cleanup
cleanup — 名詞
1. a single occasion when a place, surface, or area is tidied and washed so that di
清理；打掃
把髒亂或垃圾清乾淨的動作
a single occasion when a place, surface, or area is tidied and washed so that dirt, mess, or rubbish is removed.
After the birthday party, Trang and her brother started the cleanup in the kitchen.
生日派對結束後，Trang 和弟弟開始清理廚房。
start the cleanup + location
Volunteers organised a beach cleanup along the coast near Kaohsiung last Sunday.
上週日志工們在高雄沿岸舉辦了一場淨灘活動。
compound noun: beach cleanup
The cleanup after the flood took the village more than three weeks.
洪水過後的清理工作，村子花了三個多星期才完成。
Samir spilled paint on the floor and spent an hour on the cleanup.
Samir 把油漆灑在地板上，花了一個小時清理。
The factory paid for a major cleanup of the polluted river.
那家工廠出錢進行了一次大規模的河川污染清理。
文法句型
a cleanup of [place]
do/start/finish a cleanup
用法筆記
Often forms compound nouns describing where the mess is: beach cleanup, oil-spill cleanup, kitchen cleanup. Frequently follows 'the' when referring to a known mess.
常見錯誤
2. a very large amount of money that someone earns quickly, especially from gamblin
暴利；橫財
短時間內賺到的一大筆錢
a very large amount of money that someone earns quickly, especially from gambling or a single business deal.
Sivan made a real cleanup when the small tech firm she invested in was sold.
Sivan 投資的小型科技公司被併購，她得了一筆橫財。
make a cleanup
The poker champion walked away with quite a cleanup that night in Macau.
那位撲克冠軍當晚在澳門賺走了一大筆暴利。
walk away with a cleanup
Early Bitcoin buyers like Hui made an enormous cleanup years ago.
像 Hui 這樣的早期比特幣買家，多年前就賺了一筆鉅額橫財。
The art dealer expects a tidy cleanup from the auction in Paris.
那位藝術經紀人預期能從巴黎的拍賣會上撈到一筆橫財。
- loss
money gone rather than gained
文法句型
make a cleanup
a cleanup on [investment]
用法筆記
Informal and somewhat dated; 'a killing' is more common in modern speech. Subject is usually a person who profits from one event, not a steady business.
3. in baseball, the fourth turn in the order of batters, given to the player most l
第四棒
棒球打序中的第四位打者
in baseball, the fourth turn in the order of batters, given to the player most likely to hit the ball far and bring runners home.
Valentina was promoted to cleanup after batting .350 in the playoffs.
Valentina 在季後賽打出三成五的打擊率後，被升上第四棒。
promoted to cleanup
The Tigers' new slugger will bat cleanup against left-handed pitchers.
老虎隊新加入的強打者，將在面對左投時擔任第四棒。
bat cleanup
Coach Élise moved her strongest hitter to cleanup before the championship game.
Élise 教練在冠軍賽前把球隊最強的打者調到第四棒。
Eve hit a grand slam from cleanup in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Eve 在七局下半從第四棒的位置擊出一支滿貫全壘打。
- fourth spot
literal description of the same position
文法句型
bat cleanup
bat in the cleanup spot
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed phrases 'bat cleanup' or 'the cleanup spot/hitter'. Rarely takes 'a' or 'the' on its own.
cleanup — 形容詞
1. describing the player or position fourth in a baseball team's batting order, whe
強棒位置的
用於名詞前，描述棒球第四棒打者或打席
describing the player or position fourth in a baseball team's batting order, where the strongest hitter usually stands.
Sade is the team's cleanup hitter and led the league in home runs last season.
Sade 是球隊的第四棒打者，上一季全壘打數位居聯盟之冠。
cleanup hitter
Every coach wants a powerful cleanup batter who can clear the bases.
每位教練都想要一個能清空壘包的強力第四棒。
cleanup batter
Karim earned the cleanup spot after three games of strong hitting.
Karim 連續三場猛打後，終於拿下第四棒的位置。
Nala batted in three runs from the cleanup position on Saturday afternoon.
Nala 週六下午從第四棒的打席擊出，幫助球隊得了三分。
- fourth
plain ordinal; less specific to baseball
文法句型
cleanup hitter/batter/spot
用法筆記
Used only before a noun (attributive), almost always 'hitter', 'batter', or 'spot'. Cannot stand after a linking verb: not 'The player is cleanup.'
常見錯誤
cleanup — 動詞
1. to win or earn a very large sum of money quickly, especially through gambling, a
大撈一筆
短時間內賺進大筆金錢
to win or earn a very large sum of money quickly, especially through gambling, a single deal, or a lucky investment.
Christopher cleaned up at the racetrack after picking three winning horses in a row.
Christopher 連續挑中三匹冠軍馬，在賽馬場大撈了一筆。
cleanup at [event/place]
Small bookshops cleaned up during the lockdown when nobody could leave home.
封城期間大家無法出門，小書店反而賺翻了。
subject = business; intransitive
Zola really cleaned up by selling her old comic books to a private collector.
Zola 把舊漫畫賣給一位私人收藏家，真的大賺了一筆。
Anyone who bought houses in that neighbourhood ten years ago has cleaned up nicely.
十年前在那一帶買房的人，現在都賺得相當可觀。
- make a killing
more common phrase with the same meaning
- strike it rich
stresses sudden wealth, often by luck
- lose out
miss the chance to gain money
文法句型
cleanup on [something]
really cleanup
用法筆記
Almost always used in the past or perfect tense to report a finished win. Often paired with 'at' (a place or event) or 'on' (a particular product or deal).
常見錯誤
2. to stop using drugs or alcohol and stay away from them, usually after a long str
戒毒戒酒
成功戒掉毒品或酒精成癮
to stop using drugs or alcohol and stay away from them, usually after a long struggle with addiction.
Trang's older cousin cleaned up after spending six months in a rehab centre in Taipei.
Trang 的表哥在台北的勒戒中心待了六個月後，終於成功戒癮。
cleanup after [treatment]
The musician cleaned up in his early thirties and has stayed sober for fifteen years now.
那位音樂家三十出頭時戒掉了毒品，至今已維持清醒十五年。
cleanup + time period
It took two attempts in rehab before Samir finally cleaned up for good.
Samir 進過兩次勒戒所，才真正徹底戒掉。
The coach gave Hui one last chance to clean up before being cut from the team.
教練給 Hui 最後一次機會戒掉惡習，否則就要被踢出隊伍。
- get sober
more direct, focuses on alcohol
- kick the habit
stresses the moment of quitting
- relapse
return to using after stopping
文法句型
cleanup (after a treatment programme)
用法筆記
Subject is the person quitting, not the substance. Often appears with time markers ('after rehab', 'in his thirties') or the phrase 'for good'.