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单词 wash out
释义 wash out
transitive verb
1. : to wash free of some extraneous substance (as dirt, soap, chemicals)
2.
 a. : to drain of color in laundering
  < this fabric is washed out >
 b. : to deplete of strength or vitality : exhaust
  < after his recent illness, he is washed out for the time being >
 c. : to cancel out : offset
  < have washed out the effect of government reduction of its debt by the creation of bank deposits — T.O.Waage >
 d. : to eliminate as useless or unsatisfactory : discard, reject; specifically : to dismiss (a student or candidate) as failing to qualify
3.
 a. : to destroy or render useless by the force or action of water
  < the storm washed out the bridge >
  < the heavy rains washed out the road >
 b. : to rain out
  < the second game of the doubleheader was washed out by a sudden downpour >
intransitive verb
1. : to become depleted of color or vitality : fade
 < technicolor makeup … washes out on TV — Newsweek >
2. : to fail to meet requirements or measure up to a standard; specifically : to fail in a course of training
 < wash out of flight school >
3. : wash 2a
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