Old English w?scing "action of washing clothes," verbal noun from wash (v.). Meaning "clothes washed at one time" is from 1854. Washing machine attested from 1754.
雙語例句
1. Be particularly fastidious about washing your hands before touching food.
接觸食物前尤其對洗手不能有半點馬虎。
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2. A wave of immigrants is washing over Western Europe.
移民潮正席卷西歐。
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3. They were anxious to bring the washing in before it rained.
他們急于在下雨前把洗好的衣服收進屋子。
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4. When he had finished washing he began to wipe the basin clean.
他清洗完后開始把洗臉池擦拭干凈。
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5. The shirt's cuffs won't sag and lose their shape after washing.