wash
verb uk/wɒʃ/ us/wɑːʃ/
(CLEAN)
A1 [ T ]洗，清洗，洗涤
to clean something using water
wash your hair/hands 洗你的头／手
wash the car/clothes/floor 洗车／洗衣服／擦洗地板
These sheets need washing. 这些床单需要洗洗。
I'll wash the bottle out (= clean its inside) and use it again. 我要把瓶子洗干净再用。
A1 [ I ] (US also wash up)（用水和肥皂）洗（身体的某部分）；洗澡
to clean yourself, or a part of yourself, with water and usually soap
I'd like to wash before dinner. 吃饭前我要洗洗手。
wash well 耐洗，经洗
If a particular material or piece of clothing washes well, it is not damaged or spoiled by repeated washing.
- More examples
- How often do you wash your hair?
- He hardly ever washes the dishes and he rarely, if ever, does any cleaning.
- This T-shirt has been washed so many times that it's lost its shape.
- Armed with a bucket and a mop, I started washing the floor.
- The fruit is washed and then graded by size.
(FLOW)
[ I usually + adv/prep ] literary（水）漫过，流过，冲刷
If water washes somewhere, it flows there, usually repeatedly.
She stood on the shore and let the water wash over her tired feet. 她站在岸边，任水漫过她疲惫的双脚。
wash someone/something up/ashore/overboard （海水）把…冲上岸／冲走
(of the sea) to carry something or someone to or away from a place
Overnight the waves had washed up a lot of rubbish. 一夜之间海水将大量垃圾冲上了岸。
More than 400 dead dolphins had been washed ashore. 400多头死亡的海豚被冲上了岸。
A Spanish crew member had been washed overboard (= carried off a ship into the sea by the force of the water) in the storm. 风暴中一名西班牙船员从船上被冲到海里。
Idioms
wash (with someone)idiom informal 相信；接受
If an excuse or argument won't wash with someone, they are unlikely to believe or accept it.
wash your dirty linen in publicidiom disapproving 在公开场合谈论私密之事;家丑外扬
People who wash their dirty linen in public discuss, or allow to be discussed in public, matters that should be kept private.
wash your hands of somethingidiom 洗手不干，不再管
If you wash your hands of something that you were previously responsible for, you intentionally stop being involved in it or connected with it in any way.
She couldn't wait to wash her hands of the whole project. 她迫不及待地想与整个项目脱离干系。
wash your mouth out (with soap/soapy water)idiom humorous（让说脏话者）净嘴，嘴巴干净点
an expression used humorously when someone has used a rude or offensive word
Phrasal verbs
wash something away （水或雨水）冲走，冲掉
If water or rain washes something away, it removes it or carries it away.
The blood on the pavement had been washed away by the rain overnight. 一夜之间，人行道上的血迹就被雨水冲掉了。
wash something down （用液体）清洗，冲刷（大件物品或表面）
to clean a large object or surface with a liquid
He washed the car down with soapy water. 他用肥皂水清洗汽车。
informal（就着饮料）吃下，吞下
to eat food or swallow medicine with a drink that helps or improves it
Supper was fresh salmon and vegetables, washed down with a bottle of white wine. 晚餐有新鲜的三文鱼和蔬菜，就着一瓶白葡萄酒一起下肚。
wash off （能用水）洗掉
to come off the surface of something when water is used
I don't know if this paint will wash off. 我不知道这种油漆是不是能洗掉。
wash something off （用水）洗掉，洗去…
to remove something with flowing water
She couldn't wait to wash off the dirt. 她等不及要把这些污迹洗去。
wash (something) out 洗掉，洗净（颜色或污迹）
If a colour or dirty mark washes out, or if you wash it out, it disappears when you wash it.
Do you think these stains will wash out? 你说这些污迹洗得掉吗？
wash something out （因雨）取消，中止（体育比赛等）
If an event or sports competition is washed out, it is prevented from happening or stopped early because of heavy rain.
The men's tennis semifinals were washed out this morning. 今天上午的男子网球半决赛因雨被迫取消。
See also: washout (CANCELLED EVENT)
wash (something) upA2 UK清洗，洗刷（用过的餐具）
to clean the plates, pans, and other things that you have used for cooking and eating
He washed up his mug and put it back on the shelf. 他洗干净自己的杯子并把它放回架子上。
wash up （尤指餐前）洗手
to wash your hands, especially before a meal
Go wash up - your dinner's ready. 去洗一洗手——晚饭准备好了。
wash
noun uk/wɒʃ/ us/wɑːʃ/
(CLEANING)
A2 [ C usually singular ]洗，洗涤;洗澡
the action of washing something or a part of your body
Those curtains need a good (= careful) wash. 那些窗帘需要好好洗一洗了。
Erik needed a good wash after playing in the garden. 埃里克在花园里玩过之后需要好好洗个澡。
the wash[ S ] （尤指用洗衣机一起洗的）所有衣物
all the clothes, sheets, etc. that are washed together, especially in a washing machine
Can I put this shirt in (with) the white wash? 我能把这件衬衫同白色的衣服一起洗吗？
"Where's my pink shirt?" "It's in the wash" (= being washed or in a pile of clothes that is going to be washed). “我的粉红衬衫呢？”“正在洗着呢（或在要洗的衣服堆里）。”
have a washUK 洗一洗（身体某部分）；洗澡
to wash your body or a part of it
I need to have a wash before dinner 吃饭前我要洗洗手。
do a washUK （通常指用洗衣机）洗衣物
to clean clothes, sheets, etc., usually in a washing machine
Are you doing a wash tonight? 你今天晚上要洗衣服吗？
(THIN LAYER)
[ C ]（水的）一层;（涂料的）薄涂层
a thin layer of water or paint mixed with water, especially one that is brushed lightly over a painting to make the lines softer
a blue wash/ a wash of blue 一层蓝漆
Just before the paint dries, I give it a light wash. 油漆即将干透时，我又在上面涂上薄薄的一层。
(EVEN SITUATION)
[ C usually singular ] US均衡局势
an event or situation in which positive and negative things balance each other
If pollution controls are enforced here, the factories will move to where they're allowed to pollute, so it'll be a wash as far as clear air goes. 假如这里要施行控制污染的措施，那些工厂就会搬到允许污染的地方。因此就空气的清洁而言，这一举措说不上好或坏。
(FLOW)
[ S ] literary海浪的冲刷声
(the sound made) when the sea moves against land, etc.
Outside the house, she could hear the gentle wash of the waves on the beach. 在公寓房间外面，她可以听到海浪冲刷沙滩发出的轻柔声响。