be spick-and-span
The entire house was spick-and-span after the cleaning.
整个房子打扫后一尘不染。
干净整洁的;一尘不染的
整洁的;洁净的;一尘不染的;崭新的;新格调的;极干净的
整洁的;洁净的;一尘不染的
Clean, spotless.
After she finished wiping every surface, the kitchen was absolutely spick-and-span.
她把每个表面都擦完后,厨房绝对是一尘不染。
用法提示:spick-and-span 作表语形容词,表示“干净整洁、一尘不染”。
The hotel room looked spick-and-span, with fresh white sheets and shiny floors.
酒店房间看起来干干净净,配有崭新的白色床单和光亮的地板。
用法提示:spick-and-span 作表语形容词,描述房间非常干净整洁。
He always keeps his office desk spick-and-span before leaving for the day.
他每天离开前总把办公桌保持得干干净净。
用法提示:spick-and-span 作宾语补足语,表示“保持整洁干净”。
The entire house was spick-and-span after the cleaning.
整个房子打扫后一尘不染。
She always keeps her kitchen spick-and-span.
她总是把厨房保持得干干净净。
The new car looks spick-and-span.
新车看起来崭新锃亮。
grammar · medium
易错句子I spick-and-spanned the house yesterday.
正确表达The house is spick-and-span.
学习者误将形容词“spick-and-span”当作动词使用,加了过去式词尾“-ed”。正确的用法是将它放在系动词后或作为定语,表示“崭新的、极其整洁干净的”的状态。
grammar · medium
易错句子The kitchen is spick and span after cleaning.
正确表达The kitchen is spick-and-span after cleaning.
学习者遗漏了复合形容词中的连字符,导致结构不规范。标准拼写应使用连字符连接“spick”和“span”,作为固定形容词形式。
spick-and-span强调物品崭新(如新买的),而spotless强调表面无污点、无瑕疵,但不一定新。
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