| 释义 |
wash /wɒʃ,wɔːʃ/ vt. | vi. | n. | a. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 洗，洗涤
Wash your hands and come to supper. 把手洗一洗，来吃晚饭。
The sheep's wool was washed clean by the rain. 羊的毛被雨淋得干干净净。
wash oneself 洗澡
wash one's face 洗脸
2. 洗去 (from,off)
She washed the dirt off (或 from) her clothes. 她洗去了衣服上的污垢。
3. 〈喻〉洗刷
be washed whiter than the snow 被洗刷得比雪还清白
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. 将我的罪恶彻底洗清吧。
4. 使湿；使浸透；使湿透
a meadow washed with morning dew 被晨露沾湿的草地
Her eyes were washed with tears. 她的双眼泪水汪汪。
5. (猫等)舔净，用被唾液沾湿的爪子擦
The cat is washing itself. 猫在舔自己的身体。
6. 冲洗，弄湿(受伤处等)
You'd better wash that cut with some iodine. 你最好在那刀伤处涂些碘酒。
7. 用水冲洗
8. (光)布满，弥漫于
white sand washed with moonlight 月光下的白色沙地
9. 漫过；流过；(尤指波浪等)拍打，冲击
The waves washed the shore. 浪涛拍击着岸边。
His face was suddenly washed with sadness. 他忽然愁容满面。
10. 浸泡
11. 冲掉，冲走
a man washed overboard 从船舷被冲下水的人
The storm washed our boat ashore. 暴风雨把我们的船冲到岸边搁了浅。
12. 使冲积
13. 冲蚀；冲出，冲成
a sea-washed cliff 受海水冲蚀的峭壁
The stream washed a ravine in a hill. 溪流在山里冲出一条溪谷。
The heavy rain washed gulleys in the sand. 那场大雨在沙地上冲出一条条沟。
14. 【化】洗涤(沉淀物或气体)
15. 用作…的洗涤剂
The soap will wash silks. 这肥皂可洗丝织品。
16. 粉刷；涂清漆于；涂薄层(水彩)颜料于
a house washed white 刷成白色的房子
The moors are washed with purple of the wild cranberries. 沼泽地被野酸果染成一片紫色。
17. 镀金属薄层于
wash brass with gold 在黄铜上镀金
18. 使打旋
wash coffee around in a cup 搅动怀里的咖啡
19. 【矿】洗(矿)
wash sand for gold 沙里淘金
20. 〈口〉(因不合格等原因)开除；拒绝考虑
❷ vi.
1. 洗衣
They usually wash on Sunday. 他们通常在星期天洗衣物。
2. 洗澡；洗脸；洗手
wash in cold water 洗冷水澡
We must wash before dinner. 我们吃饭以前必须洗手。
3. 洗东西；洗涤
4. 耐洗
Does this dress wash well? 这连衣裙很经洗吗?
5. 被洗去
6. 漂；被冲；被冲走；被冲蚀
A large piece of driftwood washed onto the beach. 一大块浮木被冲上海滩。
We found a shell that had washed up. 我们发现一只被海水冲上岸的贝壳。
The boat had washed ashore during the storm. 那船在暴风雨中被冲到岸边搁了浅。
The hillside washes frequently. 山坡常受冲蚀。
7. 用作洗涤剂
This soap washes thoroughly. 这种肥皂去污力很强。
8. 拍打；涌流；溅泼
The river washes against its banks. 河水拍打着河岸。
The wind washed pleasantly against his face. 风宜人地吹拂他的脸颊。
waves of pioneers washing westward 浪潮般涌向西部的开拓者
Much foreign money washed into that oil-producing country. 大量外币流入那个产油国。
9. 〈英口〉(论点等)站得住脚；经得起考验
Your excuse won't wash. 你的托辞站不住脚。
His honesty won't wash. 他的诚实靠不住。
10. 使人接受；令人相信
His story didn't wash with me. 他的陈述叫我难以相信。
II n.
