washout

英 ['wɒʃaʊt] 美 ['wɑːʃaʊt]

• n. 失败；失望；冲刷；冲失地区；被淘汰者

英英释义

Noun:

1. the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water;

   "it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road"
   

2. the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway);

   "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water"
   

3. someone who is unsuccessful

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The graduation party was a washout because of the big storm.
   因为暴风雪的来袭,毕业舞会完全失败。
2. The rock concert was a washout.
   那场摇滚音乐会真叫人失望。

经典引文

• The road was pure sand and treacherous with spring washouts.

  出自： S. Burnford

词汇搭配

• washout curve 清除曲线, 洗脱曲线...
• vector washout 矢量抵消
• washout pipette 洗出吸移管, 洗出移...
• washout type 冲洗式
• washout thread 不完整螺纹
• washout valve 冲刷阀,冲砂阀...
• washout pump 冲洗泵
• wash out 洗掉

近反义词

【近义词】

• disappointment 失望
• flop 啪嗒啪嗒地动...
• failure 失败
• dead loss 无用的人
• disaster 灾难
• bomb 炸弹
• wash 洗
• dud 无价值的