1、clean up

打扫;清扫;把…弄干净

Police in the city have been cleaning up the debris left by a day of violent confrontation.

该市警察一直在清理一天的暴力冲突后留下的碎石残砖。

Nina and Mary were in the kitchen, cleaning up after dinner.

吃过晚饭，尼娜和玛丽在厨房里收拾。

(警方或当局)肃清，整肃(犯罪、腐败等)

After years of neglect and decline the city was cleaning itself up.

多年的玩忽职守和经济萧条过后，这个城市在进行自我整顿。

Since then, the authorities have tried to clean up the sport.

从那以后，有关当局已努力整顿体育界。

获得巨额利润;赚大钱

It has cleaned up at the box office.

它在票房上赚得盆满砵满。

2、promise

承诺；保证；答应

The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday.

邮局承诺于星期五恢复对这个地区第一类邮件的递送。

He had promised that the rich and privileged would no longer get preferential treatment.

他已经保证富人和特权阶层不会再得到优惠待遇。

答应给予；承诺给予；保证让…得到

In 1920 the great powers promised them an independent state.

1920年，列强承诺让他们成为一个独立的国家。

The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.

这些官员承诺恢复多党统治。

有可能；有希望

While it will be fun, the seminar also promises to be most instructive.

这次的研讨会不仅会有趣，而且有可能会颇具启发意义。