1. 洗，洗涤；冲洗；沐浴
This bedspread could use a good wash. 这床罩该好好洗一洗了。
I must get (或 have) a wash. 我必须洗一下。
This shirt shrank in the wash. 这件衬衣洗后缩水了。
two cold washes a day 一天两次冷水浴
The room had a wash of sun. 这房间沐浴在阳光中。
2. 〈美〉洗东西处
a diaper wash 洗尿布处
a car wash 汽车冲洗处
3. 要洗的衣物；洗好的衣物；洗衣店
Mother does the wash twice a week. 母亲一星期洗两次衣服。
Have you done the wash yet? 你衣服洗好了吗?
She was hanging a wash on the line. 她正把洗好的衣服晾在绳子上。
She has a large (或 heavy) wash this week. 这星期她要洗许多衣物。
All my shirts are at the wash. 我所有的衬衣都在洗衣店里。
Send the clothes to the wash. 把衣服送到洗衣店去。
4. 【地】(水流的)冲积物；冲积层；沙滩
A delta is formed by the wash of a river. 三角洲由河流的冲积物形成。
5. 水的奔流；汹涌；水的撞击；流水的拍打声
We heard the wash of the surf. 我们听见浪涛的拍击声。
a sudden wash of conversation 一阵突如其来的活跃的谈话
Her novel comes as a great wash of fresh air. 她的小说的问世带来一股清新之气。
the wash of the incoming tide 涨潮形成的奔流
6. 【地】冲刷，冲蚀
7. 沼泽；泥塘；浅水滩；(有时浸水有时干枯的)洼地；浅海(或河)湾
8. 水流冲出的沟渠(或洼地)
9. 〈美〉(美国西部间歇河的)干河床 (= dry wash)
10. [常用以构成复合词]特殊用途(如化妆、装饰、医用)的液体
eye wash 洗眼药水
mouth wash 漱口剂
11. 画淡水彩画的技巧；淡水彩画
12. (水彩、金属、墙壁涂料的)涂层；刷(或溅)上的颜色；涂料
a thin wash of paint 薄薄的一层漆
a wall covered with a honey-coloured wash 刷蜜黄色涂料的墙壁
The sky was a grey wash. 天空一片灰蒙蒙。
13. 废液；泔脚
They give the kitchen wash to the pigs. 他们用厨房泔脚喂猪。
14. (待蒸馏的)已发酵的麦芽汁
15. 味淡(或劣质)的液体食品；淡酒；〈美口〉(与烈性酒同饮的)淡饮料
This tea is (a) mere wash. 这茶淡而无味。
What for a wash? 喝什么淡饮料?
16. 液体饲料
17. 乏味的文章(或讲话)
Have you ever heard such wash? 你听到过如此无聊的话吗?
18. 〈口〉马马虎虎，平淡无味
The day is a total wash. 今天一事无成。
19. 含矿土
20. 【海】(行船船尾由推进器或桨激起的)排出流
The little boats tossed about in the wash from the liner's propellers. 小船在班轮螺旋桨激起的排出流中颠簸。
21. 【空】洗流
prop wash 螺旋桨洗流
III a.
