Word · Frequency #1853
wash
洗；洗涤；清洗
the act or process of washing or cleaning
- 1.
The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
用水或其他液体洗涤或被洗涤的过程或实例。
- 2.
a thin coat of water-base paint
一层薄薄的水性涂料
- 3.
A liquid used for washing.
用于洗涤的液体。
- 4.
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
清洗的工作(通常使用肥皂和水)
- 5.
A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
具有药用或卫生性质的洗液或其他液体。
- 6.
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
间歇性河流的干涸河床(如峡谷底部)
- 7.
The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
一次洗涤的衣物量。
- 8.
A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
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。
- 9.
The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach.
波浪拍打海岸；浅水向海滩涌进。
- 10.
The bow wave, wake, or vortex of an object moving in a fluid, in particular:
物体在流体中运动时产生的首波、尾流或涡流,尤指:
- 11.
The blade of an oar.
桨叶。
- 12.
Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
被冲入海或河的泥土。
- 13.
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.
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。
- 14.
A shallow body of water.
浅水体。
- 15.
In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream.
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。
- 16.
A situation in which gains and losses or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent, or in which there is no net change.
得失或利弊相当、没有净变化的情况。
- 17.
Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.
厨房产生的废液、食物残渣、洗碟水等,常喂猪；泔水。
- 18.
In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
蒸馏中,提取酒精前的发酵麦芽汁。
- 19.
A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
西印度群岛用于蒸馏的糖蜜、水、浮渣等的混合物。
- 20.
A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
为美观或保护而涂在物体上的薄层油漆或金属。
- 21.
Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
十蒲式耳的牡蛎。
- 22.
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.
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。
- 23.
A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.
用选定颜色照亮整个场景的灯光效果。
- 24.
A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.
宽光束照明灯具,可均匀照亮区域,与聚光灯相对。
- 25.
A total failure; a washout.
彻底失败；泡汤。
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
In use
I gave my bike a wash after the muddy ride.
The kitchen floor needs a good wash.
After a quick wash, the fruit was ready to eat.
Connections
Collocations
- car wash
- 洗车
- I need to take my car to the car wash.我需要把车送去洗车行。
- dry wash
- 干涸的河床
- The hikers walked along the dry wash.徒步者沿着干涸的河床行走。
- wash cycle
- 洗涤周期
- The washing machine has a delicate wash cycle.洗衣机有一个精细洗涤周期。
- wash of color
- 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。
- hand wash
- 手洗
- This sweater requires a gentle hand wash.这件毛衣需要轻柔手洗。
- wash basin
- 洗手池
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Wash名词义：薄涂料、清洗、干河床。联想：水洗后留下的薄层或干裂河床。
Context & Register
作为名词时，'wash'的三个释义均属于中性语域。'一层薄薄的水性涂料'多用于绘画或装饰语境；'清洗的工作'常见于日常清洁场景；'间歇性河流的干涸河床'主要用于地理学或地质学描述。根据具体使用情境选择对应释义即可。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'squash' rhymes with 'wash' (same vowel sound). The other words end in '-ash' but have a different vowel: /æ/ instead of /ɒ/ (BrE) or /ɑː/ (AmE).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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