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| 1 | T to clean something , usually with soap and water （通常指用肥皂和水）洗，洗涤 |
| I’ ve got to wash the car. 我得洗一下汽车。 |
| afreshly washed shirt 刚洗过的衬衣 |
| | 1a | I/T to clean a part of your body , usually with soap and water （通常指用肥皂和水）洗（身体某个部分）；洗澡 | | Wash your hands before you touch the food. 碰食物之前要洗手。 | | He washed and dressed quickly. 他很快地洗了澡并穿好衣服。 | |
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| 2 | T if the sea washes an object somewhere , it carries it there （海浪）冲走 |
| washed ashore Some very strange things get washed ashore here. 一些很古怪的东西被冲到这里的岸边。 |
| | 2a | if the sea washes an area of land , it touches it （海浪）拍打，冲击 | | The island’ s western shore is washed by the warm waters of the Pacific. 太平洋温暖的海水拍打着该岛的西海岸。 | |
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| 3 | I literary if a feeling washes over or through you , you feel it very strongly and unexpectedly 突然强烈地感到 |
| She felt anxiety wash over her. 她突然感到万分焦虑。 |
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| - | sth does/will not wash
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| used for saying that you do not believe or accept a particular idea , excuse , or way of behaving |
| 某事令人难以相信；某事令人难以接受 |
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| Such a careless attitude to safety will not wash any more. 对安全问题如此漫不经心的态度再也不能令人接受了。 |
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| - | wash your hands of
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| to say or show that you do not want to be involved with someone or something and that you are not responsible for them |
| 洗手不干；不再管 |
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| I’ ve decided to wash my hands of her. 我已经决定不再管她了。 |
| wash your hands of the affair/matter The government had washed their hands of the affair. 政府已经不再插手此事了。 |
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| - | ˌwash aˈway |
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| | if something such as rain or a river washes something away , it carries it away （雨水或河流）冲走，冲掉 | Heavy rains have washed away the bridge. 大雨把桥冲垮了。 | |
| - | ˌwash ˈdown |
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| 1 | to drink something after putting food or medicine in your mouth , especially so you can swallow more easily 用水（或饮料）送下（食物或药物） | He had a large slice of pizza washed down with beer. 他就着啤酒把一大块比萨饼咽了下去。 | |
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| 2 | to wash the whole surface of something 彻底冲洗（某物的整个表面） | Use hot water and detergent to wash down kitchen worktops. 用热水和洗洁精彻底冲洗厨房操作台。 | |
| - | ˌwash ˈoff |
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| | if you wash dirt off something or if dirt washes off , you remove it by washing 洗掉，洗去（污迹） | Wash the soil off potatoes before you cook them. 先把土豆上的泥洗干净再煮。 | | Don’ t worry about the dirty marks. They’ ll wash off easily. 不要担心那些污迹，它们很容易洗掉的。 | |
| - | ˌwash ˈout |
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| 1 | T to wash something quickly , especially the inside of a container 洗净（尤指容器内壁） | Don’ t you ever wash out your coffee cups? 你没洗过你的咖啡杯吗？ | |
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| 2 | I if a substance washes out of cloth , it can be removed by washing （从织物上）洗掉 | Permanent dyes won’ t wash out. 永久性染料不易洗掉。 | | All the colour has washed out of these old curtains. 这些旧窗帘上的所有颜色都被洗掉了。 | |
| - | ˌwash ˈup |
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| 1 | I/T BRITISH to wash plates, cups, spoons etc after a meal （餐后）刷洗（餐具） | Ican help to cook and wash up. 我可以帮忙做饭和洗餐具。 | | The breakfast things haven’ t been washed up yet. 早餐用过的餐具还没洗。 | |
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| 2 | I AMERICAN to wash yourself , especially your hands and face 洗漱；（尤指）洗手洗脸 | I’ ll go wash up before we eat. 吃饭之前我要洗手洗脸。 | |
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| 3 | I/T if the sea washes something up somewhere , it carries it and leaves it there （海浪）把（某物）冲上岸；（某物）被海浪冲上岸 | Two whales have been washed up on the beach. 两条鲸被冲到了海滩上。 | | Some of the oil has washed up on a neighbouring island. 一些原油已被冲到邻近的一个岛上。 | |
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| 4 | I informal if someone washes up somewhere , they arrive there unexpectedly after a long time （某人很久之后）突然出现 | He stays out for four days solid and eventually washes up at his brother’ s house. 他连续4天呆在外面，最后突然在他哥哥家里露面了。 | |
| Word story: wash | | | | From the Bible story in which the Roman official, Pontius Pilate, washes his hands to show that he does not want to be responsible for Jesus’ s death.(Matthew 27∶24) | | | |
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