1. 〈美口〉耐洗的
a wash fabric 耐洗的织物
wash cotton 耐洗棉布
2. (证券交易)冲销性的，洗售的(指几乎于同时购入并出售同一证券以制造成交活跃及价格上涨的假象)
[< OE wæscan, waxan; 与 OHG wascan to wash,? OE wæter water 有关] phr. come out in the wash 〈口〉1. 暴露；真相大白；水落石出 There are still a number of things unexplained, but they will all come out in the wash. 仍有一些事情没有得到解释，但最终会真相大白的。 2. (问题等)圆满解决 There's no need to worry, it'll all come out in the wash. 不必担心，问题会圆满解决的。 We hope that things will come out all right in the wash. 我们希望事情会圆满结束。 in the wash 正在洗的 Your new shirt is in the wash. 你的新衬衣正在洗。 wash away 1. 冲掉，冲走，洗掉，洗去 a bridge washed away by the flood 被洪水冲走的桥 2. 消除…的影响，洗刷掉 Prayer can wash away your sins. 祈祷能洗刷你的罪恶。 Bit by bit my gloom was washed away. 我的忧郁渐渐地消除了。 wash down 1. 彻底冲洗 Go and wash the car down. 去把汽车彻底冲洗一下。 The sailors were washing down the decks. 水手们在上上下下冲洗甲板。 2. (用水等)吞下 (以助消化)She washed two yellow tablets down with a swallow of water. 她喝一口水，吞服两粒黄色药片。 He swallowed some coffee to wash down the remainder of the toast in his mouth. 他喝了几口咖啡，把塞在嘴里的烤面包咽了下去。 After his dinner, he washed it all down with a cup of hot tea. 饭后，他喝一杯热茶以助消化。 3. 使冲积 sediment washed down from the upper lake 从湖泊上游带下的沉积物 4. 排除 Wash down your trouble with a glass of wine. 喝杯酒消消愁吧。 wash one's hands 1. 洗手 2. 解手 wash one's hands of 推卸对…的责任 wash out 1. 洗净 Wash your mouth out with clean water. 用清水漱漱口。 The bottle must be washed out after every experiment. 这瓶子必须在每次实验后洗净。 2. 洗去；被洗去 Was she able to wash the dirty mark out of her dress? 她有办法洗去连衣裙上的污迹吗? This stain didn't wash out. 这块污斑没洗掉。 3. (使)洗得退色 The colours washed out. 颜色被洗得退掉了。 After the shirt had been cleaned, its bright blue was washed out. 衬衣洗净后，它鲜艳的蓝色被洗退了。 4. 失色；稀释；失去活力 The colour had washed out of her face and her heart was beating violently. 她脸色发白，心剧烈地跳动着。 5. 冲走；被冲走；冲毁 The heavy rain caused the bridge to washout. 大雨使桥被冲走。 The embankment was washed out by the storm. 堤岸被暴风雨冲毁。 6. 〈口〉使衰弱，使筋疲力尽；耗尽…的精力 I feel washed out. I shall stop working. 我觉得累极了，我要歇工了。 7. 〈口〉结束；毁坏 Let's wash out that idea and think again. 我们打消那个念头，重新考虑吧。 wash out one's chance 断送自己的机会 8. 〈口〉取消；放弃 The semi-finals of the tournament were washed out by rain. 比赛的半决赛因下雨而取消。 We have only one entry for the race, so we had better wash it out. 只有一人报名参加赛跑，因此我们最好还是取消这项比赛。 9. 〈美俚〉(使)退学； (被)淘汰 He washed out after one semester. 他念了一学期就被淘汰了。 10. 未达到要求 (或标准) wash over 1. 涂色 Just wash the scenery over here and there with lighter tints. 给这风景画四下着上些淡色吧。 2. 冲过 The river washed over one bank. 河水溢过了一边的河岸。 A feeling of warmth washed over him at the thought of his daughter. 他一想到女儿就有一种温暖的感觉流遍全身。 Wave upon wave of applause washed over us. 欢呼声一浪高过一浪地向我们涌来。 3. 〈口〉(事情)发生在…周围而对其无多大影响 He doesn't mind what people say. All the criticism seems to have washed over him. 人们的议论他全不在意，所有的批评对他似乎都是耳边风。 wash up 1. 〈主美〉洗手洗脸 The children went to wash up after eating lunch. 孩子们吃完午餐后去洗手洗脸。 2. 〈主英〉洗 (餐具)She retired into the kitchen to wash up. 她退到厨房去洗餐具。 I'll wash up the dishes. 我来洗盘子。 3. 洗去 wash up the spilled milk 洗去溢出的牛奶 4. (浪头)把…冲上岸 The sea washed up the body of the drowned sailor. 海水把溺死水手的尸体冲上了岸。 5. [常用被动语态]结束；使完蛋 One step out of line and a journalist's career is washed up. 只要越轨一步，一个新闻记者的生涯就会被断送。 Most baseball players are washed up at 35 or 36.大多数棒球运动员在三十五、六岁退出球坛。 The scandal washed him up as a politician. 丑闻断送了他的政治生涯。 |