单词 | wash |
释义 | washWord family noun wash washer washing washabilitywasherywashinesswashballwashbasinwashboardwashclothwashdaywashermanwashhousewashing linewashing machinewashing powderwashing-upwashlandwashpotwashragwashroomwashstandwashtubwashwipeadjective washable unwashed washywashed-outwashed-upverb wash wash1 /wɒʃ $ wɒːʃ, wɑːʃ/ ●●● S1 W3 verb 1 wash STH 洗某物 [transitiveT]WASH to clean something using water and a type of soap 洗,洗涤 This shirt needs washing. 这件衬衫该洗洗了。 It’s your turn to wash the dishes. ► see thesaurus at clean 该轮到你洗碗碟了。 2 wash yourself 洗澡 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]WASH to clean your body with soap and water 洗澡;洗〔身体部位〕 Amy washed and went to bed. 埃米洗过澡就去睡觉了。 She had a hot bath and washed her hair. 她洗了个热水澡并洗了头。 I’m just going to wash my hands. 我刚准备洗手。 wash yourself 洗澡 When a cat has finished eating, it often washes itself. 猫吃完东西后,常会把自己舔干净。 Register In everyday English, people usually say that someone has a wash (BrE) or washes up (AmE) rather than washes. 在日常英语中,人们一般说 have a wash【英】或 wash up【美】,而不说 wash。 3 flow 流动 [intransitiveI, transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]POUR if a river, sea etc washes somewhere, or if something carried by the river or sea is washed somewhere, it flows or moves there 冲击,冲刷;冲向 The waves washed against the shore. 海浪冲刷着海岸。 The sea washed over her. 海水冲过来淹没了她。 The young man was washed overboard (=pushed from a boat into the sea by the force of the water) in the storm. 暴风雨中,那个年轻人被冲下船掉进海里。 The body was washed ashore (=brought to the shore by waves). 尸体被冲上岸。 4 something doesn’t/won’t wash (with somebody) spokenBELIEVE used to say that you do not believe or accept someone’s explanation, reason, attitude etc 不相信;不接受〔某人的解释、理由、态度等〕 I’m sorry but all his charm just doesn’t wash with me. 对不起,他那些魅力打动不了我。 5 wash your hands of something RESPONSIBLEto refuse to be responsible for something anymore 不愿再管[不再过问]某事 I’ve washed my hands of the whole affair. 我已经完全不过问此事了。 Examples from the Corpus wash your hands of something• Did you feel like washing your hands of me again?• The sooner it washes its hands of Mr Haider the better.• Imagine Delwyn Pepper up so in New York, washing his hands of our business.• Chun was not able to wash his hands of the Kwangju massacre, which dogged him throughout his eight-year rule.• Dunbar has already washed his hands of the project.• In the summer of 1988, King Hussein washed his hands of the territories.• We can not wash our hands of this.• Let us wash our hands of those who do not care for us.• I wash my hands of you. 6. wash your mouth out! spoken old-fashionedSTOP DOING something used to tell someone who has just sworn or said something rude that they should not have spoken that way 嘴巴干净点!〔用于告诫说了脏话的人〕 7 wash well WASHto be easy to clean using soap and water 好洗,容易洗干净 → wash/air your dirty linen/laundry (in public) at dirty1(7) Silk doesn’t wash well. 丝绸不好洗。 Examples from the Corpus wash well• Silk doesn't wash well.• This one is knitted in a linen-mix yarn which washes well and feels especially soft to touch.• Drain the anchovies and wash well to remove the oil from the surface. n THESAURUS PHRASAL VERBSwash to clean something with soap and water Our car needs washing. Make sure that you wash your hands. do the washing British EnglishBrE, do the laundry American EnglishAmE to wash clothes that need to be washed Did you do the laundry this morning? I do the washing on Wednesdays and Saturdays. do the washing up British EnglishBrE (also wash up British EnglishBrE), do the dishes American EnglishAmE to wash all the cups, plates, knives etc that you have used during a meal If you do the cooking tonight, I’ll do the washing up. Who’s going to do the dishes? cleanse formal to make something completely clean, especially using a special substance Carefully cleanse the cut to get rid of any grit or dirt. rinse to wash something with water in order to remove soap or dirt I’ll just rinse the lettuce under the tap. scrub to make something very clean, using a stiff brush and water, or soap and water Lou was on her knees, scrubbing the kitchen floor. mop to wash a floor with a wet mop (=special stick with thick threads on the end) A cleaner mopped the floor between the beds. 8 wash something ↔ away phrasal verbphr v a) if water washes something away, it carries it away with great force 冲掉,冲走 Floods in Bangladesh have washed hundreds of homes away. 