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wash/wɒʃ/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. cleanse (oneself or a part of oneself, clothes, etc.) with liquid, esp. water (尤指用水)洗,洗涤 2 tr. (foll. by 后跟 out, off, away, etc.) remove a stain or dirt in this way 洗掉,洗去 3 intr. wash oneself or esp. one's hands and face 洗澡;洗手;洗脸 4 intr. wash clothes etc. 洗衣服等 5 intr. (of fabric or dye) bear washing without damage (指纺织品或染料)耐洗,经洗 6 intr. (foll. by 后跟 off, out) (of a stain etc.) be removed by washing (污迹等)被洗去 7 tr. poet. moisten, water [诗]使浸湿;弄湿 tear-washed eyes 泪汪汪的眼睛; a rose washed with dew 露水滋润的玫瑰 8 tr. (of a river, sea, etc.) touch (a country, coast, etc.) with its waters (指河水、海水等)流过(一国家);拍打(河岸、海岸等) 9a tr. (of moving liquid) carry along in a specified direction (指流水)冲走;冲垮; a wave washed him overboard 一个浪头把他抛出船外; was washed up on the shore 被冲上岸 b intr. be carried in this way 漂;被冲走 shells wash up on the beaches 贝壳被冲上岸边 10 tr.a scoop out (水)冲成,冲出 the water had washed a channel 水冲出了一道沟 b erode, denude 冲蚀 sea-washed cliffs 受海水冲蚀的峭壁 11 intr. (foll. by 后跟 over, along, etc.) sweep, move, or splash 冲过;冲走;溅泼 12 intr. (foll. by 后跟 over) occur all around without greatly affecting (a person) (事情)发生在(某人)周围而对其无多大影响 13 tr. sift (ore) by the action of water 洗(矿) 14 tr.a brush a thin coat of watery paint or ink over (paper in watercolour painting etc., or a wall) 涂薄层水彩颜料或墨水于(水彩画纸等或墙面) b (foll. by 后跟 with) coat (inferior metal) with gold etc. 给(次等金属)镀金等 ●n. 1a the act or an instance of washing; the process of being washed 洗;洗涤;冲洗 give them a good wash 把它们好好洗洗; only needed one wash 冲一下就行 b (prec. by 前接 the) treatment at a laundry etc. (在洗衣店等)洗熨(衣物) sent them to the wash 把它们送去洗 2 a quantity of clothes for washing or just washed (待洗或已洗的)衣物 3 the visible or audible motion of agitated water or air, esp. due to the passage of a ship etc. or aircraft (行船船尾的)排出流;(飞行器飞过留下的)洗流 4a soil swept off by water; alluvium (水流的)冲积物;冲积层 b a sandbank exposed only at low tide 沙滩 5 kitchen slops and scraps given to pigs (喂猪的)泔脚 6a thin, weak, or inferior liquid food (稀薄、味淡或劣质的)液体食品 b liquid food for animals 液体饲料 7 a liquid to spread over a surface to cleanse, heal, or colour 特殊用途的液体(如清洗、医用或着色) 8 a thin coating of watercolour, wall-colouring, or metal (水彩、墙壁涂料或金属的)涂层 9 malt etc. fermenting before distillation (待蒸馏的)发酵麦芽汁 10 a lotion or cosmetic 护肤液;化妆水 □ come out in the wash colloq. be clarified, or (of contingent difficulties) be resolved or removed, in the course of events [口]真相大白;(指问题等)最终得以解决 □ wash-and-wear adj. (of a fabric or garment) easily and quickly laundered (指纺织品或衣服)洗后快干的;不烫即平,免烫的 □ wash one's dirty linen in public see 见 LINEN □ wash down 1 wash completely (esp. a large surface or object) 彻底冲洗(尤指大面积或大物件) 2 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 with) accompany or follow (food) with a drink 用水吞下(食物) □ wash one's hands euphem. go to the lavatory [婉]解手,上厕所 □ wash one's hands of renounce responsibility for (originally with reference to Matt. 27:24) 拒绝对…负责;洗手不干(源于《圣经·马太福音》 27:24) □ wash out 1 clean the inside of (a thing) by washing 洗净(某物的)内部 2 clean (a garment etc.) by brief washing 冲洗(衣服等) 3a rain off (an event etc.) 因下雨而使(某事)受阻 b colloq. cancel [口]取消 4 (of a flood, downpour, etc.) make a breach in (a road etc.) (指洪水、大雨等)冲毁(道路等) 5 = sense 2 of v. 同动词释义 2 □ wash up 1 wash (crockery and cutlery) after use 洗(餐具) 2 N. Amer. wash one's face and hands [北美]洗手洗脸 □ won't wash colloq. (of an argument etc.) will not be believed or accepted [口] (指观点等)不被相信或接受 [Old English wœscan etc. from Germanic: related to WATER] |