/'klenz; klɛnz/ v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (of sth) make thoroughly clean 使彻底清洁; 清洗 *a cleansing cream, ie one that cleans the skin 洁肤膏(使皮肤清洁的乳剂) * (fig fml 比喻, 文) She felt cleansed of her sins after confession. 她忏悔之後觉得自己的罪洗清了.
cleanse
朗文当代英英词典(第4版)
v [T] to make something completely clean Use a piece of gauze to cleanse the cut. The water is cleansed and reused. to remove everything that is bad or immoral from a person's character, an organization, or a place - used especially in news reports cleanse sb/sth of sth The mayor was elected on a promise to cleanse the city government of corruption. →ethnic cleansing