| 释义 |
wash BrE /wɒʃ/
NAmE /wɑːʃ, wɔːʃ/► SEE ALLit will (all) come out in the washwash your dirty linen in publicwash your hands of sb/sthsth won’t/doesn’t wash (with sb)
●it will (all) come out in the ˈwash (spoken) 1. used to say that the truth about a situation will be made known at some time in the future 真相大白；水落石出◆You can’t hide what you’ve done for ever. It’ll come out in the wash, you know.
要想人不知，除非己莫为。你要知道，你的所作所为早晚会大白于天下。2. used to make sb less anxious by telling them that any problems or difficulties will be solved in the future （问题）终会解决；（困难）终会被克服◆‘Some of the documents still haven’t arrived!’ ‘Don’t worry, there’s probably been a slight mix-up — it’ll all come out in the wash.’
“有些文件仍未到位！”“别着急，可能还有些小问题，但最后肯定能解决。”●wash your dirty linen in ˈpublic (BrE, disapproving) talk or write about unpleasant or embarrassing private difficulties in public 公开谈论个人私事；（尤指）家丑外扬◆Nobody must mention these problems at the meeting. I don’t want our dirty linen washed in public.
谁也不许在会上提到这些问题。家丑不可外扬。 NOTE In this idiom, linen refers to clothes, especially underwear. 这个习语中的linen指衣服，尤指内衣。 ●wash your ˈhands of sb/sthrefuse to deal with or be responsible for sb/sth any longer 不再过问；脱离关系；洗手不干◆After the way she’s behaved, I’m never going to help her again! I wash my hands of her!
她居然有那种表现，我再也不会帮助她了！我和她脱离关系！◆I can’t just wash my hands of the whole business. I’ve got responsibilities.
整个这桩子事我不能说不干就不干，我担着责任呢。 ORIGIN This idiom refers to Pontius Pilate in the Bible, who refused to take a decision about what should happen to Jesus. 这个习语原指《圣经》中的彼拉多，在如何处置耶稣这个问题上，他拒绝作决定。●sth won’t/doesn’t ˈwash (with sb)used to say that sb’s explanation, excuse, etc. is not valid or that you/sb else will not accept it （解释、借口等）在某人看来站不住脚，令某人不能接受◆That excuse simply won’t wash with me.
那个借口我可难以接受。 |