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wash away

/wosh, wawsh/US // wɒʃ, wɔʃ //UK // (wɒʃ) //

涤荡,冲刷掉,涤除,洗脱

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to apply water or some other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
    • : to remove by or as by the action of water: to wash grime out of clothing.
    • : to free from spiritual defilement or from sin, guilt, etc.: to be washed whiter than the snow.
    • : to bathe, wet, or moisten with water or other liquid: a meadow newly washed with morning dew.
    • : to flow through, over, or against: a shore or cliff washed by waves.
    • : to carry, bring, remove, or deposit by means of water or any liquid, or as the water or liquid does: The storm washed the boat up on the shore. A sailor was washed overboard.
    • : to wear or diminish, as water does by flowing over or against a surface: The rain had washed away the lettering on the stone.
    • : to form by flowing over and eroding a surface: The flood had washed a new channel through the bottom lands.
    • : Mining. to subject to the action or force of water in order to separate valuable material.to separate in this way.
    • : to purify by passage through or over a liquid.
    • : to cover with a watery or thin coat of color.
    • : to overlay with a thin coat or deposit of metal: to wash brass with gold.
    • : Slang. launder.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to wash oneself: After using the insecticide spray they washed completely.
    • : to wash clothes: Monday is the day we wash.
    • : to cleanse anything with or in water or other liquid.
    • : to undergo washing without injury, especially shrinking or fading: fabrics guaranteed to wash.
    • : Informal. to be found true, valid, or real when tested or closely scrutinized; stand being put to the proof: His honesty won't wash.
    • : to be carried or driven by water: The boat had washed ashore in the night.
    • : to flow or beat with a lapping sound, as waves on a shore.
    • : to move along in or as in waves, or with a rushing movement, as water.
    • : to be eroded, as by a stream or by rainfall: a hillside that washes frequently.
    • : to be removed by the action of water: Much of the topsoil washes away each spring.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or process of washing with water or other liquid: to give the car a wash.
    • : a quantity of clothes, linens, etc., washed, or to be washed, at one time: a heavy wash.
    • : a liquid with which something is washed, wetted, colored, overspread, etc.: She gave the room a wash of pale blue.
    • : the flow, sweep, dash, or breaking of water: The wash of the waves had drenched us.
    • : the sound made by this: listening to the wash of the Atlantic.
    • : water moving along in waves or with a rushing movement: the wash of the incoming tide.
    • : the rough or broken water left behind a moving ship, boat, etc.; wake: The little boats tossed about in the wash from the liner's propellers.
    • : Aeronautics. the disturbance in the air left behind by a moving airplane or any of its parts: wing wash.
    • : any of various liquids for grooming or cosmetic purposes: a hair wash.
    • : a lotion or other liquid having medicinal properties, as an antiseptic solution or the like: to apply wash to a skinned knee; mouthwash; eyewash.
    • : Mining. minerals from which valuable material can be extracted by washing.
    • : the wearing away of the shore by breaking waves.
    • : a tract of land washed by the action of the sea or a river.
    • : a marsh, fen, or bog.
    • : a small stream or shallow pool.
    • : a shallow arm of the sea or a shallow part of a river.
    • : a depression or channel formed by flowing water.
    • : Geology. alluvial matter transferred and deposited by flowing water.
    • : Also called dry wash. Western U.S. the dry bed of an intermittent stream.
    • : a broad, thin layer of color applied by a continuous movement of the brush, as in water-color painting.
    • : Also called watershed, weathering. Architecture. an upper surface so inclined as to shed rainwater from a building.any member of a building having such a surface.
    • : Metalworking.Also washing. a thin coat of metal applied in liquid form: a gold wash.
    • : waste liquid matter, refuse, food, etc., from the kitchen, as for hogs; swill: hogwash.
    • : washy or weak liquor or liquid food.
    • : the fermented wort from which the spirit is extracted in distilling.
    • : Informal. an action that yields neither gain nor loss: The company's financial position is a wash compared with last year.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, etc.; washable: a wash dress.
  1. 1
    • : wash down, to clean completely by washing: to wash down a car.to facilitate the swallowing of by drinking water or other liquid: to wash down a meal with a glass of wine.
    • : wash out, to be removed by washing: The stain wouldn't wash out.to damage or demolish by the action of water: The embankment was washed out by the storm.Informal.to fail to qualify or continue; be eliminated: to wash out of graduate school.to become dim, indistinct, or blurred: The face of the watch washes out in sunlight.
    • : wash up, to wash one's face and hands: Aren't you going to wash up? Dinner is almost ready.to wash: I'll wash up the dishes, don't bother. We had someone in to wash up after the party.to end, especially ignominiously: After that performance, he's all washed up as a singer.

