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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- wash
[wɔʃ]
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1.
vt.
[+clothes]
[ dishes]
[ paintbrush]
洗
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2.
vt.
to be washed ashore/out to sea {etc} (carry) 被冲到岸边/冲向大海{等}
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3.
vi.
[person+]
洗净
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4.
vi.
[sea]
[ waves etc+]
to wash over/against sth 冲过/拍打某物
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5.
noun
[c]
(clean) 洗
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6.
noun
[s]
[of ship]
涡流
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to wash one's face/hands/hair
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洗脸/手/头发
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to wash one's hands of sth/sb
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洗手不干某事/断绝与某人的关系
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to wash sth out of sth
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将某物从某物上冲掉
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to have a wash
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洗一下
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to give sth a wash
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洗一洗某物
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to be in the wash
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正在洗
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- wash
[wɒʃ]
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1.
verb
洗，清洗
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2.
vi.
洗澡，沐浴
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3.
verb
洗，洗涤
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4.
vt.
流过，漫过，冲过
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The swollen river washed away the footbridge.
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不断上涨的河水冲垮了人行桥。
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5.
vi.
可以水洗
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Does this material wash?
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这种材料耐洗吗？
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6.
vi.
[Spoken]
[British English]
站得住脚，经得起考验
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This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court.
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这种荒唐的借口在交通法庭上不能帮你开脱。
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7.
vt.
[Mining]
淘洗（珍贵矿石）
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8.
vt.
涂水彩于；镀金于
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9.
vt.
洗掉，洗去
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The nurse washed away the blood.
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护士洗去血迹。
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He washed the dirt from his coat.
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他洗去外衣上的脏东西。
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10.
vt.
冲蚀成
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The river washed a ravine into the mountainside.
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河水在山腰冲出一道峡谷。
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11.
vt.
使潮湿，弄湿
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12.
verb
冲击，拍打
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13.
vt.
舔净
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The cat washes several times a day.
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那个小猫一天洗好几次脸。
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14.
vi.
耐洗
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15.
vi.
冲走，冲垮
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16.
noun
[Place Name]
沃什湾
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17.
n.[u]
薄层水彩
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18.
n.[c]
洗，洗涤
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19.
n.[c]
[American English]
干河床
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20.
n.[u]
冲蚀
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21.
n.[u]
[Aeronautics]
尾流，洗流
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22.
n.[c]
淡水彩画
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23.
n.[c]
要洗的衣物
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24.
n.[c]
盈亏抵消的企业
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At the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash.
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年终时，会计部门的结果显示那年的情况是不赔不赚。
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25.
n.[c]
水流，波涛；水的冲击或拍打
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26.
n.[c]
尾流，船迹
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27.
n.[c]
一次洗的衣服的数量
Collins English-English Dictionary
- wash
[wɒʃ]
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1.
vb
to apply water or other liquid, usually with soap, to (oneself, clothes, etc) in order to cleanse
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2.
vt.
[tr; often foll by away, from, off, etc]
to remove by the application of water or other liquid and usually soap
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she washed the dirt from her clothes
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3.
vi.
[intr]
to be capable of being washed without damage or loss of colour
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4.
vi.
(of an animal such as a cat) to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to cleanse from pollution or defilement
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6.
vt.
[tr]
to make wet or moist
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7.
vt.
[often foll by away, etc]
to move or be moved by water
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the flood washed away the bridge
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8.
vt.
(esp of waves) to flow or sweep against or over (a surface or object), often with a lapping sound
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9.
vt.
to form by erosion or be eroded
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the stream washed a ravine in the hill
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10.
vt.
[tr]
to apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc, to
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11.
vt.
[tr]
to separate (ore, precious stones, etc) from (gravel, earth, or sand) by immersion in water
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12.
vi.
[intr; usually used with a negative]
[Spoken]
[chiefly Brit]
to admit of testing or proof
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your excuses won't wash with me this time
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13.
n
the act or process of washing; ablution
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14.
n
a quantity of articles washed together
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15.
n
a preparation or thin liquid used as a coating or in washing
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a thin wash of paint
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a hair wash
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16.
n
[med]
any medicinal or soothing lotion for application to a part of the body
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17.
n
(in combination)
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an eyewash
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18.
n
the flow of water, esp waves, against a surface, or the sound made by such a flow
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19.
n
the technique of making wash drawings
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20.
n
See wash drawing
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21.
n
the erosion of soil by the action of flowing water
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22.
n
a mass of alluvial material transported and deposited by flowing water
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23.
n
land that is habitually washed by tidal or river waters
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24.
n
the disturbance in the air or water produced at the rear of an aircraft, boat, or other moving object
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25.
n
gravel, earth, etc, from which valuable minerals may be washed
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26.
n
waste liquid matter or liquid refuse, esp as fed to pigs; swill
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27.
n
an alcoholic liquid resembling strong beer, resulting from the fermentation of wort in the production of whisky
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28.
n
See also wash down wash out wash up
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29.
n
[Etymology]
Old English wæscan, waxan; related to Old High German wascan; see water
Examples
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Wash your hands and ask the resident to wash theirs.
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请洗手，然后叫这些居民洗手。
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soap that will wash silks
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能洗丝绸织物的肥皂
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an alibi that won't wash
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站不住脚的借口
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a wash dress
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耐洗的衣服
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Wash your hands before dinner.
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你要饭前洗手。
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nciku Video Note
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淘 [táo]
- Scene：
淘米 / washing rice
- Examples：
淘米，淘金，淘汰
- Description：
淘 means to wash grains by stiring them in a container of water, so as to wash away the impurities. It can also mean to pan, e.g. 淘金 (pan for gold). Futhermore, it can be used as an adjective, which means naughty, e.g. 太淘了 (very naughty).
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洗 [xǐ]
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冲 [chōng]
- Scene：
把苹果冲一下 / washing off the dirt from an apple
- Examples：
冲水，冲澡，冲凉
- Description：
冲 means to clean or empty something with a running liquid, usually in a narrow and pressed stream.
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涮 [shuàn]
Related video notes: 淘、洗、冲、涮
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