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1. phrasal verb

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

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

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wash out in British English

verb (adverb)

1. (transitive)

to wash (the inside of something) so as to remove (dirt)

2. Also: wash off

to remove or be removed by washing

grass stains don't wash out easily

3. (transitive)

to cancel or abandon (a sporting event)

noun washout

4. informal

a total failure or disaster

an incompetent person

a sporting or social event that is cancelled due to rain

6. geology

erosion of the earth's surface by the action of running water

a narrow channel produced by this erosion

7. aeronautics

a decrease in the angle of attack of an aircraft wing towards the wing tip

wash-out in British English

or washout (ˈwɒʃaʊt)

noun

1. informal

a complete failure

The party was a complete wash-out.

2. informal

an incompetent person

Why do so many women complain that their mates are romantic washouts?

a sporting or social event that is cancelled due to rain

4. geology

erosion of the earth's surface by the action of running water

5. geology

a narrow channel produced by erosion

6. aeronautics

a decrease in the angle of attack of an aircraft wing towards the wing tip

wash out in American English

Slang

1. US

to drop out of or be dropped from a training course, athletic program, etc. because of failure

to reject or fail

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Examples of 'wash out' in a sentence
wash out

It seemed to clear my lungs and wash out the anxiety and the heaviness I felt in my body.Then he'd drink and wash out his sock and bathe his wrists where the thongs had cut.Theo took the rice off the heat, and showed me how to wash out the starch, then he put it back on the flame."I should make you wash out your mouth with soap, that's what I should do," Angel said.

Chinese translation of 'wash out'

wash out

vi

[dye, colour] 洗褪色 (xǐ tuìsè)
[dirt, stain] 洗掉 (xǐdiào)

vt

[tank, bucket etc] 刷洗 (shuāxǐ)

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释义	Trends of wash out View usage for: wash out 1. phrasal verb 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 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 See full dictionary entry for wash wash out in British English verb (adverb) 1. (transitive) to wash (the inside of something) so as to remove (dirt) 2. Also: wash off to remove or be removed by washing grass stains don't wash out easily 3. (transitive) to cancel or abandon (a sporting event) noun washout 4. informal a. a total failure or disaster b. an incompetent person 5. a sporting or social event that is cancelled due to rain 6. geology a. erosion of the earth's surface by the action of running water b. a narrow channel produced by this erosion 7. aeronautics a decrease in the angle of attack of an aircraft wing towards the wing tip wash-out in British English or washout (ˈwɒʃaʊt) noun 1. informal a complete failure The party was a complete wash-out. 2. informal an incompetent person Why do so many women complain that their mates are romantic washouts? 3. a sporting or social event that is cancelled due to rain 4. geology erosion of the earth's surface by the action of running water 5. geology a narrow channel produced by erosion 6. aeronautics a decrease in the angle of attack of an aircraft wing towards the wing tip wash out in American English Slang 1. US to drop out of or be dropped from a training course, athletic program, etc. because of failure 2. to reject or fail See full dictionary entry for wash Examples of 'wash out' in a sentence wash out It seemed to clear my lungs and wash out the anxiety and the heaviness I felt in my body. Andrews, Virginia WEB OF DREAMS Then he'd drink and wash out his sock and bathe his wrists where the thongs had cut. Tepper, Sheri S. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS Theo took the rice off the heat, and showed me how to wash out the starch, then he put it back on the flame. Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002) "I should make you wash out your mouth with soap, that's what I should do," Angel said. Chuck Logan VAPOR TRAIL (2003) Chinese translation of 'wash out' wash out vi [dye, colour] 洗褪色 (xǐ tuìsè) [dirt, stain] 洗掉 (xǐdiào) vt [tank, bucket etc] 刷洗 (shuāxǐ) See wash Nearby words of wash out wash away wash down wash off wash out wash up washbasin washcloth All related terms of 'wash out' to wash sth out of sth 将(將)某物从(從)某物上冲(沖)掉 jiāng mǒuwù cóng mǒuwù shang chōngdiào wash up ( Brit : wash dishes ) 洗餐具 xǐ cānjù wash off 洗掉 xǐdiào wash down ( with wine, lager etc : food ) 吞下 tūnxià wash away ( bridge, building, village etc ) 冲(沖)走 chōngzǒu
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