Dictionary entry
Fully loadedcome clean
坦白；全盘托出；如实交代
to admit that you have done something wrong and tell the truth about it
全盘招供
In use
After weeks of lies, he finally came clean about the missing money.
If you want to keep your job, you should come clean with your boss about the mistake.
She decided to come clean and admit that she had broken the window.
come clean about something
about后接话题或事件。
He finally came clean about the missing money.
他最终如实交代了丢钱的事。
come clean with someone
with后接坦白对象。
It's time to come clean with your parents.
是时候向你父母坦白了。
come clean (no object)
单独使用，泛指坦白。
She decided to come clean before it was too late.
她决定在来不及之前全盘招供。
Verb forms
base come clean · third person comes clean · -ing coming clean · past came clean · past participle come clean
固定短语，come为不规则动词
Common mistakes
He came clean his mistake.He came clean about his mistake.
动词短语 'come clean' 后需接介词 'about' 才能引出具体内容，直接跟宾语不符合搭配规则。
I need to come clean the house.I need to clean the house.
'come clean' 意为‘全盘招供’，不表示‘打扫’。表示‘打扫’应用动词 'clean'，这里混淆了短语和动词的含义。
Connections
Collocations
- come clean about
- 全盘招供关于
- He finally came clean about his involvement in the fraud.他最终全盘招供了自己参与欺诈的事。
- come clean with
- 对…坦白
- I think it's time you came clean with your parents about the accident.我认为是时候向你父母坦白那起事故了。
- finally come clean
- 最终坦白
- After hours of interrogation, the suspect finally came clean.经过数小时的审讯，嫌疑人最终坦白了。
- decide to come clean
- 决定坦白
- He decided to come clean and admit his mistake.他决定坦白并承认自己的错误。
- force someone to come clean
- 迫使某人坦白
- The evidence forced him to come clean about his alibi.证据迫使他坦白了自己的不在场证明。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把脏事洗白，全盘招供。想象把秘密污渍洗干净，坦诚交代。
Context & Register
“come clean”通常用于非正式或半正式场合，多指在隐瞒后全盘招供，常见于口语和新闻报道中。
Grammar Note
不及物动词短语，通常后接 about 引出内容。
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, ECDICT.