| 词组 | wash |
| 释义 | wash ◊ used as a transitive verb If you wash something, you clean it with water and usually with soap or detergent. ...the clatter of the dishes being washed and put away. She washes and irons his clothes. You can wash a part of your body. First wash your hands. She combed her hair and washed her face. ◊ used as an intransitive verb If someone washes, they wash parts of their body, especially their hands and face. Wash is used like this mainly in stories. She got up and washed. She had not washed, yet her mouth was freshly painted. ◊ 'have a wash' In conversation, you usually say that someone has a wash. He was having a wash. They look as if they haven't had a wash. ◊ 'wash up' In American English, if someone washes up, they wash parts of their body, especially their hands and face. He always asks permission before he washes up in the bathroom. Wash up is not used with this meaning in British English. In British English, if you wash up, you wash the pans, plates, cups, and cutlery which have been used in cooking and eating a meal. We washed up in the kitchen while the coffee heated on the stove. ◊ 'wash your hands' In British English, if someone asks where they can wash their hands, they may be asking politely where the toilet is. |
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