| 单词 | ablutions |
| 释义 | ablutions From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishablutionsa‧blu‧tions /əˈbluːʃənz/ noun [plural] formalDHCif you perform your ablutions, you wash yourself – sometimes used humorouslyExamples from the Corpusablutions• At twelve o'clock the class was dismissed, and there followed a rush for the toilets and ablutions.• Hurriedly she finished her ablutions, pulled on her clothes and went to investigate.• As with all my ablutions, the shave follows a definite and predetermined pattern.• If by chance he does he purges himself by religiously prescribed ablutions.• The ablutions, cookhouse and accommodation are checked for cleanliness, these jobs being a major headache in a platoon location.Origin ablutions (1300-1400) Old French ablution, from Latin, from abluere, from ab- “away” + lavere “to wash” |
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