wash

名词 n. 动词 v.

中文释义

英 /wɒʃ/ 美 /wɑʃ/

英文释义

名词 n.

The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid. countable,uncountable

— I'm going to have a quick wash before coming to bed.
A liquid used for washing. countable,uncountable
A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties. countable,uncountable

— mouth wash
The quantity of clothes washed at a time. countable,uncountable

— There's a lot in that wash: maybe you should split it into two piles.
A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint. countable,uncountable
The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach. countable,uncountable

— I could hear the wash of the wave.
The bow wave, wake, or vortex of an object moving in a fluid, in particular:; The bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws. countable,uncountable

— The ship left a big wash
The bow wave, wake, or vortex of an object moving in a fluid, in particular:; The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane. countable,uncountable
The bow wave, wake, or vortex of an object moving in a fluid, in particular:; The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc. countable,uncountable
The blade of an oar. countable,uncountable
Ground washed away to the sea or a river. countable,uncountable

— The wash of pastures, fields, commons, and roads, […]where rain water hath a long time settled.
A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh. countable,uncountable

— These Lincoln washes have devoured them.
A shallow body of water. countable,uncountable
In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream. countable,uncountable

— Near-synonyms: arroyo, wadi, nahal (synonymous other than regiolectal specificity)
A situation in which gains and losses or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent, or in which there is no net change. countable,idiomatic,uncountable

— I knew that for every vote I cast for, say, the Republicans, some kid at a polling place nearby was casting his votes for the Democrats, so it was probably a wash or close to it.
A fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients. countable,slang,uncountable
Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash. countable,uncountable
In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted. countable,uncountable
A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation. countable,uncountable

— In order to augment the vinosity of the wash, many substances are recommended by Dr. Shaw, such as tartar, nitre, common salt, and the vegetable or mineral acids.
A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation. countable,uncountable
Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters. countable,uncountable
The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water. countable,uncountable

— a carriage wash in a stable
A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour. countable,uncountable
A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight. countable,uncountable
A total failure; a washout. countable,uncountable

动词 v.

To clean with water. transitive

— The car is so dirty, we need to wash it.
To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion. transitive

— Don't pour that in the drain; it will wash downstream.
To be eroded or carried away by the action of water. intransitive
To clean oneself with water. intransitive

— I wash every morning after getting up.
To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten. transitive

— Waves wash the shore.
To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash. intransitive

— to hear the water washing
To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique. figuratively,intransitive

— “And then, how could he know it was her coffee? No, old fellow, I don’t think that will wash.”
To bear without damage the operation of being washed; to be suitable for washing. intransitive

— Some calicoes do not wash.
To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly. transitive
To overlay with a thin coat of metal. transitive

— steel washed with silver
To pass or extract (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents. transitive

— Aqueous washings are done to remove water soluble impurities from organic products since normally the compound that you desire will be dissolved in the organic layer[…]
To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide. transitive
To mix up tiles (before a new game) to make them random; to shuffle.

词形变化

washes present,singular,third-person washing participle,present washed past washed participle,past washen archaic,participle,past washes plural

词汇关系

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acid-wash ale-washed all washed up washed up boil-wash co-wash dishwasher fat-wash hand-wash jetwash jet-wash machine wash pen-and-wash sunwashed unwashed wash a blackamoor white wash and go wash and squash wash-and-wear wash a negro white wash away wash-ball wash down washed in the blood washed out washer washery wash its face wash off wash one's brain out with soap wash one's dirty laundry in public wash one's dirty linen in public wash oneself of wash one's hands wash one's hands of wash one's mouth out wash out wash out one's mouth wash over wash up wash with hand wash arsewash awash backwash Black Mesa Wash blackwash body wash boil wash brainwash by-wash carwash car wash Chinle Wash colourwash come out in the wash Dinnebito Wash downwash dry wash earthwash egg wash eyewash greenwash gully wash handwash hogwash hot wash Moenkopi Wash mouthwash Oljato Wash Oraibi Wash outwash Pacoima Wash paste-wash pigwash pinkwash Polacca Wash pommie wash power wash prewash prop wash rainwash rewash sheep wash sheepwash stonewash Tujunga Wash wash and brushup wash barrel wash basket wash bottle wash-gilding washhouse wash house wash leather wash line wash machine washout wash room wash sale wash trade wash trading Wepo Wash wheel wash whitewash wish-wash yellow wash

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti
Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti
Proto-Germanic *waskaną
Proto-West Germanic *waskan
Old English wascan
Middle English wasshen
English wash
From Middle English wasshen, waschen, weschen (“to wash”), from Old English wascan (“to wash”), from Proto-West Germanic *waskan (“to wash”), from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, *watskaną (“to wash, get wet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet, water”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian waaske (“to wash”), West Frisian waskje (“to wash”), Dutch wassen, wasschen (“to wash”), Low German waschen (“to wash”), German waschen (“to wash”), Danish vaske (“to wash”), Faroese and Icelandic vaska (“to wash”), Norwegian Bokmål vaske (“to wash”), Norwegian Nynorsk vaske, vaska (“to wash”), Swedish vaska (“to wash”).
The noun is cognate with Saterland Frisian Waaske (“wash”), West Frisian wask (“wash”), Dutch was (“wash”), Low German Wask, Waske (“wash”), German Wäsche (“wash”), Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish vask (“wash”).

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