wash
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they wash | |
he / she / it washes | |
past simple washed | |
past participle washed | |
-ing form washing |
- [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 cleanclean- wash
- rinse
- cleanse
- dry-clean
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
- 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
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa1Hands 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- properly
- thoroughly
- …
- freshly washed
- newly washed
- wash something/somebody
- [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) - [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
Word OriginOld 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
something won’t/doesn’t wash (with somebody)