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单词 handwashing
释义

handwashing

noun

hand·​wash·​ing ˈhand-ˌwȯ-shiŋ How to pronounce handwashing (audio)
-ˌwä-
variants or hand-washing
1
: the act or activity of washing one's hands
Some 80 percent of your exposure to germs occurs through touch, making proper handwashing key to protecting yourself. Andrew Weil, Self Healing, December 2004
2
: the act or activity or washing something by hand rather than by using a machine
delicate fabrics that require hand-washing
hand-wash
ˈhand-ˌwȯsh How to pronounce handwashing (audio)
-ˌwäsh
transitive verb
hand-washed; hand-washing; hand-washes
… cotton that he said had to be hand-washed in lukewarm water … John Updike, “Beautiful Husbands” in Trust Me, 1987

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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