孟加拉的洪水冲走了数百户人家。 b) to get rid of unhappy feelings, thoughts, or memories 消除〔不愉快的情绪、想法或记忆〕 My anxiety was washed away. 我的焦虑一扫而光。 Examples from the Corpus wash away• After that, the town continued to sink until spring floods finally washed it away.• The white space is pouring, would wash you away.• What we both need is a good strong cup of tea to wash it away.• Has this exorcism washed you away as well?• Common sense, reason, tell her to wash this away down the wash bowl, but thrift forbids.• I found that my Winsor & Newton Art Masking Fluid took off the original wash when rubbed away, leaving white paper.• We must flush out the bad seed and eliminate it, wash it away, remove it from among us.• The green will eventually go brown or black, after which you can wash it away with a high pressure hose. 9 wash something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v a) DHCWASHto clean something large using a lot of water 用大量水冲洗〔大件物体〕 Can you wash down the driveway? 你能把车道冲洗一下吗? b) DFDto drink something with or after food or with medicine to help you swallow it 〔借助饮料等〕将〔食物或药物〕吞下 with steak and chips washed down with red wine 一边吃牛排和炸薯条,一边喝红葡萄酒 Examples from the Corpus wash down• Afterwards she'd have a glass or two of wine to wash it all down.• It would wash the river down and clean it.• To wash them down, the wine list includes Anjou rosé, Muscadet and sparkling Saumur.• Carolyn sat on her bed and swallowed the sleeping tablets, washing each down with a mouthful of water.• She forced herself to eat some more dry biscuits and chocolate, washing them down with a small amount of water.• I munched secretively, washing my food down with a swallow, of coffee.• I ate rolls and an omelette and washed them down with coffee.• One tumour had the Minister of Health washing thern down with the blood of one of his former colleagues. wash with• Shaffer says he likes to wash it all down with a beer.• Top the whole thing off with a dessert of chocolate mousse in strawberry sauce and wash it down with a Bordeaux red.• Then wash them both down with a few changes of domestic hypochlorite bleach diluted according to the instructions on the bottle label.• Carolyn sat on her bed and swallowed the sleeping tablets, washing each down with a mouthful of water.• She forced herself to eat some more dry biscuits and chocolate, washing them down with a small amount of water.• I munched secretively, washing my food down with a swallow, of coffee.• I ate rolls and an omelette and washed them down with coffee.• One tumour had the Minister of Health washing thern down with the blood of one of his former colleagues. 10 wash off phrasal verbphr v a) DHCWASH wash something ↔ off to clean dirt, dust etc from the surface of something with water 洗掉[冲去]某物 b) REMOVEif a substance washes off, you can remove it from the surface of something by washing 〔某物〕能被洗掉 Will this paint wash off? 这油漆能洗掉吗? 11 wash out phrasal verbphr v a) DHCWASH wash something ↔ out to wash the inside of something quickly 迅速洗净〔某物的内部〕 I’ll just wash out this vase for flowers. 我就把这花瓶洗干净放花吧。 b) REMOVEif a substance washes out, you can remove it from a material by washing it 〔某物〕能被洗掉 a dye that won’t wash out 洗不掉的染料 c) be washed outSTOP something THAT IS HAPPENING if an event is washed out, it cannot continue because of rain 〔活动〕因雨取消 → washed-out, washout The summer fair was washed out by the English weather. 夏季博览会因为英格兰的天气而告吹。 Examples from the Corpus wash out• A lot of hair dyes are designed to wash out after three or four washes.