| 词组 | wash out |
| 释义 | 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 |
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