Word
wish-wash
/ˈwiʃwɔʃ/
noun
淡而无味的饮料
any thin watery drink
- 1.
Talk, music, or art, or ideas that lack any value, substance, originality, or meaning; dreck.
缺乏价值、实质、原创性或意义的谈话、音乐、艺术或想法；废话
- 2.
The sound of liquid sloshing
液体晃动的声音
无聊话；缺乏价值、实质、原创性或意义的谈话、音乐、艺术或想法；废话；液体晃动的声音
In use
The party served nothing but wish-wash that nobody wanted to drink.
His speech was full of wish-wash and lacked any real substance.
I can't believe I paid for this wish-wash; it tastes like plain water.
verb + wish-wash
wish-wash 通常用作不可数名词。
He served us nothing but wish-wash.
他只给我们喝淡而无味的饮料。
adjective + wish-wash
This thin wish-wash is barely drinkable.
这种稀薄的淡饮料几乎不能喝。
wish-wash of + noun
表示‘无聊话’时，常与 of 连用。
Connections
Confusing words
- wishy-washy
- 优柔寡断的 · 混用词性：wish-wash是名词，指淡饮料；wishy-washy是形容词，形容人犹豫不决或观点模糊
- swill
- 泔水；劣质饮料 · 近义词混淆：wish-wash指淡而无味的饮料，swill常指劣质或恶心的液体饮品，有时也指泔水
Word family
- wish-washes
- plural, third person singular
- wish-washed
- past, past participle
- wish-washing
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
不可数名词，指淡而无味的饮料或无聊话
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.