wash
verb
uk/wɒʃ/us/wɑːʃ/washverb(CLEAN)
A1[T]
tocleansomething usingwater:
洗，清洗，洗涤washyourhair/hands洗你的头／手
wash thecar/clothes/floor洗车／洗衣服／擦洗地板
Thesesheetsneed washing.这些床单需要洗洗。
I'll wash thebottleout(=cleanitsinside)and use it again.我要把瓶子洗干净再用。
to wash something
- washHave you washed the dishes yet?
- washWash your hands before dinner, please.
- batheHave you bathed yet today?
- showerI always shower after I exercise.
- rinseShe rinsed the cloth in the sink.
- soakShe soaked the T-shirt overnight to get rid of the stains.
to clean something
- cleanDid you clean the kitchen?
- washYou need to wash your hands before supper.
- clean upClean up this mess!
- clean outI spent the weekend cleaning out the kitchen cabinets.
- wipeShe wiped the mirrors until they shone.
- wipe downWe wipe down the tables after every customer leaves.
A1[I](USalsowash up)
tocleanyourself, or apartof yourself, withwaterand usuallysoap:
（用水和肥皂）洗（身体的某部分）；洗澡I'd like to wash beforedinner.吃饭前我要洗洗手。
to wash something
- washHave you washed the dishes yet?
- washWash your hands before dinner, please.
- batheHave you bathed yet today?
- showerI always shower after I exercise.
- rinseShe rinsed the cloth in the sink.
- soakShe soaked the T-shirt overnight to get rid of the stains.
wash well
If aparticularmaterialorpieceofclothingwashes well, it is notdamagedorspoiledbyrepeatedwashing.
耐洗，经洗- How often do you washyourhair?
- Hehardlyeverwashes thedishesand herarely, ifever, does anycleaning.
- ThisT-shirthas been washed so manytimesthat it'slostitsshape.
- Armed with abucketand amop, Istartedwashing thefloor.
- Thefruitis washed and thengradedbysize.
Cleaning generally
- brushsomeone/somethingoff
- cleaner
- cleaning
- cleanse
- cleansing
- groom
- high-touch
- hoovering
- mop
- purification
- purifier
- purify
- rinse
- scrub
- squeegee
- steam-clean
- sterilization
- sterilizing
- swill
- washsomethingdown
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Personal care - general words
Cleaning clothes
washverb(FLOW)
[Iusually+ adv/prep]literary
Ifwaterwashessomewhere, itflowsthere, usuallyrepeatedly:
（水）漫过，流过，冲刷Shestoodon theshoreandletthewaterwashoverhertiredfeet.她站在岸边，任水漫过她疲惫的双脚。
washsomeone/somethingup/ashore/overboard
(of thesea) tocarrysomething or someone to or away from aplace:
（海水）把…冲上岸／冲走Overnight thewaveshad washed up a lot ofrubbish.一夜之间海水将大量垃圾冲上了岸。
More than 400deaddolphinshad been washedashore.400多头死亡的海豚被冲上了岸。
ASpanishcrewmemberhad been washedoverboard(=carriedoff ashipinto theseaby theforceof thewater)in thestorm.风暴中一名西班牙船员从船上被冲到海里。
Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- drainage
- drip
- eddy
- leakage
- ripple
- run a bathphrase
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- spate
- swill
- swirl
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
Idioms
wash (withsomeone)
washyourdirty linen in public
washyourhands ofsomething
washyourmouth out (with soap/soapy water)
Phrasal verbs
washsomethingaway
washsomethingdown
wash off
washsomethingoff
wash(something)out
washsomethingout
wash(something)up
wash up
wash
noun
uk/wɒʃ/us/wɑːʃ/washnoun(CLEANING)
A2[Cusually singular]
theactionof washing something or apartofyourbody:
洗，洗涤；洗澡Thosecurtainsneed agood(=careful)wash.那些窗帘需要好好洗一洗了。
Erikneededagoodwash afterplayingin thegarden.埃里克在花园里玩过之后需要好好洗个澡。
the wash[S]
all theclothes,sheets, etc. that are washed together,especiallyin a washingmachine:
（尤指用洗衣机一起洗的）所有衣物Can Iputthisshirtin (with)thewhitewash?我能把这件衬衫同白色的衣服一起洗吗？
"Where's mypinkshirt?" "It'sinthe wash"(= being washed or in apileofclothesthat is going to be washed).“我的粉红衬衫呢？”“正在洗着呢（或在要洗的衣服堆里）。”
mainlyUS
→washing
洗衣服have a washUK
to washyourbodyor apartof it:
洗一洗（身体某部分）；洗澡I need to have a wash beforedinner吃饭前我要洗洗手。
do a washUK
tocleanclothes,sheets, etc., usually in a washingmachine:
（通常指用洗衣机）洗衣物Are you doing a washtonight?你今天晚上要洗衣服吗？
Cleaning generally
- brushsomeone/somethingoff
- cleaner
- cleaning
- cleanse
- cleansing
- groom
- high-touch
- hoovering
- mop
- purification
- purifier
- purify
- rinse
- scrub
- squeegee
- steam-clean
- sterilization
- sterilizing
- swill
- washsomethingdown
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Cleaning clothes
Personal care - general words
washnoun(THIN LAYER)
[C]
athinlayerofwaterorpaintmixedwithwater,especiallyone that isbrushedlightlyover apaintingto make thelinessofter:
（水的）一层；（涂料的）薄涂层abluewash/ a washofblue一层蓝漆
Just before thepaintdries, I give it alightwash.油漆即将干透时，我又在上面涂上薄薄的一层。
Painting, drawing & printing
- airbrush
- brushstroke
- brushwork
- chiaroscuro
- coloursomethingin
- describe
- engraving
- etching
- face painting
- foreshorten
- foreshortened
- illustrate
- painting by numbersidiom
- pentimento
- picturize
- re-ink
- redraw
- shade
- sketch
- stroke
washnoun(EVEN SITUATION)
[Cusually singular]US
aneventorsituationin whichpositiveandnegativethingsbalanceeach other:
均衡局势Ifpollutioncontrolsareenforcedhere, thefactorieswillmoveto where they'reallowedtopollute, so it'll be a wash asfarasclearairgoes.假如这里要施行控制污染的措施，那些工厂就会搬到允许污染的地方。因此就空气的清洁而言，这一举措说不上好或坏。
Balance and imbalance
- accord withsomething
- align
- balance(something)out/up
- balance of power
- balanced
- harmonious
- harmonize
- harmony
- imbalance
- inharmonious
- jar
- off balance
- on an even keelidiom
- one man's loss is another man's gainidiom
- realign
- realignment
- unbalance
- unharmonious
- well balanced
- well rounded
washnoun(FLOW)
[S]literary
(thesoundmade) when theseamovesagainstland, etc.:
海浪的冲刷声Outside thehouse, she couldhearthegentlewash of thewaveson thebeach.在公寓房间外面，她可以听到海浪冲刷沙滩发出的轻柔声响。
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
Idiom
it will (all) come out in the wash