Word · Frequency #19893
unwashed
未洗的；没洗的
not cleaned, especially with soap and water
- 1.
Not having been washed.
未被清洗的
- 2.
Vulgar, plebeian, lowbrow.
粗俗的,平民的,低俗的
未被清洗的；粗俗的,平民的,低俗的；未洗的；不洁的；平民百姓的
In use
I put the unwashed dishes in the sink before going to work.
She refused to wear the unwashed shirt because it smelled.
The unwashed vegetables still had soil on them, so he rinsed them.
unwashed + noun
字面用法，表示衣物、餐具等未清洗。
She left a pile of unwashed dishes in the sink.
她把一堆未洗的盘子留在水槽里。
the unwashed
比喻用法，指社会底层或普通民众，常含贬义。
The politician claimed to speak for the unwashed masses.
这位政客声称代表平民百姓发声。
be unwashed
系表结构，描述某人或某物未清洗的状态。
His hands were unwashed after gardening.
他做园艺后手没洗。
Common mistakes
I unwashed the vegetables before cooking.I left the vegetables unwashed before cooking.
将“unwashed”误用作动词，实际上它是形容词，常见结构是“leave something unwashed”，表示“未洗”。
He is an unwashed from the countryside.He is one of the unwashed from the countryside.
“unwashed”作名词时通常以“the unwashed”复数形式指代“平民百姓”，不可用作单数可数名词。应使用“one of the unwashed”或直接用形容词“He is unwashed”表示“他没洗澡”。
Connections
Collocations
- unwashed hands
- 未洗的手
- He sat down to eat with unwashed hands.他没洗手就坐下吃饭。
- unwashed dishes
- 未洗的盘子
- The kitchen sink was full of unwashed dishes.厨房水槽里堆满了未洗的盘子。
- unwashed clothes
- 未洗的衣服
- She threw her unwashed clothes into the laundry basket.她把未洗的衣服扔进洗衣篮。
- unwashed hair
- 未洗的头发
- He went to work with unwashed hair.他顶着没洗的头发去上班。
- unwashed vegetables
- 未洗的蔬菜
- Unwashed vegetables may contain harmful bacteria.未洗的蔬菜可能含有有害细菌。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 un-（未）和 washed（洗过的）拼在一起：没洗过的碟子还带着油渍，那就是 unwashed。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：书面或正式场合、文学作品或幽默评论 unwashed 在表示“未洗的”时通常用于较书面或正式的语境，日常口语更常说 not washed 或 dirty；另外 the (great) unwashed 常带玩笑或贬义，指“普通大众、平民百姓”。
Grammar Note
Can be used as plural noun 'the unwashed' meaning the masses.
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 unwashed (/ʌnˈwɒʃt/) 押韵的有 washed /wɒʃt/ 和 squashed /skwɒʃt/，但 washed 是 unwashed 的词根。注意拼写中以 -shed 结尾的 crashed /kræʃt/、mashed /mæʃt/、splashed /splæʃt/ 等读 /æʃt/，元音与 /ɒ/ 不同；brushed /brʌʃt/ 虽拼写也含 -shed，但元音为 /ʌ/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.