Word · Frequency #14910
awash
被水覆盖的, 与水面齐平的
covered with water
- 1.
Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water.
被海浪或潮水冲刷(如岩石或海岸线,当与水面齐平时,波浪会冲过)；被水覆盖
- 2.
Covered, overspread (with or in something).
被覆盖,遍布(某物)
被海浪或潮水冲刷(如岩石或海岸线,当与水面齐平时,波浪会冲过)；被水覆盖；被覆盖,遍布(某物)；与水面齐平的；被浪冲打的
In use
After the storm, the basement was awash with water.
The deck of the ship was awash after the huge wave hit.
The farmland became awash when the nearby river burst its banks.
be awash with sth
awash with 表示充满、大量存在某物，常用于比喻意义。
The city is awash with tourists during the festival.
节日期间这座城市挤满了游客。
be awash in sth
awash in 既可用于字面（浸泡在），也可用于比喻。与 awash with 基本可互换。
The streets were awash in rainwater after the storm.
暴风雨过后街道上雨水泛滥。
be awash
单独使用表示被水覆盖，不强调具体事物。
Connections
Collocations
- be awash in water
- 被水淹没；泡在水里
- The streets were awash in water after the storm.暴风雨过后，街道被水淹没。
- be awash with tourists
- 到处是游客；挤满游客
- During the festival, the city is awash with tourists.节日期间，这座城市到处是游客。
- be awash in cash
- 现金充裕；资金雄厚
- The company is awash in cash and ready to expand.这家公司现金充裕，准备扩张。
- be awash in memories
- 沉浸在回忆中
- He sat alone, awash in memories of his childhood.他独自坐着，沉浸在童年的回忆中。
Idioms & figurative uses
- be awash in cash
- 现金充裕；拥有大量钱After the IPO, the company was awash in cash.首次公开募股后，这家公司现金充裕。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：awash 里有 wash（水洗），想象岸边礁石被海浪冲过、浸没水中，即“被水覆盖的”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary descriptions of the sea、figurative use in news and essays awash 是较正式/书面用词，通常用于文学作品或新闻报道中，口语里较少用。字面义是“被水覆盖/淹没”，比喻义是“充斥着、充满”，常用于 be awash with 的结构。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 awash（/əˈwɒʃ/）同韵的有 wash /wɒʃ/、squash /skwɒʃ/、posh /pɒʃ/、gosh /ɡɒʃ/、quash /kwɒʃ/；拼写相似的 cash /kæʃ/ 读 /æʃ/，不押韵，注意区分。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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