washout
/ˈwɒʃaʊt/noun
1
- usu. in sing. informal an event that is spoiled by constant or heavy rain〈非正式〉因雨而受影响的活动。
1.1
- a disappointing failure令人失望的失败：
the film was branded a colossal washout.
这部电影被认为是个大失败 。
2
- a breach in a road or railway track caused by flooding（道路、桥梁被洪水）冲溃处。
2.1
- Geology a channel cut into a sedimentary deposit by rushing water and filled with younger material【地质】冲刷沟。
3
- Medicine the removal of material or a substance from the body or a part of it, either by washing with a fluid, or by allowing it to be eliminated over a period【医】（体内物质的）清洗, 清除。