Phrases

  • wash down
  • washed out
  • washed up
  • wash one's dirty linen in public
  • wash one's hands of
  • wash out
  • wash up
  • come out in the wash
  • won't wash

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inwear
Synonyms
rub擦,摩擦,擦擦,擦伤abrade研磨,擦伤,打磨,磨损chafe褶皱,皴裂,皴擦,皴裂的痕迹consume消耗,消费,消耗掉,消耗的crumble碎裂,弄碎,崩坏,崩解decay腐烂,衰变,衰落,衰减decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降decrease减少,降低,下降,下跌deteriorate恶化,变质,衰败,变差diminish减弱,贬低,减轻,削弱drain排水,排出,排水系统,排水渠dwindle缩减,逐渐减少,萎缩,缩水erode冲蚀,侵蚀,腐蚀,蚀exhaust废气,排气,排气管,排风fade褪色,衰落,渐渐地,褪色的fatigue疲劳,疲劳症,疲惫,疲倦fray战场,战场上,战场上的,战士gall胆量,胆汁,勇气,胆graze放牧,擦拭,擦掠,擦伤grind碾磨,碾压,磨削,碾碎impair减损,损害,损伤,减值jade玉石,玉器,玉,玉树临风overuse过度使用,过分使用,使用过度,过量使用overwork过劳,工作过度,过度劳累,过度工作scrape刮削,刮擦,刮刮乐,刮scuff擦伤,擦伤的,刮伤,刮擦shrink缩水,缩减,缩小,萎缩tax税收,税,税款,税务tire轮胎,车胎,胎,轮胎waste浪费,废物,废弃物,废弃weary疲惫,疲惫不堪,疲倦,疲乏weather天气,气象,气候,天气预报be worthless一文不值,一钱不值,不值一提,一文不名become threadbare沦落风尘,磨损,憔悴,憔悴不堪become worn磨损,破旧,破损,破败cut down削减,砍伐,砍掉,削减了go to seed下种,播种,下种子,撒种scrape off刮掉,刮去,刮除,刮开use up用尽,用完,穷尽,用完了wear out磨损,消磨掉,损耗,消磨wear thin消瘦,消瘦的人,消瘦了,消瘦的
Antonyms
as indisintegrate
Synonyms
break down分解,崩溃,溃败,破解break up分手,分裂,分割,散伙come apart开裂,开裂了,脱节,脱节了crumble碎裂,弄碎,崩坏,崩解decay腐烂,衰变,衰落,衰减decompose分解,分解为,分解成,降解degenerate堕落的,堕落,堕落的人,蜕变的descend下来,下降,下去,降下disband解散,遣散,解除,散伙dismantle拆解,拆除,拆卸,拆开rot腐烂,腐败,腐蚀,腐化sever断绝关系,割断,断开,割裂shatter打碎,破碎,粉碎,打破sink水槽,沉降,沉没,沉沦splinter碎片,裂片,碎裂,碎片化wash out冲掉,淘汰,洗出,冲掉了wither凋零,凋谢,枯萎,萎缩atomize雾化,雾化作用,喷雾化,雾化器decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降deliquesce谵妄,谵语,谵妄的人,谵妄的detach脱离,取下,取出,取出来dilapidate废墟,破旧不堪,废置,失修disconnect断绝联系,断开联系,断开连接,脱离联系disorganize杂乱无章,乱七八糟,混乱,乱七八糟的disperse分散开来,散开,分散,疏散disunite不团结,团结一致,团结,分裂divide分裂,分化,分隔,划分molder锻工,铣工,铣床,锻压工人pulverize碾碎,碾压,粉碎,砸碎putrefy腐烂,腐烂掉,腐化,腐烂的separate分开,独立的,独立,分开的spoil破坏,糟蹋,弄坏,弄坏了taint污点,污垢,污污,污玷turn变成,转弯,变成了,转变worsen加剧,恶化,更加恶化,加重break apart断裂,断绝关系,断断续续disimprove不改进,破坏,撤消,撤消改进fade away消失,消失了,消逝,消失不见fall to pieces崩坏,摔碎,崩溃,崩裂take apart拆开,拆开来,拆解,拆开的turn to dust化为尘土,化为灰烬,化为尘埃,化为乌有

Examples

  • Just wash, press, and frame a sack to add a special touch to any room in your house.

  • With a capacity of eight place settings, six wash settings, and even a reminder to refill your detergent, it’s a good addition to your kitchen.

  • Synthetics like polyester and nylon make their way into the environment from washing machines—which pull off and flush microfibers from the fabric—and of course, they also line landfills.

  • Two years prior, they’d said the building could use a power wash and little else.

  • Their powerful surges of water can uproot trees, topple buildings, carry boats inland and wash away beaches.

  • A limited edition export stout known as the Indra Kunindra came to wash it down.

  • Christian is the son of Mexican immigrants whose father works at a car wash and mother works at McDonalds.

  • First up is the larger wash still, its capacity ranging from 25,000 to 30,000 liters.

  • But since the government has now permitted the River God to leave the U.K., that excuse can no longer wash.

  • Brush the pastry with egg wash and sprinkle with fleur de sel and pepper.

  • He stood before the glass hung above the wash bench and 369 smoothed his hair.

  • Why, he ordered his chamber-maid to bring him some soap and warm water, that he might wash the sour krout off his hands.

  • Then said Nqong from his bath in the salt-pan, "Come and ask me about it to-morrow, because I'm going to wash."

  • On the wash-stand a spangled white tulle hat lay drowning in a basin half full of water.

  • Shiv steered into the wash room, and the doors dropped back into place.