| 词组 | wash |
| 释义 | wash [washed, washed, washing] wash away 1. wash away sth • wash sth away if water washes something away, it carries it away, usually with great force: ▪ The water rushed down the narrow streets, washing away cars like matchsticks. ▪ Floods spread to new areas of Bangladesh and hundreds of homes were washed away. ▪ fears that the white cliffs of Dover are being washed away by the sea 2. wash away sth • wash sth away to remove something using water or some other liquid: ▪ They washed away the blood the next morning, so that there was no evidence that a crime had ever taken place. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑wash off 3. wash away sth • wash sth away to get rid of unhappy feelings, thoughts or memories: ▪ She hoped that one day all her troubles would somehow be washed away. wash down 1. wash down sth • wash sth down to clean all of the surface of something, for example a car or a wall, using water: ▪ He washed the car down, dried it and then waxed it. ▪ Next morning Carolyn washed down the woodwork in the kitchen, and cleaned out the fridge and food cupboards. 2. wash sth down • wash down sth to drink something with or after food, or with medicine to help you swallow it: ▪ They ate pasta, washed down with several bottles of cheap Italian wine. ▪ Let your child wash the medicine down with a mouthful of their favourite drink, wash off 1. wash off sth • wash sth off • wash sth off sth to remove dirt or other unwanted substances from the surface of something using water: ▪ Your hands are covered in oil - you'd better go upstairs and wash it off. ▪ She went into the bathroom to wash off her make-up. ▪ He washed the mud off the potatoes, then put them in a pan. wash off if something such as dirt or a mark on the surface of something washes off, it is removed by washing: ▪ Don't worry about the stain on the carpet. It'll easily wash off. 2. wash sb/sth off • wash off sb/sth to wash a person or animal and remove the dirt, blood etc from their body: ▪ His mother washed him off and put him to bed. wash out 1. wash out sth • wash sth out to quickly wash the inside of a cup or a container in order to clean it: ▪ Hannah washed out the vases and filled them with fresh flowers. ▪ These cups are really dirty! Don't you ever wash them out? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑rinse out 2. wash out sth • wash sth out to wash clothes in order to clean them, especially by hand: ▪ There was no washing machine, so we had to wash out our clothes in the sink. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑rinse out 3. wash out • wash out sth • wash sth out if something such as dirt or a mark washes out or if you wash it out, it is removed by washing: ▪ Emulsion paint can easily be washed out, providing it's fresh and hasn't had a chance to dry. 4. be washed out BrE if a game or other event is washed out, it cannot take place or cannot continue, because of rain: ▪ England's first match against Australia was washed out. ■ SIMILAR TO: rained off BrE, rained out AmE washout n C usually singular BrE when a game or other event cannot take place or continue because of rain: ▪ The first day at Wimbledon was a washout. 5. be washed out if someone is washed out, they are very tired and have no energy to do anything: ▪ You'd better sit down and have a rest. You look washed out. ■ SIMILAR TO: be shattered, be exhausted wash over 1. wash over sb if a feeling washes over you, you suddenly feel it very strongly: ▪ Maybe he doesn't love me anymore, thought Juliet, and a deep feeling of sadness washed over her. ▪ His apparent lack of emotion was impossible to bear, and a sudden wave of anger washed over her. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑come over, engulf formal 2. let sth wash over you if you let something wash over you, you relax and enjoy it, or you do not pay close attention to it and think of other things: ▪ She lay back and closed her eyes, and let the music wash over her. ▪ Marjorie understood little of their conversation. She was content just to let it wash over her. wash up 1. wash up • wash up sth • wash sth up BrE to wash plates, dishes, knives etc, especially after a meal: ▪ Since you made lunch, I'll wash up. ▪ Ruth was helping behind the bar, washing up the glasses. washing-up n U BrE if you do the washing-up, you wash plates, dishes, knives etc, especially after a meal: ▪ Susan was doing the washing up and Simon had insisted on helping her. 2. wash up AmE to wash your hands, especially before eating: ▪ Go wash up, boys. It's almost dinner time. 3. wash up sth • wash sth up • wash up if something is washed up by the sea, it is carried onto the shore and left there by the sea: ▪ Her body was found washed up on a Moroccan beach. ▪ Wreckage from the dinghy was washed up a few miles up the coast. 4. be washed up if someone is washed up, they are no longer successful in their life or their job, and it is very difficult for them to change this situation: ▪ Benn's critics are saying that he's washed up, and that his career in international boxing is over. ▪ The former star said he knew he was washed-up when no one seemed to recognize him anymore. |
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