dishwater

noun

/ˈdɪʃwɔːtə(r)/

/ˈdɪʃwɔːtər/

[uncountable]Idioms

water that somebody has used to wash dirty plates, etc.洗过碗碟的水；泔水
- (humorous) The coffee looked and tasted like dishwater (= it was weak and unpleasant).咖啡看起来和尝起来都像洗碗水。

Idioms

(as) dull as dishwater (US English)

(British English (as) dull as ditchwater)

extremely boring索然无味；无聊透顶
- I always found history as dull as dishwater.我总是觉得历史像洗碗水一样乏味。
More Like This Similes in idioms
Similes in idioms
- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots

词汇	dishwater
释义	dishwater noun /ˈdɪʃwɔːtə(r)/ /ˈdɪʃwɔːtər/ [uncountable]Idioms water that somebody has used to wash dirty plates, etc.洗过碗碟的水；泔水 (humorous) The coffee looked and tasted like dishwater (= it was weak and unpleasant).咖啡看起来和尝起来都像洗碗水。 Idioms (as) dull as dishwater (US English) (British English (as) dull as ditchwater) extremely boring索然无味；无聊透顶 I always found history as dull as dishwater.我总是觉得历史像洗碗水一样乏味。 More Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms (as) bald as a coot (as) blind as a bat (as) bright as a button (as) bold as brass as busy as a bee as clean as a whistle (as) dead as a/the dodo (as) deaf as a post (as) dull as ditchwater (as) fit as a fiddle as flat as a pancake (as) good as gold (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare (as) miserable/ugly as sin as old as the hills (as) pleased/proud as Punch as pretty as a picture (as) regular as clockwork (as) quick as a flash (as) safe as houses (as) sound as a bell (as) steady as a rock (as) thick as two short planks (as) tough as old boots
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