awash

英 [ə'wɒʃ] 美[ə'wɑʃ]
  • adj. 被浪冲打的;与水面齐平的;充斥的

英文词源


awash (adj.)
1825, originally nautical, "on the level of, flush with," from a- (1) "on" + wash (n.). Figurative use by 1912.

双语例句


1. This, after all, is a company which is awash with cash.
这毕竟是一家现金充裕的公司。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The bathroom floor was awash.
浴室地板浸在水中。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The city is awash with drugs.
这座城市毒品泛滥。

来自《权威词典》

4. The lake overflowed till all the villages in the neighbourhood were awash.
湖水泛滥,使得周围的所有村庄都被水淹没.

来自辞典例句

5. The ship's deck was awash in the storm.
在暴风中轮船的甲板被海水漫过.

来自辞典例句