英语词组wash away是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

wash away

1. To be removed or carried away by a moving body of water. Half the town washed away during the floods. Jonathan forgot to moor the boat properly, and it washed away when the tide went out.

2. To carry or remove by lifting or pushing it with the force of moving water. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wash" and "away." Heavy rains have been washing away the top soil for farmers across the country. He began spraying the driveway with a hose to wash the dirt away.

3. To drift or fade away. Said especially of negative emotions or memories. Being with you now makes all those years of regret just wash away. You might need to seek help if the only thing to help your sorrow wash away is alcohol.

4. To remove, assuage, or atone for some negative feeling, memory, or experience. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wash" and "away." He's been trying to wash away his guilt for exploiting his stabbing partners in the back by making huge contributions to various charities. Only time can wash this kind of grief away.

wash someone or something away

[for a flood of water] to carry someone or something away. The flood washed the boats away. The high water washed away much of the sand along the shoreline.

wash something away

to clean something by scrubbing and flushing away the dirt. Fresh water will wash the seawater away. Let's wash away these muddy footprints.

wash away

to be carried away by water or some other liquid. The bridge washed away in the flood. All the soil washed away and left the rocks exposed.

wash away

1. To carry away or remove something by the action of moving water: The waves washed away the debris on the beach. Heavy rains washed the topsoil away.

2. To be carried away or removed by the action of water: Our boat washed away in the storm.

3. To eliminate some corruption or guilt: He tried to wash away his regret by getting drunk. She hoped to wash her guilt away by confessing to the crime.

词组	wash away
释义	Phr V wash away washes, washing, washed wash away sth or wash sth away if water {e.g. rain, flood} washes something away, it carries it away Whole villages were washed away in the floods.Heavy rain had washed away most of the soil. wash away verb to kill someone US, 1941 phrasewash away1. 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 sea2. 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 off3. 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 away 1. To be removed or carried away by a moving body of water. Half the town washed away during the floods. Jonathan forgot to moor the boat properly, and it washed away when the tide went out. 2. To carry or remove by lifting or pushing it with the force of moving water. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wash" and "away." Heavy rains have been washing away the top soil for farmers across the country. He began spraying the driveway with a hose to wash the dirt away. 3. To drift or fade away. Said especially of negative emotions or memories. Being with you now makes all those years of regret just wash away. You might need to seek help if the only thing to help your sorrow wash away is alcohol. 4. To remove, assuage, or atone for some negative feeling, memory, or experience. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wash" and "away." He's been trying to wash away his guilt for exploiting his stabbing partners in the back by making huge contributions to various charities. Only time can wash this kind of grief away. wash someone or something away [for a flood of water] to carry someone or something away. The flood washed the boats away. The high water washed away much of the sand along the shoreline. wash something away to clean something by scrubbing and flushing away the dirt. Fresh water will wash the seawater away. Let's wash away these muddy footprints. wash away to be carried away by water or some other liquid. The bridge washed away in the flood. All the soil washed away and left the rocks exposed. wash away v. 1. To carry away or remove something by the action of moving water: The waves washed away the debris on the beach. Heavy rains washed the topsoil away. 2. To be carried away or removed by the action of water: Our boat washed away in the storm. 3. To eliminate some corruption or guilt: He tried to wash away his regret by getting drunk. She hoped to wash her guilt away by confessing to the crime.
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