cleansing

英 [ˈklenzɪŋ]

美 [ˈklenzɪŋ]

v. 清洁(皮肤); 清洗(伤口); 使免除(罪过); 使净化
cleanse的现在分词

现在分词：cleansing　

BNC.12000 / COCA.9672

柯林斯词典

VERB 清洗;清除;净化
Tocleansea place, person, or organizationofsomething dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it.
1. Straight after your last cigarette your body will begin to cleanse itself of tobacco toxins...
  一旦停止抽烟，人体立刻就会开始清除体内的烟草毒素。
2. It urged the party to cleanse its own ranks of those found guilty of human rights violations...
  它敦促该党清除那些被判侵犯人权罪的党员。
3. Confession cleanses the soul.
  忏悔净化灵魂。
VERB 清理，清洗(皮肤或伤口)
If youcleanseyour skin or a wound, you clean it.
1. Catherine demonstrated the proper way to cleanse the face.
  凯瑟琳演示了洁面的正确方法。
2. ...cleansing lotions.
  清洗液
See also:...a sustained and systematic effort to ethnically cleanse the entire province...Many are refugees of three or four or even five other places where they've been cleansed from.ethnic cleansing

noun

the act of making something clean
1. he gave his shoes a good cleaning
Synonym:cleaningcleanup

adj