
rinsed
词源
源自中古英语 'rincen',与古法语 'rincer' 同源,最终来自拉丁语 'recentare'(意为更新或刷新)。
verb
❶ 用水或其他液体冲洗某物以去除污垢、肥皂或残留物,通常指快速清洗的动作。
“She rinsed the shampoo out of her hair.”
(她把洗发水从头发上冲洗干净。)
“After washing the dishes, I rinsed them under running water.”
(洗完盘子后,我用流动的水冲洗它们。)
❶ 比喻性地表示快速处理或清除某事物,常用于非字面意义的语境中。
“The company rinsed all its old inventory in the year-end sale.”
(公司在年终促销中快速清空了所有旧库存。)
“He rinsed through the documents in just ten minutes.”
(他仅用十分钟就快速浏览完了这些文件。)
adjective
❶ 描述被冲洗过的状态,通常指物品表面没有残留物。
“The rinsed glasses sparkled on the shelf.”
(冲洗过的玻璃杯在架子上闪闪发亮。)
“Her rinsed hair smelled like fresh apples.”
(她冲洗过的头发散发着清新的苹果香。)
常见短语
rinsed out — 指彻底冲洗干净的状态,强调没有残留物。
“Make sure the bottle is completely rinsed out before recycling.”
(回收前确保瓶子被彻底冲洗干净。)
rinse and repeat — 字面意思是冲洗后重复动作,常比喻需要反复进行的流程或步骤。
“The instructions say to apply shampoo, rinse and repeat.”
(说明书上写着先用洗发水,冲洗后重复此步骤。)