wash

英 [wɒʃ]

美 [wɑːʃ]

v.  洗; 洗涤; 洗澡; 洗脸; 洗手; 耐洗; 洗后不退色(或破损)
n.  洗; 洗涤; 清洗; 洗刷; (尤指船过后划出的)水流，波浪; 波浪拍打声; 薄涂层(尤指涂料)

过去分词：washed　现在分词：washing　过去式：washed　复数：washes　第三人称单数：washes　

中考高考考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1853 / COCA.2143

短语动词

短语用例

wash sb/sth↔away

• 冲掉；冲走
  to remove or carry sb/sth away to another place
  1. These jeans need washing.
     这条牛仔裤该洗了。
  2. to wash the car
     冲洗汽车
  3. to wash your hands
     洗手
  4. Wash the fruit thoroughly before eating.
     把水果彻底洗干净后再吃。
  5. She washed the blood from his face.
     她把他脸上的血洗掉。
  6. The beach had been washed clean by the tide.
     海滩让潮水冲刷得干干净净。

wash sth↔down (with sth)

• 冲洗，冲刷（大件物品或表面）
  to clean sth large or a surface with a lot of water
  1. This sweater washes well.
     这件套衫很耐洗。
• 配着食物喝（饮料）
  to drink sth after, or at the same time as, eating sth
  1. Water washed over the deck.
     水从甲板上流过。
  2. Pieces of the wreckage were washed ashore .
     沉船残骸的碎片被冲到了岸上。
  3. He was washed overboard by a huge wave.
     一个巨浪把他从船上掀进海里。

wash off

• 被冲洗掉；被洗掉
  to be removed from the surface of sth or from clothes by washing
  1. These towels are ready for a wash.
     这些毛巾需要洗了。
  2. I'll just have a quick wash before dinner.
     我只是很快地洗一洗就吃饭。
  3. I'm doing a dark wash (= washing all the dark clothes together) .
     我在集中洗深色的衣服。
  4. Your shirt's in the wash (= being washed or waiting to be washed) .
     你的衬衣正在洗。
  5. My sweater shrank in the wash.
     我的套衫洗后缩水了。
  6. That blouse shouldn't look like that after only two washes.
     那件女衬衫只洗过两水，不应该变成这个样子。

wash sth↔off (sth)

• （从某物表面或衣服上）冲洗掉，洗掉
  to remove sth from the surface of sth or from clothes by washing
  1. The walls were covered with a pale yellow wash.
     墙壁刷了一层薄的浅黄色涂料。

wash out

• （从衣服上）被洗掉
  to be removed from clothes by washing

wash sth↔out

• 洗净，清洗（某物的内部）
  to wash the inside of sth to remove dirt, etc.
• 把…洗掉
  to remove a substance from sth by washing
• 使（比赛等）提前结束；阻止…的举行
  to make a game, an event, etc. end early or prevent it from starting

wash over sb

• 冲动；升腾
  to suddenly affect sb strongly, so that they are not aware of anything else
• （周围发生的事情）对…无多大影响
  to happen to or around sb without affecting them

wash up

• 洗刷饭后的杯盘等
  to wash plates, glasses, etc. after a meal
• 洗脸和手
  to wash your face and hands

wash sth↔up

• 洗刷（吃饭用过的盘子等）
  to wash dishes after a meal
• 把…冲到陆地上
  to carry sth onto land

习惯用语

v.

wash your dirty linen in public
• 公开谈论个人的事；（尤指）家丑外扬
  to discuss your personal affairs in public, especially sth embarrassing
wash your hands of sb/sth
• 拒绝对…负责；脱离关系；洗手不干
  to refuse to be responsible for or involved with sb/sth
• When her son was arrested again she washed her hands of him.
  她的儿子再次被捕，她就与他脱离了关系。
sth won't/doesn't wash (with sb)
• （解释、借口等）对某人来说站不住脚，令某人不能接受
  used to say that sb's explanation, excuse, etc. is not valid or that you/sb else will not accept it
• That excuse simply won't wash with me.
  那种托词根本不能令我信服。

n.

it will (all) come out in the wash
• 终将水落石出；将会真相大白
  used to say that the truth about a situation will be made known at some time in the future
• （用以劝人不要太着急）问题终会解决的，困难将会被克服的
  used to make sb less anxious by telling them that any problems or difficulties will be solved in the future

