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单词 wish-wash
释义

wish-wash

/ˈwɪʃwɒʃ /
noun [mass noun] informal
1A weak or watery drink: one pot of wish-wash called ‘tea’...
  • They spoke English, too, although a waitress in a local coffee shop did not know what ‘espresso’ meant, and I ended up with a cup of a watery Welsh wish-wash.
2Insipid or excessively sentimental talk or writing: this isn’t just emotional wish-wash

Origin

Late 18th century: reduplication of wash.

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