• I'll just go and wash out these glasses.• When the bottle is empty, wash it out thoroughly before refilling. be washed out• The parade was washed out by heavy thunderstorms.• If the sea did not constantly encroach, the salt within them would be washed out by rain.• Leading after three rounds, the fourth was washed out without a ball being hit.• The material from the iron mortar boxes was washed out on to a screen and the oversize returned to the stamps.• The pair had played only two points, splitting them, before their match was washed out.• The tank was washed out too, and placed on a layer of polystyrene on the stand.• When Hurricane Opal slammed the town in October 1995, the normal route to the mainland was washed out.• When the first game was washed out as well.• With dollar cost averaging, the price swings are washed out. 12 wash over somebody phrasal verbphr v a) FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETCif a feeling washes over you, you suddenly feel it very strongly 〔感觉〕突然袭来 A feeling of relief washed over her. 她顿时感到如释重负。 b) if you let something wash over you, you do not pay close attention to it 〔某事〕对〔某人〕没有多大影响 She was content to let the conversation wash over her. 她乐得不去理会那番谈话。 Examples from the Corpus wash over • Love washed over him with the force of a tidal wave.• A sense of pre-memory washed over him.• She heard the indrawn breath hiss sharply through his teeth, and felt the wave of emotion that washed over him.• Waves of relief washed over him.• My heart races with excitement, pure joy washes over me.• Pa began taking our family wash over to Hambledown every Saturday evening in pillowcases.• Even the tracks that wash over you the first time around act as aural traps on second and third listens.• Even while the banal dialogue washes over you, the kicks and jumps remain spectacular. 13 wash up phrasal verbphr v →5 see picture at 见图 clean2a) British EnglishBrEDHCWASH to wash plates, dishes, knives etc 洗餐具 → washing-up b) American EnglishAmEWASH to wash your hands 洗手 Go wash up before dinner. 吃饭前先去洗手。 c) wash something ↔ upTAKE/BRING if waves wash something up, they carry it to the shore 〔波浪〕把某物冲到岸边 wash something ↔ up on → washed-up His body was washed up on the beach the next morning. 第二天早晨他的尸体被冲上海滩。 Examples from the Corpus wash on• Which doesn't mean I intend to leap into bed with you just because fate washed you up on my beach. Examples from the Corpus wash• Harry went upstairs to wash.• My jeans need to be washed.• When we moved in, we spent a whole day washing all the floors and paintwork.• I wished for a new dress as I washed and ironed my old yellow home-made mini for the hundredth time.• I seem to spend all my time washing and ironing these days.• I just need to wash before dinner.• She was washing her hair when the phone rang.• The women undressed and washed her, thickening the shadows with prayer.• He rolled, sprang on to his feet, and started to wash himself.• The spinach leaves should be washed in cold water.• Use a soft bristle brush to loosen the grime and if possible a sprayer to wash it all off.• In the bathroom, I washed myself.• You ought to wash that sweater by hand.• I really must wash the car this weekend.• Could you wash this shirt for me?• You could go over and see it, like a big whale washed up on the shore.• You were only allowed to wash your clothes once a week.• Wash your face and brush your teeth.• Have you boys washed your hands yet? wash the dishes• Aunt Em was washing the dishes.• Richard could play outside a while longer, while Cissie and Beth washed the dishes.• She even let the school-leavers who washed the dishes and cleared the tables look straight into her eyes.• The man will more often take out the garbage, wash the dishes, and do other chores around the house.• I washed the dishes and took a Brillo pad to the stove.• Afterwards, she helped Penelope wash the dishes, commenting that she had been a dishwasher also at one time.