| 单词 | awash |
| 释义 | awash (once / 7781 pages) adj When something's awash, it's doused or covered with water. If your canoe is awash with seawater, it's time to start bailing. A beach might be awash during high tide, and your beach cottage could be awash after a tropical rain. The decks of a boat are often described as being awash during a storm, flooded with water. Things can be figuratively awash, too: "The movie premiere was awash with photographers and fans." Awash was originally a nautical word meaning "flush with," from the 15th century meaning of wash, "land alternately covered and exposed by the sea." WORD FAMILYawash USAGE EXAMPLESConservative news media are now awash in the “fake news” condemnations. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) The view from the veranda is of a valley awash with yellow and green, punctuated by the meander of the Motatapu river. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) His face is awash with utter delight as he fumbles exaggeratedly with the camera, snapping blurry photos. Slate(Dec 21, 2016) adj covered with water the monsoon left the whole place awash Syn afloat, flooded, inundated, overflowing full containing as much or as many as is possible or normal |
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