launder
/lawn-der, lahn-/US // ˈlɔn dər, ˈlɑn- //UK // (ˈlɔːndə) //
洗涤,洗濯,洗衣服,洗涤者
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Definitions
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
- : to wash.
- : to wash and iron.
- : Informal. to disguise the source of, usually by transmittal through a foreign bank or a complex network of intermediaries.to disguise the true nature of by routing money or goods through one or more intermediaries.
- : to remove embarrassing or unpleasant characteristics or elements from in order to make more acceptable: He'll have to launder his image if he wants to run for office.
v.无主动词 verb
- 1
- : to wash laundry.
- : to undergo washing and ironing: The shirt didn't launder well.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a passage carrying products of intermediate grade and residue in water suspension.
- : Metallurgy. a channel for conveying molten steel to a ladle.
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Examples
He owns at least one tire repair shop, a cash-heavy business that makes it easy to invent receipts and launder money.
Such actions are, in a sense, allowing Switzerland to launder its reputation.
The waste steam puffed through a launder into the feed-cistern.
Also he had towels for his own personal use and those he managed to launder, somehow.
For the mornings there must be several crisp, demure little frocks that are easy to launder.
In selecting the pieces of cretonne to be used, it is essential to employ only those that will launder well.
Laundress is formed by adding -ess to launder or laundre, the contracted form of lavender as here used.
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