• Our task will be to wash the dishes later and I warn you there will be plenty.• Deborah and I washed the dishes, then sat beside each other at the kitchen table, our legs almost touching. wash yourself• He rolled, sprang on to his feet, and started to wash himself.• Here we crouched, ankle-deep in the wavelets, to wash ourselves or to go to the lavatory.• In the bathroom, I washed myself.• She washed herself and dressed herself and collected the bottles and took them down to the bin.• Rex, unperturbed, quickly stripped off naked to wash himself and his clothes in the deluge of fresh water.• He put on his shirt and suggested she should wash herself at the sink.• The message has to be reinforced all the time until the patient can wash himself properly and confidently, without losing concentration. washed ashore• All these bits and pieces washed ashore.• State officials also reported a dead sea turtle had washed ashore.• Only two men washed ashore alive.• Hapless, hopelessly clumsy Gilligan is washed ashore along with the competent, self-assured skipper.• Rubbish is discarded; that from boats is washed ashore and there is greater disturbance of the animal life.• Such was the rorqual whale, 64 feet long with a 12 foot tail, washed ashore in 1879.• Battered by 50 knot winds and seven-metre seas, the Ambrosia was later washed ashore in Aberdeenshire.• His body was washed ashore on what was to become Omaha Beach. , Hair & beauty Cleaningwash2 ●●○ noun 1 act of cleaning 洗 [countableC usually singular]DHCWASH an act of cleaning something using soap and water 洗,清洗;冲洗 Those jeans need a good wash (=a thorough wash). 那条牛仔裤要好好洗一洗了。 I’ll just have a quick wash before we go out. 我很快洗个澡,然后我们就出门。 2 clothes 衣服DHCWASH [singular, uncountableU] clothes that are to be washed, are being washed, or have just been washed 待洗[正在洗,刚洗好]的衣服 You’d better put that shirt in the wash. 你最好把那件衬衫拿去洗洗。 Do you need me to put another wash on? 要我再放进去洗一批吗? 3 skin 皮肤 [countableC]DCB a liquid used to clean your skin 洗面奶;沐浴液 an anti-bacterial facial wash 抗菌洗面奶 4 BOAT 船the wash the movement of water caused by a passing boat 〔船驶过后的〕尾流 the wash of a large motorboat 大摩托艇的尾流 5. colour 颜料 [countableC]DCB a very thin transparent layer of paint or colour 〔涂料或颜料的〕薄涂层 6. AREA OF LAND 陆地的部分the wash an area of land that is sometimes covered by the sea 浅水滩 7 it will all come out in the wash spoken a) used to tell someone not to worry about a problem because it will be solved in the future 总会有办法的,问题总会解决的〔用于叫某人不要担心〕 b) used to say that the truth about something will be known in the end 总会水落石出,总会真相大白 Examples from the Corpus wash• The floor needs a wash.• I painted such areas first and then worked around and/or over with diluted washes.• an anti-bacterial face wash• He looks as if he could do with a good wash.• Water would shoot down the mountainsides and down the washes at 10-20 times the volume of a typical storm.• It is built up in very thin washes. have ... wash• I had driven to Gondal, the nearest town, to make phone calls and have a wash.• I have to wash your hair.• Here, the continuing water diuresis may have washed out the medullary concentration gradient and led to a protracted concentrating defect.• Sitting in a belt of farms, the community does not have pristine desert washes, said Cynthia Seelhammer, town manager.• I should have washed before I put my dress on, you know.• They have washed up on a shingle strand beside a lonely and barely habitable estancia.• The events of the year seemed to have washed over them and left them unaltered.• The tight smell of men who have not washed their bodies or known clean clothes. Wash.n n1.a written abbreviation of Washington the WashWash, then n1.a wide bay (=an area of sea that curves inwards towards the land) on the east coast of England between Norfolk and Lincolnshire Old English wascan |
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