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。
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。
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。
Choose the next layer that will help you use wash with more confidence.
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