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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. 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. 1
    • : to wash laundry.
    • : to undergo washing and ironing: The shirt didn't launder well.
n.名词 noun
  1. 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.