| 单词 | wash |
| 释义 | wash (wɒʃ ) Word forms: washes , washing , washed 1. verb A1 If you wash something, you clean it using water and usually a substance such as soap or detergent. He got a job washing dishes in a pizza parlour. [VERB noun] The colours gently fade each time you wash the shirt. [VERB noun] It took a long time to wash the mud out of his hair. [VERB noun preposition] Rub down the door and wash off the dust before applying the varnish. [VERB noun with adverb] Synonyms: clean, scrub, sponge, rinse Wash is also a noun. That coat could do with a wash. The treatment leaves hair glossy and lasts 10 to 16 washes. 2. verb A1 If you wash or if you wash part of your body, especially your hands and face, you clean part of your body using soap and water. They looked as if they hadn't washed in days. [VERB] She washed her face with cold water. [VERB noun] You are going to have your dinner, get washed, and go to bed. [get VERB-ed] Wash is also a noun. She had a wash and changed her clothes. 3. verb If a sea or river washes somewhere, it flows there gently. You can also say that something carried by a sea or river washes or is washed somewhere. The sea washed against the shore. [VERB preposition/adverb] The oil washed ashore on roughly 1000 miles of coastline. [VERB preposition/adverb] The force of the water washed him back into the cave. [VERB noun with adverb] Synonyms: lap, break, dash, roll 4. singular noun The wash of a boat is the wave that it causes on either side as it moves through the water. ...the wash from large ships. [+ from] 5. verb If a feeling washes over you, you suddenly feel it very strongly and cannot control it. [written] A wave of self-consciousness can wash over her when someone new enters the room. [VERB + over] The overpowering despair that he'd fought so hard to keep at bay washed through the boy. [V over/through n, VERB + through] 6. countable noun [usually NOUN of noun] A wash of something such as light or colour is a thin layer of it. [written] The lights from the truck sent a wash of pale light over the snow. Synonyms: coat, film, covering, layer 7. verb If you say that an excuse or idea will not wash, you mean that people will not accept or believe it. [informal] He said her policies didn't work and the excuses didn't wash. [VERB] If they believe that solution would wash with the Haitian people, they are making a dramatic error. [VERB + with] 8. See also washing 9. come out in the wash phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that something will come out in the wash, you mean that people will eventually find out the truth about it. [informal] This will all come out in the wash–I promise you. 10. be in the wash phrase If you say that something such as an item of clothing is in the wash, you mean that it is being washed, is waiting to be washed, or has just been washed and should therefore not be worn or used. [informal] Your jeans are in the wash. 11. to wash your dirty linen in public phrase If you say that someone washes their dirty linen in public, you disapprove of their discussing or arguing about unpleasant or private things in front of other people. There are several other forms of this expression, for example wash your dirty laundry in public, or in American English, air your dirty laundry in public. [disapproval] The sight of former MPs washing their dirty linen in public was embarrassing. We shouldn't wash our dirty laundry in public and if I was in his position, I'd say nothing. 12. to wash your hands of something phrase If you wash your hands of someone or something, you refuse to be involved with them any more or to take responsibility for them. He seems to have washed his hands of the job. Phrasal verbs: wash away phrasal verb If rain or floods wash away something, they destroy it and carry it away. Flood waters washed away one of the main bridges in Pusan. [VERB PARTICLE noun] This causes environmental damage when the topsoil is washed away by the rains. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] wash down 1. phrasal verb If you wash something, especially food, down with a drink, you drink the drink after eating the food, especially to make the food easier to swallow or digest. He took two aspirin immediately and washed them down with three cups of water. [VERB noun PARTICLE] ...a massive cheese sandwich washed down by a glass of water. [VERB-ed PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you wash down an object, you wash it all, from top to bottom. The prisoner started to wash down the walls of his cell. [VERB PARTICLE noun] wash out 1. phrasal verb B2 If you wash out a container, you wash the inside of it. It was my job to wash out the fish tank. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb B2 If dye or dirt washes out, it can be removed by washing. With permanent tints, the result won't wash out. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If rain washes out a sports game or other event, it spoils it or prevents it from continuing. Rain washed out five of the last seven games. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 4. See also washed-out, washout wash over phrasal verb If something someone does or says washes over you, you do not notice it or it does not affect you in any way. The television headlines seemed to wash over her without meaning anything. [VERB PARTICLE noun] wash up 1. phrasal verb A2 If you wash up, you wash the plates, cups, cutlery, and pans which have been used for cooking and eating a meal. [British] I ran some hot water and washed up. [VERB PARTICLE] I bet you make breakfast and wash up their plates, too. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If you wash up, you clean part of your body with soap and water, especially your hands and face. [US] He headed to the bathroom to wash up. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb [usually passive] If something is washed up on a piece of land, it is carried by a river or sea and left there. Thousands of herring and crab are washed up on the beaches during every storm. The fossils appear to be an early form of seaweed washed up on a beach. [VERB-ed PARTICLE] 4. See also washed up, washing-up Idioms: wash your hands of something or someone to refuse to be involved with a problem or a person who causes problems or to take responsibility for them any longer The Macclesfield MP said: `We cannot wash our hands of responsibility for the state of the economy.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers wash your dirty linen in public [British] or air your dirty laundry in public to talk about unpleasant or personal matters in front of other people, when most people consider that such things should be kept private. We shouldn't wash our dirty laundry in public and if I was in his position, I'd say nothing at all. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers everything will come out in the wash said to reassure someone that everything will be all right That will be the end of that. Everything will come out in the wash – I promise you. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers something will come out in the wash said to mean that people will eventually find out the truth about something The real reason he did not join Middlesbrough will come out in the wash. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: wash a window They made money by washing the windows of cars stopped at red lights and pickpocketing, because they did not know it was wrong. Times, Sunday Times Minimise your exposure to cleaning fluids: wash your windows with vinegar. Times, Sunday Times Householders will still be able to wash their windows during a hosepipe ban provided that they use a bucket of water and cloth. Times, Sunday Times He accidentally fell while washing a window. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 First, wash the wound thoroughly. The Sun Wash the wound immediately and use an iodine antiseptic, or alcohol. Times, Sunday Times Stings can be treated by washing the wound and using a cold compress to stop swelling. The Sun She crunches her knuckles into the wall, draws blood, winces as the chlorine washes the wound. Times, Sunday Times She used to wash their wounds and put ointments on them, not fearing infection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Huge waves wash over the deck. Times, Sunday Times When the waves wash these small clams out of the sand, they can dig back in again quite rapidly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They must periodically wet their gills with seawater, usually by taking water from moist sand or by running into the surf and letting the waves wash over them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The living animals can often be seen where the waves wash the sand around in the most shallow part of the littoral zone as the tidal level changes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 洗涤 Japanese: 洗う |
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