wash
verb/wɒʃ/
/wɑːʃ/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they wash | /wɒʃ/ /wɑːʃ/ |
| he / she / it washes | /ˈwɒʃɪz/ /ˈwɑːʃɪz/ |
| past simple washed | /wɒʃt/ /wɑːʃt/ |
| past participle washed | /wɒʃt/ /wɑːʃt/ |
| -ing form washing | /ˈwɒʃɪŋ/ /ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to make something/somebody clean using water and usually soap
洗；洗涤 - wash something/somebody These jeans need washing.
这条牛仔裤该洗了。 - He always washes the car on Sundays.
他总是在星期天洗车。 - to wash your hands/hair/face
洗手；洗头；洗脸 - Wash the fruit thoroughly before eating.
把水果彻底洗干净后再吃。 - wash something from something She washed the blood from his face.
她把他脸上的血洗掉。 - wash something/somebody + adj. The potatoes are washed clean without damaging the skins.
土豆洗干净了，没伤到表皮。
Synonyms cleancleanwash ▪ rinse ▪ cleanse ▪ dry-cleanThese words all mean to remove dirt from something, especially by using water and/or soap.clean to remove dirt or dust from something, especially by using water or chemicals:- The villa is cleaned twice a week.
这栋别墅一周打扫两次。 - Have you cleaned your teeth?
你刷牙了吗？ - This coat is filthy. I’ll have it cleaned (= dry-cleaned).
这件大衣脏了，我得送去干洗。
- He quickly washed his hands and face.
他很快把手和脸洗了。 - These jeans need washing.
这条牛仔裤该洗了。
- Make sure you rinse all the soap out.
一定要把所有的肥皂都冲洗掉。
- to clean/wash/rinse/cleanse something in/with something
- to clean/wash/rinse something from something
- to clean/wash/cleanse a wound
- to clean/wash the car/floor
- to wash/rinse your hair
- to have something cleaned/washed/dry-cleaned
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa1- Hands need to be washed regularly with hot water.
需要经常用热水洗手。 - She gently washed and dressed the wound.
她轻轻地洗了洗伤口然后包扎了起来。 - the smell of freshly washed hair
刚洗过的头发的香味 - He quickly washed his hands and face.
他很快把手和脸洗了。 - He washed his face.
他洗了把脸。 - If you wash the dishes, I'll dry.
如果你洗碗，我就擦干。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- properly
- thoroughly
- …
- freshly washed
- newly washed
- wash something/somebody These jeans need washing.
- [intransitive, transitive] (especially British English) to make yourself clean using water and usually soap
洗澡；洗脸；洗手 - By this time we were already washed and dressed.
到这个时候我们已经洗漱完毕、穿戴整齐。 - I washed and changed before going out.
我洗了个澡，换好衣服，然后才出去。 - Mick woke up, got washed and shaved, and put his work clothes on.
米克醒来，洗漱、刮胡子，穿上工作服。 - wash yourself She was no longer able to wash herself.
她再也不能给自己洗澡了。
- By this time we were already washed and dressed.
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of clothes, cloth, etc.) to be able to be washed without losing colour or being damaged
耐洗；洗后不褪色（或破损） - This sweater washes well.
这件套头衫很耐洗。
- This sweater washes well.
- [intransitive, transitive] (of water) to flow or carry something/somebody in a particular direction
（向着某一方向）流动；冲向 - + adv./prep. Water washed over the deck.
水从甲板上流过。 - wash something/somebody + adv./prep. Pieces of the wreckage were washed ashore.
沉船残骸的碎片被冲到了岸上。 - He was washed overboard by a huge wave.
一个巨浪把他从船上掀进海里。 - wash something + adj. The beach had been washed clean by the tide.
海滩让潮水冲刷得干干净净。
- + adv./prep. Water washed over the deck.
Word OriginOld English wæscan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wassen, German waschen, also to water.
Idioms
air/wash your dirty laundry/linen in public
- (disapproving) to discuss your personal affairs in public, especially something embarrassing
公开谈论个人的事；（尤指）家丑外扬
wash your hands of somebody/something
- to refuse to be responsible for or involved with somebody/something
拒绝对…负责；脱离关系；洗手不干 - When her son was arrested again she washed her hands of him.
她的儿子再次被捕，她就与他脱离了关系。 - I’ve washed my hands of the whole sordid business.
我已经彻底洗手不干那种肮脏的勾当了。
- When her son was arrested again she washed her hands of him.
something won’t/doesn’t wash (with somebody)
- used to say that somebody’s explanation, excuse, etc. is not true or that you/somebody else will not accept it
（解释、借口等）对某人来说站不住脚，令某人不能接受 - That excuse simply won't wash with me.
那种托词根本不能令我信服。
- That excuse simply won't wash with me.