牛津词典

verb

• 洗；洗涤
  to make sth/sb clean using water and usually soap
  1. These jeans need washing.
     这条牛仔裤该洗了。
  2. to wash the car
     冲洗汽车
  3. to wash your hands
     洗手
  4. Wash the fruit thoroughly before eating.
     把水果彻底洗干净后再吃。
  5. She washed the blood from his face.
     她把他脸上的血洗掉。
  6. The beach had been washed clean by the tide.
     海滩让潮水冲刷得干干净净。
• 洗澡；洗脸；洗手
  to make yourself clean using water and usually soap
  1. I washed and changed before going out.
     我洗了个澡，换好衣服，然后才出去。
  2. She was no longer able to wash herself.
     她再也不能给自己洗澡了。
• 耐洗；洗后不退色（或破损）
  to be able to be washed without losing colour or being damaged
  1. This sweater washes well.
     这件套衫很耐洗。
• （向着某一方向）流动；冲向
  to flow or carry sth/sb in a particular direction
  1. Water washed over the deck.
     水从甲板上流过。
  2. Pieces of the wreckage were washed ashore .
     沉船残骸的碎片被冲到了岸上。
  3. He was washed overboard by a huge wave.
     一个巨浪把他从船上掀进海里。

noun

• 洗；洗涤；清洗；洗刷
  an act of cleaning sb/sth using water and usually soap
  1. These towels are ready for a wash.
     这些毛巾需要洗了。
  2. I'll just have a quick wash before dinner.
     我只是很快地洗一洗就吃饭。
  3. I'm doing a dark wash (= washing all the dark clothes together) .
     我在集中洗深色的衣服。
  4. Your shirt's in the wash (= being washed or waiting to be washed) .
     你的衬衣正在洗。
  5. My sweater shrank in the wash.
     我的套衫洗后缩水了。
  6. That blouse shouldn't look like that after only two washes.
     那件女衬衫只洗过两水，不应该变成这个样子。
• （尤指船过后划出的）水流，波浪；波浪拍打声
  an area of water that has waves and is moving a lot, especially after a boat has moved through it; the sound made by this
  1. The dinghy was rocked by the wash of a passing ferry.
     驶过的渡船掀起的波浪把小艇冲得摇摇晃晃。
  2. They listened to the wash of waves on the beach.
     他们听着波浪拍击海滩的声音。
• 薄涂层（尤指涂料）
  a thin layer of a liquid, especially paint, that is put on a surface
  1. The walls were covered with a pale yellow wash.
     墙壁刷了一层薄的浅黄色涂料。
• 肥皂液
  a liquid containing soap, used for cleaning your skin
  1. an antiseptic skin wash
     抗菌净肤液

柯林斯词典

• VERB 洗涤;清洗
  If youwashsomething, you clean it using water and usually a substance such as soap or detergent.
  1. He got a job washing dishes in a pizza parlour...
     他在比萨店里找到一份洗盘子的工作。
  2. The colours gently fade each time you wash the shirt...
     衬衣每洗一次都会褪点色。
  3. It took a long time to wash the mud out of his hair...
     花了很长时间才把他头发上的污泥洗干净。
  4. Rub down the door and wash off the dust before applying the varnish.
     在上清漆前，要彻底打磨这扇门并把尘土清洗掉。
  5. Washis also a noun.
     
  6. That coat could do with a wash...
     那件外套要洗一下了。
  7. The treatment leaves hair glossy and lasts 10 to 16 washes.
     这种护理方法能使头发富有光泽，清洗10到16次都还可以保持效果。
• VERB 洗;洗漱
  If youwashor if youwashpart of your body, especially your hands and face, you clean part of your body using soap and water.
  1. They looked as if they hadn't washed in days...
     他们看起来好像已经有好些天没洗澡了。
  2. She washed her face with cold water...
     她用凉水洗了把脸。
  3. You are going to have your dinner, get washed, and go to bed.
     你先吃晚饭，然后洗漱睡觉。
  4. Washis also a noun.
     
