wash

verb

/wɒʃ/

/wɑːʃ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they wash	/wɒʃ/ /wɑːʃ/
he / she / it washes	/ˈwɒʃɪz/ /ˈwɑːʃɪz/
past simple washed	/wɒʃt/ /wɑːʃt/
past participle washed	/wɒʃt/ /wɑːʃt/
-ing form washing	/ˈwɒʃɪŋ/ /ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[transitive] to make something/somebody clean using water and usually soap洗；洗涤
- wash something/somebody These jeans need washing.这条牛仔裤该洗了。
- He always washes the car on Sundays.他总是在星期天洗车。
- to wash your hands/hair/face洗手/洗头/洗脸
- Wash the fruit thoroughly before eating.把水果彻底洗干净后再吃。
- wash something from something She washed the blood from his face.她把他脸上的血洗掉。
- wash something/somebody + adj. The potatoes are washed clean without damaging the skins.土豆洗得很干净，不会损坏外皮。
Synonyms clean
clean
- wash
- rinse
- cleanse
- dry-clean
These words all mean to remove dirt from something, especially by using water and/or soap.以上各词均含打扫、洗净之义，尤指用水、肥皂等。
- clean to remove dirt or dust from something, especially by using water or chemicals:指除去灰尘、打扫，尤指用水或化学品洗净、擦净：
  The villa is cleaned twice a week.这栋别墅一周打扫两次。
  Have you cleaned your teeth?你刷牙了吗？
  This coat is filthy. I’ll have it cleaned (= dry-cleaned).这件大衣脏了，我得送去干洗。
- wash to remove dirt from something using water and usually soap:指洗、洗涤：
  He quickly washed his hands and face.他很快把手和脸洗了。
  These jeans need washing.这条牛仔裤该洗了。
- rinse to remove dirt, etc. from something using clean water only, not soap; to remove the soap from something with clean water after washing it:指用清水冲洗、清洗、冲掉皂液：
  Make sure you rinse all the soap out.一定要把皂液冲洗干净。
- cleanse to clean your skin or a wound.指清洁（皮肤）、清洗（伤口）
- dry-clean to clean clothes using chemicals instead of water.指干洗
Patterns
- to clean/wash/rinse/cleanse something in/with something
- to clean/wash/rinse something from something
- to clean/wash/cleanse a wound
- to clean/wash the car/floor
- to wash/rinse your hair
- to have something cleaned/washed/dry-cleaned
- Hands need to be washed regularly with hot water.需要经常用热水洗手。
- She gently washed and dressed the wound.她轻轻地洗了洗伤口然后包扎了起来。
- the smell of freshly washed hair刚洗过的头发的香味
- He quickly washed his hands and face.他很快把手和脸洗了。
- He washed his face.他洗了把脸。
- If you wash the dishes, I'll dry.如果你洗碗，我来擦干。
Topics Houses and homesa1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- carefully
- properly
- thoroughly
- …
phrases
- freshly washed
- newly washed
[intransitive, transitive] (especially British English) to make yourself clean using water and usually soap洗澡；洗脸；洗手
- By this time we were already washed and dressed.这时候我们已经洗好衣服了。
- I washed and changed before going out.我洗了个澡，换好衣服，然后才出去。
- Mick woke up, got washed and shaved, and put his work clothes on.米克醒了，洗了澡，刮了胡子，穿上工作服。
- wash yourself She was no longer able to wash herself.她再也不能给自己洗澡了。
[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of clothes, cloth, etc.衣服、织物等) to be able to be washed without losing colour or being damaged耐洗；洗后不退色（或破损）
- This sweater washes well.这件套衫很耐洗。
[intransitive, transitive] (of water水) to flow or carry something/somebody in a particular direction（向着某一方向）流动；冲向
- + adv./prep. Water washed over the deck.水从甲板上流过。
- wash something/somebody + adv./prep. Pieces of the wreckage were washed ashore.沉船残骸的碎片被冲到了岸上。
- He was washed overboard by a huge wave.一个巨浪把他从船上掀进海里。
- wash something + adj. The beach had been washed clean by the tide.海滩让潮水冲刷得干干净净。

词源Old English wæscan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wassen, German waschen, also to water.

Idioms

air/wash your dirty laundry/linen in public

(disapproving) to discuss your personal affairs in public, especially something embarrassing公开谈论个人的事；（尤指）家丑外扬

wash your hands of somebody/something

to refuse to be responsible for or involved with somebody/something拒绝对…负责；脱离关系；洗手不干
- When her son was arrested again she washed her hands of him.她的儿子再次被捕，她就与他脱离了关系。
- I’ve washed my hands of the whole sordid business.我已经彻底洗手不干那种肮脏的勾当了。

something won’t/doesn’t wash (with somebody)

used to say that somebody’s explanation, excuse, etc. is not true or that you/somebody else will not accept it（解释、借口等）对某人来说站不住脚，令某人不能接受
- That excuse simply won't wash with me.那种托辞根本不能令我信服。

wash

noun

/wɒʃ/

/wɑːʃ/

Idioms

[countable, usually singular] (especially British English) an act of cleaning somebody/something using water and usually soap洗；洗涤；清洗；洗刷
- These towels are ready for a wash.这些毛巾需要洗了。
- I'll just have a quick wash before dinner.我只是很快地洗一洗就吃饭。
- The curtains could do with a good (= thorough) wash.窗帘需要好好洗一洗。
- I'm doing a dark wash (= washing all the dark clothes together).我在集中洗深色的衣服。
- Your shirt's in the wash (= being washed or waiting to be washed).你的衬衣正在洗。
- My sweater shrank in the wash.我的套衫洗后缩水了。
- That blouse shouldn't look like that after only two washes.那件女衬衫只洗过两水，不应该变成这个样子。
see also car wash
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- good
- quick
- car
- …
verb + wash
- have
- do
- could do with
- …
preposition
- in the wash
phrases
- come out in the wash
the wash
[singular] an area of water that has waves and is moving a lot, especially after a boat has moved through it; the sound made by this（尤指船过后划出的）水流，波浪；波浪拍打声
- The dinghy was rocked by the wash of a passing ferry.驶过的渡船掀起的波浪把小艇冲得摇摇晃晃。
- They listened to the wash of waves on the beach.他们听着波浪拍击海滩的声音。
- Seagulls hovered above the wash of the trawler.海鸥在拖网渔船的水面上盘旋。
Topics Transport by waterc2
[countable] a thin layer of a liquid, especially paint, that is put on a surface薄涂层（尤指涂料）
- The walls were covered with a pale yellow wash.墙壁刷了一层薄的浅黄色涂料。
see also whitewash
[countable, uncountable] a liquid containing soap, used for cleaning your skin肥皂液
- an antiseptic skin wash抗菌净肤液
see also mouthwash

词源Old English wæscan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wassen, German waschen, also to water.

Idioms

it will (all) come out in the wash (informal)

used to say that the truth about a situation will be made known at some time in the future终将水落石出；将会真相大白
- This will all come out in the wash.这一切都将真相大白。
used to make somebody less anxious by telling them that any problems or difficulties will be solved in the future（用以劝人不要太着急）问题终会解决的，困难将会被克服的