be spic-and-span
The kitchen was spic-and-span after the thorough cleaning.
彻底打扫后,厨房一尘不染。
极干净整洁的;崭新的
completely neat and clean; conspicuously new
极干净整洁的;崭新的
s conspicuously new;s completely neat and clean
After the deep cleaning, the kitchen was spic-and-span.
深度清洁之后,厨房变得一尘不染。
用法提示:形容词短语,表示“极其干净整洁的”,此处描述厨房清洁后的状态。
She always keeps her desk spic-and-span, with everything in its place.
她总是保持办公桌一尘不染,所有物品都各归其位。
用法提示:形容词短语作宾语补足语,强调维持“极干净整洁”的状态。
The hotel room was spic-and-span, as if no one had ever stayed there.
酒店房间崭新整洁,仿佛从未有人住过。
用法提示:形容词短语用作表语,描述房间既干净又像全新的。
The kitchen was spic-and-span after the thorough cleaning.
彻底打扫后,厨房一尘不染。
She always keeps her car spic-and-span.
她总是把车保持得干干净净。
The new house looks spic-and-span.
新房子看起来崭新的。
grammar · medium
易错句子My house is spick-and-span.
正确表达My house is spic-and-span.
spick-and-span 是旧式拼写,现代标准拼写为 spic-and-span。
grammar · medium
易错句子I spic-and-spanned the kitchen.
正确表达I made the kitchen spic-and-span.
spic-and-span 是形容词,不能用作动词;应使用 make + object + adjective 结构。
与spic-and-span不同,spotless仅强调没有污点,不包含崭新的含义;而spic-and-span通常还带有焕然一新或全新的感觉。
与spic-and-span不同,pristine强调未经使用或未受破坏的状态,常用于形容物品保持出厂状态,而spic-and-span更强调经过清洁后的整洁干净。
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