释义 |
ablute, v. colloq.|æˈbl(j)uːt| [Back-formation f. ablution.] trans. and intr. To wash (oneself).
1892Judy 9 Mar. 110/2 She went off to..wash her face... I'd previously abluted mine. 1924Blackw. Mag. Nov. 691/1 Postal work would have been sadly disorganised if Father Moti had kept the postal staff abluting. 1959C. MacInnes Absolute Beginners 183, I put on some music and abluted, then made two Nescafés. |