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wash (obj) FLOWHwBF, $wB:Fv [always + adv/prep](of liquid, esp. water) to flow in a particular direction (literary) If water washes somewhere it flows there, usually repeatedly.漫过,流过,冲洗She stood on the shore and let the water wash over her tired feet. [I]她站在岸边,让海水漫过疲倦的双脚。The water washed gently against the boat. [I]水轻轻地击打着船。If something is washed away, it is removed or carried away by a flow of water or by rain.冲掉,冲走Floods have washed away several villages in India. [M]在印度洪水冲走了好几个村庄。The blood on the pavement had been washed away by the rain overnight. [M]人行道上的血迹被一晚的雨水冲刷干净了。A storm had washed away some of the earth and revealed the rocks beneath. [M]一场暴风雨冲走了部分泥土,露出了下面的岩石。If the sea washes something up or washes it ashore, it leaves it on the beach.把……冲上岸Overnight the sea had washed up a lot of rubbish. [M]海水一晚上把大批垃圾冲上了岸。More than 400 dolphins had been washed ashore, dead or dying from internal injuries. [M]有400多头海豚被冲上岸,有的已经死亡,有的因受了内伤而奄奄一息。A Spanish crew member had been washed overboard (= carried off a ship into the sea by the force of the water) in the storm. [T]在风暴中一名西班牙船员被从船上卷落海中。(infml) Supper was lemon soup, followed by fresh salmon and vegetables, and all washed down with (= eaten with) a couple of bottles of white wine. [T]晚餐喝柠檬汤,再吃鲜鲑鱼、蔬菜,加上几瓶白葡萄酒一齐下肚。If an occasion is washed out, it is prevented from happening or stopped early because of heavy rain.(因大雨而)取消,中断,放弃The men's semi-finals in the tennis were washed out this morning. [T]今天上午的男子网球半决赛因雨取消。(infml) If an excuse or argument won't wash (with someone), they are unlikely to believe or accept it.使人难以相信,使人不能接受If you are washed-up, the job for which you are trained is finished and you have no further chances of success in the future.结束了,没有前途了The tragedy of being a dancer is that you're all washed-up by the time you're thirty-five.当一名舞蹈演员的悲剧是,一旦你到了35岁,你的一切即告结束。
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