spring-cleaning

US /ˈsprɪŋˌkliːnɪŋ/
UK /ˈsprɪŋˌkliːnɪŋ/
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1.

大掃除, 春季大掃除

a thorough cleaning of a house or room, typically carried out in spring

:
We do a full spring-cleaning every year.
我們每年都會進行一次徹底的大掃除
It's time for some serious spring-cleaning.
是時候進行一次徹底的大掃除了。
2.

清理, 整頓

a thorough clearing out or reorganization of something, especially to remove unwanted items

:
The company is undergoing a major spring-cleaning of its old files.
公司正在對其舊文件進行一次大規模的清理
We need to do some spring-cleaning of our outdated policies.
我們需要對過時的政策進行一些清理