wash /wɔʃ/ I. vt. & vi. 1.洗：wash room 盥洗室，厕所 Go and wash yourself, Tom. 汤姆，去洗一洗吧。2.(水)冲(走)，刷；拍打：wash away 冲走，洗掉 Great quantities of soil were washed down the hillside by the rain. 大量的土壤被雨水从山坡上冲走。The west coast of Europe is washed by the Atlantic. 欧洲面临大西洋。3. 用于习语 wash one’s hands of 洗手不干：She couldn’t wait to wash her hands of the whole project.她迫不及待地要脱离整个项目。wash out洗掉；因下雨而不能进行：Do you think these stains will wash out?你认为这些污点能够洗掉吗？The men’s semi-finals in the tennis were washed out this morning.今天上午的男子网球半决赛因下雨而停止。wash up 洗餐具，洗手，洗脸：It’s your turn to wash up today. 今天轮到你洗碗。She washed up before lunch. 午饭前她洗了手。‖II. n. 1.洗 (常与不定冠词连用)： I must have a wash first.我要先洗洗。 The floor needs a good wash. 地板要好好冲洗一下。 2. 要洗的衣物，洗好的衣物： She hung the wash on the line. 她把洗好的衣服挂在绳子上。 She has a large wash this week. 本周她有许多衣服要洗。
washing n.洗的衣服