  5. She had a wash and changed her clothes.
     她洗澡后换了身衣服。
• V-ERG (海水或河流)流动，冲刷，冲到
  If a sea or riverwashessomewhere, it flows there gently. You can also say that something carried by a sea or riverwashesoris washedsomewhere.
  1. The sea washed against the shore...
     海水冲刷着海岸。
  2. The oil washed ashore on roughly 1,000 miles of coastline...
     石油沿着海岸线扩散到了大约1,000英里范围的沿岸海域。
  3. The force of the water washed him back into the cave.
     大水把他冲回到洞里。
• N-SING (船只等激起的)浪花
  The washof a boat is the wave that it causes on either side as it moves through the water.
  1. ...the wash from large ships.
     大船激起的浪花
• VERB (情感)强烈冲击
  If a feelingwashes overyou, you suddenly feel it very strongly and cannot control it.
  1. A wave of self-consciousness can wash over her when someone new enters the room...
     一有陌生人进房间，她就感到极不自在。
  2. The overpowering despair that he'd fought so hard to keep at bay washed through the boy.
     一直极力压制的绝望情绪终于将男孩击垮了。
• N-COUNT （颜色、光线等的）薄层
  Awash ofsomething such as light or colour is a thin layer of it.
  1. The lights from the truck sent a wash of pale light over the snow.
     卡车的车灯在雪地上洒下一层淡淡的光。
• VERB 令人信服;使人接受
  If you say that an excuse or idea will notwash, you mean that people will not accept or believe it.
  1. He said her policies didn't work and the excuses didn't wash...
     他认为她的政策没有起到效果，而且理由也不能令人信服。
  2. If they believe that solution would wash with the Haitian people, they are making a dramatic error.
     如果他们认为海地人会接受那个解决方案，那他们就大错特错了。
• See also:washing
• PHRASE 真相大白;水落石出
  If you say that something willcome out in the wash, you mean that people will eventually find out the truth about it.
  1. This will all come out in the wash—I promise you.
     一切终会真相大白的——我向你保证。
• PHRASE 正在洗着;将要洗;刚洗过
  If you say that something such as an item of clothingis in the wash, you mean that it is being washed, is waiting to be washed, or has just been washed and should therefore not be worn or used.
  1. Your jeans are in the wash.
     你的牛仔裤还在洗着呢。
• towashyourdirty linen in public→ see:dirty

英英释义

noun

• the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
  Synonym:washinglavation
• any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
  1. at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash
• garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
  Synonym:laundrywashingwashables
• a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
  Synonym:wash drawing
• a thin coat of water-base paint
• the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
  Synonym:dry wash
• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
  Synonym:slipstreamairstreamracebackwash
• the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
  1. from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water
  Synonym:washout

verb

• to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
  1. The cat washes several times a day
• cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
  Synonym:lave
• wash or flow against
  1. the waves laved the shore
  Synonym:lavelap
• make moist
  1. The dew moistened the meadows
  Synonym:moistendampen
• form by erosion
  1. The river washed a ravine into the mountainside
• remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
  1. he washed the dirt from his coat
  2. The nurse washed away the blood
  3. Can you wash away the spots on the windows?
  4. he managed to wash out the stains
  Synonym:wash outwash offwash away
• apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
• clean with some chemical process
  Synonym:rinse
• cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
  1. Wash the towels, please!
  Synonym:launder
• separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
• move by or as if by water
  1. The swollen river washed away the footbridge
• admit to testing or proof
  1. This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court
• be capable of being washed
  1. Does this material wash?

双语例句

• If they believe that solution would wash with the Haitian people, they are making a dramatic error.
  如果他们认为海地人会接受那个解决方案，那他们就大错特错了。
• She rested for a while, then had a wash and changed her clothes
  她休息了一会儿，然后洗了洗，换了身衣服。
• They looked as if they hadn't washed in days
  他们看起来好像已经有好些天没洗澡了。
• The colours gently fade each time you wash the shirt
  衬衣每洗一次都会褪点色。
• She washed her face with cold water
  她用凉水洗了把脸。
• This cloth shrinks in the wash.
  这种布一洗就抽。
• It took a long time to wash the mud out of his hair
  花了很长时间才把他头发上的污泥洗干净。
• A wave of self-consciousness can wash over her when someone new enters the room
  一有陌生人进房间，她就感到极不自在。
• You are going to have your dinner, get washed, and go to bed.
  你先吃晚饭，然后洗漱睡觉。
• They wash their hands, arms and faces, and lastly, they wash their feet.
  他们洗了手、胳膊和脸，最后脚也洗了。