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。
- (humorous)
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。
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