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词汇 wash us out
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wash out

1. verb To wash or clean the inside of something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "wash" and "out." I hope I have time to wash out my car before our road trip. It smells a little funky in there. Unfortunately the flooding left a lot of mud inside the shed, so we'll have to wash it out. My water bottle got a little scummy so it will need to be washed out.
2. verb, slang To fail and be unable to continue something, often schooling. A lot of kids simply aren't ready for the demands of college life and end up washing out the first semester.
3. verb To remove or be removed from fabric, as of a stain. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "wash" and "out." I'm going to try to wash out the wine stain from the carpet. Do you think these grass stains will wash out?
4. verb To rain excessively enough to result in the cancellation of an event. I'm sure the network is anxious about the possibility that the storm will wash out the big game, but that was always the risk of having it at an open stadium. Our game got washed out last night, so we'll have to make it up next week.
5. verb To flood something with water and erode it or make it flow away. Heavy rains washed out the topsoil, so we'll have to reseed the entire garden.
6. verb To lose a lot of money, as in a poor investment, bad deal, or when gambling. For as many times as you've washed out at the casino, I thought you'd have learned your lesson by now. A lot of investors washed out when the housing market collapsed.
7. verb To collapse, fall apart, or lose the ability to function. The marathon runner washed out within sight of the finish line, completely unable to continue. The push to pass the legislation washed out as soon as just two lawmakers defected from the effort.
8. verb To lose control and/or get into an accident; to wipe out. The viral video showed the racecar washing out severely but miraculously without injury to the driver. I got that scar from washing out on my bike when I was a kid.
9. verb To exhaust or become exhausted. By game 7, you could tell most of the players had completely washed out. The grueling training regimen can easily wash out those who aren't prepared for it.
10. verb To make someone or something look faded, pale, or less vibrant. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "wash" and "out." This shirt might not be the right color. Does it wash me out? Photographers usually like to avoid shooting in midday sunshine because it's too bright and washes out all the colors.
11. noun A failure or disappointment. As a noun, the phrase is usually hyphenated or spelled as one word. He was a star player until he got busted for drugs and became a total washout. The much-hyped new department store layout turned out to be a complete washout, with sales even worse than before.

wash someone out

Fig. to deplete the strength or vitality of someone. The flu really washed me out. The disease washed out the whole class.

wash something out

 
1. to wash out the inside of something; to wash something made of fabric. I have to wash my socks out tonight. Wash the pitcher out before you put it away. I will wash out my socks tomorrow.
2. Fig. to rain on or flood an event so that it must be canceled. (Fig. on {2}.) Rain washed the game out. The storm washed out the picnic.
3. to wash or erode something out or away. The flood washed the new bushes out. The rains washed out the paving stones.

wash out

 
1. Inf. to fail and be removed from something, such as school. I studied all I could, but I still washed out. I don't want to wash out. It's my whole future.
2. Inf. to have a serious wreck; to wipe out. The little car washed out on the curve. The vehicles have a tendency to wash out when cornering.
3. Inf. to lose a large amount of money. Fred washed out on that stock deal. Lefty and Willie washed out at the racetrack.
4. Inf. to break down or collapse from exhaustion. The whole play began to wash out during the second act. It was a lost cause by the third. Finally, after a long day, I just washed out. They had to call the paramedics.

washed out

Inf. exhausted; tired. I feel too washed out to go to work today. Poor Ted really looks washed out.

wash out

1. Remove or be removed by washing; also, cause to fade by laundering. For example, Give it to me; I'll wash out that stain, or The bleach has really washed out that bright print. [Mid-1700s]
2. Wear away or be worn away by the flow of water, as in The river rose and washed out the dam, or The road has completely washed out. [Mid-1700s]
3. Deplete or be depleted of energy, as in Working on her feet all day just washed her out, or I just washed out after that long tennis match. [Mid-1800s]
4. Eliminate or be eliminated as unsatisfactory, as in He washed out of medical school after just one year, or After only two months as chairman I washed out. [Colloquial; early 1900s]
5. Cancel owing to bad weather, as in The picnic was washed out. [Colloquial; early 1900s] Also see washed out.

washed out

Faded in color; also, lacking animation. For example, This carpet is all washed out from the sun, or He looks all washed out. [Late 1700s; early 1800s] Also see wash out, def. 3.

wash out

v.
1. To cleanse something by using water or other liquid to remove what is inside it: Wash out the cup before you use it. I washed out my hair. The trash can smelled, so I washed it out.
2. To remove something by washing: She washed out the stain. He applied the conditioner, waited 30 seconds, and then washed it out.
3. To be removed by washing: The grease washed out without a problem.
4. To cause something to fade by laundering: Bleach might wash out the color. Repeated launderings washed my jeans out.
5. To cause something to fade or appear faded: The moonlight washed out the stars. That suit really washed him out.
6. To carry or wear something away by the action of moving water: The river rose and washed out the dam. A large wave washed our picnic basket out to sea.
7. To be carried or worn away by the action of moving water: The bridge has washed out, so we'll need to take another route.
8. To deplete someone of vitality: The long rehearsal washed out the cast. The long day in the sun washed us out. By evening, I was washed out from overwork.
9. To eliminate as unsatisfactory: The captain washed out everyone responsible for the mistake. Several employees weren't any good, and the manager washed them out.
10. To be eliminated as unsatisfactory: The officer candidate washed out after one month.
11. To force the cancellation or postponement of some event because of rain: The storm washed out the parade. Team practice was washed out yesterday.

wash out

1. in. to fail and be removed from something, such as school. (see also washout.) I don’t want to wash out. It’s my whole future.
2. in. to have a serious wreck; to wipe out. The vehicles have a tendency to wash out when cornering.
3. in. to lose a large amount of money. Fred washed out on that stock deal.
4. in. to slow down or collapse from exhaustion. (see also washed out.) The whole play began to wash out during the second act. It was a lost cause by the third.

washed out

mod. exhausted; tired. I feel too washed out to go to work today.
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