clean off

clean off — 片語動詞

  • clean offbase form
  • cleans off3rd person singular
  • cleaning off-ing form
  • cleaned offpast simple

1. to take dirt or unwanted material off a surface so that it becomes clean again,

1.片語動詞及物B1
釋義

擦掉；清除

用刷、擦等方式去除表面髒污

to take dirt or unwanted material off a surface so that it becomes clean again, usually using a cloth, brush, or your hand

例句

Maeve cleaned off the kitchen counter before she started making dinner.

Maeve 在開始做晚餐前先把廚房流理台擦乾淨。

clean + off + noun phrase (object after particle)

After the walk, Imran cleaned the mud off his boots with a damp cloth.

散步回來後，Imran 用濕布把靴子上的泥巴擦掉。

clean + noun phrase + off (object between verb and particle)

同義詞
  • wipe off

    more specific — suggests using a cloth or a rubbing motion

  • scrub off

    stronger — suggests using force and a brush

  • remove

    more formal and general; does not specifically imply cleaning

文法句型

clean + off + noun phrase

clean + noun phrase + off

用法筆記

This phrasal verb is separable: the object can go between 'clean' and 'off' or after 'off'. When the object is a pronoun (it, them), it must go between the verb and the particle: 'clean it off', not 'clean off it'.

常見錯誤

❌She cleaned off it with a sponge.
✅She cleaned it off with a sponge.
💡when the object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and the particle, not after 'off'.