英语词组will not wash是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

will not wash

Will not be accepted or believed as true. That kind of excuse may have worked in high school, but it will not wash with me. The deadline for the paper is tomorrow, no extensions. He may be able to skirt the issue in some regions, but that approach won't wash in these parts—these people want straight answers.

won't wash

Will not stand up to examination, is unconvincing, will not work, as in That excuse about your sick aunt just won't wash. This expression originally alluded to a fabric that would not stand up to washing but by the late 1800s was used figuratively for other kinds of failure.

something won't wash

If an explanation or idea won't wash, it will not be believed or accepted. Mr Aitken might try some such explanation if and when he returns. It won't wash. It won't wash to claim that what we eat is purely a matter of personal responsibility.

won't wash

will not be believed or accepted. informal

1998 New Scientist In the end, however, this argument won't wash.

something won’t/doesn’t ˈwash (with somebody)

used to say that somebody’s explanation, excuse, etc. is not valid or that you/somebody else will not accept it: That excuse simply won’t wash with me.

词组	will not wash
释义	will not wash Theme: BELIEF in. will not be believed. (As if untruth were a stain that will not come out in the wash.) It sounds phony. It won't wash.That'll never wash! It's totally unbelievable. Idiom will not wash if an excuse or an argument will not wash, people will not believe it or accept it. That story about missing the last bus won't wash with me, young lady! (often + with) will not wash Will not be accepted or believed as true. That kind of excuse may have worked in high school, but it will not wash with me. The deadline for the paper is tomorrow, no extensions. He may be able to skirt the issue in some regions, but that approach won't wash in these parts—these people want straight answers. won't wash Will not stand up to examination, is unconvincing, will not work, as in That excuse about your sick aunt just won't wash. This expression originally alluded to a fabric that would not stand up to washing but by the late 1800s was used figuratively for other kinds of failure. something won't wash If an explanation or idea won't wash, it will not be believed or accepted. Mr Aitken might try some such explanation if and when he returns. It won't wash. It won't wash to claim that what we eat is purely a matter of personal responsibility. won't wash will not be believed or accepted. informal 1998 New Scientist In the end, however, this argument won't wash. something won’t/doesn’t ˈwash (with somebody) used to say that somebody’s explanation, excuse, etc. is not valid or that you/somebody else will not accept it: That excuse simply won’t wash with me.
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