1
do the ~
常用短语，表示洗衣服。
I need to do the washing.
我需要洗衣服。
待洗衣物；洗净的衣物
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
待洗衣物；洗净的衣物
clothes, sheets, etc. that need washing or have just been washed
I need to do the washing.
我需要洗衣服。
动词“洗”的动作
The action of the verb to wash.
清洗工作(通常用肥皂和水)
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
矿石等被洗净后的残留物
The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed.
可以通过洗涤清洁的衣物或白色织物
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
The washing is still wet, so leave it in the basket for now.
洗好的衣服还是湿的，所以暂时把它留在篮子里吧。
She hung the washing on the line to dry in the sun.
她把洗好的衣服晾到绳子上，让它们在阳光下晒干。
I need to fold the washing before dinner.
我需要在晚饭前把洗好的衣服叠好。
常用短语，表示洗衣服。
I need to do the washing.
我需要洗衣服。
washing修饰名词构成复合词，表示与洗涤相关的物品。
Put the clothes in the washing machine.
把衣服放进洗衣机。
表示一批要洗的衣物。
I have a load of washing to do.
我有一堆衣服要洗。
the washing指刚洗好或待洗的衣物。
The washing is drying in the sun.
洗好的衣物正在阳光下晾干。
Not this
I have a washing to do.
Use this
I have some washing to do.
washing表示“待洗的衣物”时是不可数名词，通常用some或a pile of修饰，不能用不定冠词a。
Not this
Put the clothes in the washing.
Use this
Put the clothes in the washing machine.
washing单独使用时指洗涤或待洗衣物，不指洗衣机，应使用washing machine。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
洗衣服
I do the washing every Sunday morning.
我每周日早上洗衣服。
洗衣机
Please put your dirty clothes in the washing machine.
请把你的脏衣服放进洗衣机。
晾衣服
She hung out the washing to dry in the garden.
她把衣服晾在花园里。
洗衣粉
This washing powder gets stains out really well.
这种洗衣粉去污效果很好。
晾衣绳
He strung a washing line between two trees.
他在两棵树之间拉了一根晾衣绳。
洗餐具
After dinner, I did the washing up.
晚饭后我洗了餐具。
洗手不干；不再负责
After the argument, he said he was washing his hands of the whole affair.
争吵之后，他说他再也不管这件事了。
家丑外扬；公开谈论私事
The family was washing its dirty linen in public at the wedding reception.
那家人在婚宴上把家丑公开了出来。
Use washing naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 wash（洗）加上 -ing，想象水花四溅的洗涤过程：动词的“洗”和那堆待洗衣物都叫 washing。
语域：neutral 常见场景：household chores、everyday conversation 作名词时，通常表示“洗涤”或“待洗衣物”，多用于家务和日常口语场景，语气中性。
作为名词时通常不可数，指清洗的动作或待洗的衣物。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.