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awash

UK //əˈwɒʃ//US //əˈwɑːʃ//

词源

源自中古英语 a- (表示状态) + wash (冲洗),最早指被潮水冲刷的状态。

adjective

❶ 形容某物被水覆盖或淹没的状态,常用于描述洪水泛滥或船只进水的情况。也可比喻某处充满大量事物。

“The streets were awash after the heavy rain.”

(暴雨过后,街道被水淹没。)

“The boat was awash with seawater during the storm.”

(暴风雨中,海水不断涌进船舱。)

同义词:flooded, inundated, overflowing, swamped, drenched

常见短语

awash with — 表示某处充满或大量存在某事物,常用于描述抽象或具体的过量状态。

“The report was awash with errors.”

(这份报告错误百出。)