museums, build a new airport and invest in one of Europe's better public-transit systems.
城市已经一致努力去抑制污染，街道被打扫干净，划分了行人区，整洁了博物馆，建设了一个新的机场及投资建设欧洲其中一个较好的公共交通系统。
9、What would your life look like if you could start over with a clean SLATE?
如果你想在干净的空间里重新开始你的生活，你的生活会是怎样的？
10、The hypermarket stations had a wide selection of branded foods, clean toilets, friendly service and fast checkouts.
这家超大型连锁加油站有各种名牌食品、洁净的卫生间、友好的服务并且结帐迅速。