wash sth
及物用法，后面直接接被清洗的东西，也可说 wash sth with sth（用……清洗某物）。
She washes the dishes every evening.
她每天傍晚洗碗碟。
洗；清洗；梳洗
washes — third person singular of wash
冲走；冲刷；冲蚀；浸湿；打湿；淋湿；拍打；冲刷；哗哗地流淌；令人信服；经得起检验；耐洗；可以洗
to clean something or yourself with water
用于人时可表示洗澡、洗手等；用于物品表示清洗。
用水清洗
To clean with water.
被水流冲走或侵蚀
To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.
被水的作用侵蚀或冲走
To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
用水清洗自己
To clean oneself with water.
用水或液体覆盖；弄湿；落在上面并润湿
To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
发出拍打或哗哗声；拍打或溅起
To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
有说服力；经得起批评
To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
能承受洗涤操作而不损坏；适合洗涤
To bear without damage the operation of being washed; to be suitable for washing.
用薄或稀的颜色涂覆；轻轻地染色
To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
覆盖一层薄金属
To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
通过液体传递或提取气体以净化,尤其是去除可溶成分
To pass or extract (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.
通过流水作用从无价值材料中分离出有价值的材料(如金子)
To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
通过加入含氧化铁和有时氧化锰的物质使(生铁)脱磷
To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
在新游戏前混合牌以使其随机；洗牌
To mix up tiles (before a new game) to make them random; to shuffle.
一般现在时
I wash my hands before eating.
我吃饭前洗手。
一般过去时
She washed her car yesterday.
她昨天洗了车。
现在进行时
He is washing the dishes now.
他正在洗碗。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed，现在分词加-ing。
I wash my hands before dinner.
我晚饭前洗手。
用法提示：动词wash表示用水清洗，此处用一般现在时第一人称。
She washed her car on Sunday morning.
她星期天早上洗了车。
用法提示：washed是wash的过去式，表示清洗这个已完成的动作。
He is washing the dishes in the kitchen.
他正在厨房洗碗。
用法提示：washing是wash的现在分词，与is构成现在进行时，表示正在清洗。
及物用法，后面直接接被清洗的东西，也可说 wash sth with sth（用……清洗某物）。
She washes the dishes every evening.
她每天傍晚洗碗碟。
宾语和主语是同一个人时，要用 himself、herself、myself 等反身代词。
The little boy can wash himself now.
这个小男孩现在会自己洗澡了。
不及物用法，主语通常是衣物，后面接 well、easily 一类副词，表示耐洗的程度。
This sweater washes well and never loses its shape.
这件毛衣很耐洗，而且从不变形。
表示冲走、冲刷掉。宾语是名词时，away/off 可放在宾语前或后；宾语是代词时必须放在中间，如 wash it away。
Heavy rain washed the topsoil away.
大雨把表土冲走了。
最通用，可指用清洁剂或水除去污垢，不强调必须用水；比 wash 范围更广。
仅指用清水冲掉泡沫或残留物，动作较轻，不等于彻底洗涤。
强调用力反复擦洗，常借助刷子，力度比 wash 强。
专门指洗衣服、床单等织物，一般不以人做宾语。
多指给自身或他人洗澡，或清洗身体部位，侧重清洗对象而非日常物品。
grammar · medium
易错句子I wash my hand before eating.
正确表达I wash my hands before eating.
英语中表示成对的身体部位时要用复数形式，如 hands、feet。汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉 -s。这里指两只手，所以用 hands。
grammar · medium
易错句子I wash face every morning.
正确表达I wash my face every morning.
汉语中常说‘我洗脸’，身体部位前不加物主代词；但英语中身体部位前通常要加物主代词（my, your, his 等）。这里指自己的脸，所以要说 my face。
grammar · medium
易错句子She washed her face by water.
正确表达She washed her face with water.
表示‘用某种工具或材料’时，英语用介词 with，不用 by。by 通常表示方式或交通工具（如 by bus）。汉语‘用水’直译成 by water 是错误的，应改为 with water。
洗餐具
After dinner, I wash the dishes.
晚饭后我洗餐具。
洗手
Always wash your hands before eating.
吃饭前一定要洗手。
洗衣服
She washes clothes on Sunday mornings.
她每个星期天早上洗衣服。
冲走；冲刷掉
The flood washed away the bridge.
洪水冲走了桥梁。
用水送服；冲洗
He washed down the tablets with water.
他用水把药片送服下去。
洗掉；被洗去
The stain won't wash out.
这个污渍洗不掉。
洗涤通常需要用水来冲刷或溶解污垢。
肥皂常与清洗搭配，帮助去除油脂和污渍。
清洗衣物是 wash 的常见使用场景。
冲洗是清洗过程中的一个环节，指用清水去除泡沫或污垢。
洗涤剂用于清洗衣物或餐具，与 wash 同属清洁语义场。
洗手不干；不再过问（某事），与…断绝关系
After the scandal, he washed his hands of the family business.
丑闻过后，他对家族生意甩手不管了。
（问题）最终会解决；真相终将大白
Don't worry about the mistake; it will all come out in the wash.
别为那个错误担心，事情最后都会圆满解决。
家丑外扬；公开谈论私事
The couple washed their dirty linen in public at the dinner table.
那对夫妇在餐桌上当众家丑外扬。
求你用牛膝草洁净我，我就干净；求你洗涤我，我就比雪更白。
This is from Psalm 51, where King David asks God to forgive his sins and purify him completely.
这句话出自诗篇第51篇，大卫王求上帝赦免他的罪，彻底洁净他。
伟大的尼普顿的海洋能洗净我手上的血吗？
Macbeth says this after murdering Duncan, wondering if an ocean could ever clean his bloody hands and wash away his guilt.
麦克白在杀死邓肯后说了这句话，猜测大海能否洗净他带血的手、洗去他的罪恶。
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