have a wash
英式英语常用,指洗一洗身体(脸、手或全身)。
He had a wash and changed his shirt.
他洗了洗,换了件衬衫。
一次洗涤的衣物;待洗衣物;洗液;洗剂;薄涂层;淡彩;波浪冲击;拍岸水流;尾流;伴流
the act or process of washing or cleaning
用水或其他液体洗涤或被洗涤的过程或实例。
The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
一层薄薄的水性涂料
a thin coat of water-base paint
用于洗涤的液体。
A liquid used for washing.
清洗的工作(通常使用肥皂和水)
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
具有药用或卫生性质的洗液或其他液体。
A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
间歇性河流的干涸河床(如峡谷底部)
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
一次洗涤的衣物量。
The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
用含大量溶剂和少量颜料的画笔绘制出的平滑半透明画作。
A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
波浪拍打海岸;浅水向海滩涌进。
The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach.
物体在流体中运动时产生的首波、尾流或涡流,尤指:
The bow wave, wake, or vortex of an object moving in a fluid, in particular:
桨叶。
The blade of an oar.
被冲入海或河的泥土。
Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
被水冲刷、时淹时露的土地;河流或海湾最浅处;也指沼泽、湿地。
A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
浅水体。
A shallow body of water.
在干旱和半干旱地区,间歇性或季节性河流通常干涸的河床。
In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream.
得失或利弊相当、没有净变化的情况。
A situation in which gains and losses or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent, or in which there is no net change.
厨房产生的废液、食物残渣、洗碟水等,常喂猪;泔水。
Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.
蒸馏中,提取酒精前的发酵麦芽汁。
In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
西印度群岛用于蒸馏的糖蜜、水、浮渣等的混合物。
A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
为美观或保护而涂在物体上的薄层油漆或金属。
A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
十蒲式耳的牡蛎。
Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
构件或材料为排水而倾斜的上表面;也指用于接收和排水的结构或容器。
The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.
用选定颜色照亮整个场景的灯光效果。
A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.
宽光束照明灯具,可均匀照亮区域,与聚光灯相对。
A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.
彻底失败;泡汤。
A total failure; a washout.
I gave my bike a wash after the muddy ride.
泥泞骑行后,我把自行车洗了一遍。
用法提示:wash 作名词,表示“洗”这个动作,常用于 give something a wash 结构。
The kitchen floor needs a good wash.
厨房地板需要好好清洗一次。
用法提示:此处 wash 是名词,指“清洗”这一行为。
After a quick wash, the fruit was ready to eat.
快速冲洗后,水果就可以吃了。
用法提示:wash 作为名词,指一次冲洗/清洗。
英式英语常用,指洗一洗身体(脸、手或全身)。
He had a wash and changed his shirt.
他洗了洗,换了件衬衫。
表示把某物洗一下,中间可插入宾语。
Give the vegetables a good wash before cooking.
烹饪前把蔬菜好好洗一洗。
美式英语,指洗衣服这件事;the wash 可指待洗或已洗的衣物。
I usually do the wash on Saturdays.
我通常在周六洗衣服。
指薄薄的一层水性颜料或涂料。
The artist added a wash of green to the background.
画家在背景上加了一层薄薄的绿色。
最通用,可替换大部分语境,但侧重使物体干净的过程;wash更强调用水和肥皂的实际动作。
强调用力擦洗,力度强于wash;wash可能只是简单冲洗。
特指洗衣服,而wash可指任何物品的清洗,不可替换非布料物品。
grammar · medium
易错句子This shirt is dirty; it needs wash.
正确表达This shirt is dirty; it needs a wash.
wash 表示“洗一次、洗一下”时是可数名词,单数形式前必须加冠词 a/an 或 the,所以要说 a wash;中文名词前不用冠词,学习者容易漏掉。need a wash 就是“需要洗一下”。
grammar · medium
易错句子My car needs to wash.
正确表达My car needs a wash.
need 后接不定式 to wash 时,其逻辑主语必须是人(某人去洗);车不能自己洗,所以不能说 needs to wash。这里改用名词 a wash 表示“需要洗一下”,也可说 needs washing 或 needs to be washed。
wash 作名词常指一次洗涤或洗液;washing 更常指洗涤这件事或待洗的衣物,英式英语里 do the washing 很常见。
wash 是用水(常加肥皂)的一般清洗;rinse 强调用清水冲掉肥皂或污物,通常是一道较轻的工序。
wash 可指一次洗涤或一次洗的衣物量;laundry 指待洗或刚洗的衣物本身或洗衣场所,不说 a laundry 表示“洗一下”。
洗车
I need to take my car to the car wash.
我需要把车送去洗车行。
干涸的河床
The hikers walked along the dry wash.
徒步者沿着干涸的河床行走。
洗涤周期
The washing machine has a delicate wash cycle.
洗衣机有一个精细洗涤周期。
颜色涂层
The artist applied a thin wash of color to the canvas.
艺术家在画布上涂了一层薄薄的颜色涂层。
手洗
This sweater requires a gentle hand wash.
这件毛衣需要轻柔手洗。
洗手池
She washed her hands in the wash basin.
她在洗手池里洗了手。
wash + -er
wash + -ing
wash + -able
wash + room
wash + cloth
wash + basin
真相大白;水落石出
Don't worry about the misunderstanding; it will all come out in the wash.
别担心这个误会,最终都会水落石出的。
平局;得失相当
After accounting for all the gains and losses, it's a wash.
在核算所有损益之后,结果是得失相当。
免烫的;洗后免熨的
I prefer wash and wear shirts for traveling.
我旅行时喜欢穿免烫衬衫。
一切都会在洗涤中解决(比喻问题最终会水落石出)。
Don't worry about the mistake, it'll all come out in the wash.
别担心这个错误,一切都会在洗涤中解决。
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