wash

洗う

水で人や物をきれいにする。石けんを使うことも多い。

やさしい英語で： To clean someone or something with water, often using soap.

• Please wash your hands.
• I washed the dishes after dinner.
• Have you washed your hair today?

使い方： wash something with something (Wash the floor with warm water.)

類義語： clean, rinse

反対語： dirty

よく使う表現： wash hands, wash the dishes, wash someone’s hair

押し流す、侵食する

流れる水が物を運び去ったり、少しずつ削ったりする。

やさしい英語で： If moving water does this, it carries something away or gradually wears it away.

• The flood washed the bridge away.
• Loose sand washed downstream during the storm.
• Waves have washed away part of the beach.

使い方： wash something away (Heavy rain washed the soil away.); wash something downstream (The flood washed the branches downstream.)

類義語： sweep away, erode

よく使う表現： wash something away, wash downstream, wash something downstream

洗う、濡らす

水などの液体が表面を流れて、そこをぬらす。

やさしい英語で： If water or another liquid does this, it flows over and wets a surface.

• Waves wash the shore.
• Cold water washed over her feet.
• Tears washed his cheeks as he listened.

使い方： wash over something (Warm water washed over my feet.); wash against something (Small waves washed against the wall.)

類義語： lap, wet

よく使う表現： wash over something, wash against something, wash the shore

洗浄、洗うこと

水で人や物を洗うこと。石けんを使うことも多い。

やさしい英語で： An act of cleaning someone or something with water and often soap.

• The car needs a wash.
• I had a quick wash before breakfast.
• She gave the muddy boots a good wash.

使い方： give someone/something a wash (Give the dog a wash before he comes inside.)

類義語： cleaning

よく使う表現： a quick wash, give something a wash, have a wash

洗濯物

洗う前、洗っている途中、または洗った後の衣類や布類。

やさしい英語で： Clothes or other fabrics waiting to be cleaned, being cleaned, or already cleaned.

• Put these socks in the wash.
• She hung the wash outside to dry.
• Is my blue shirt in the wash?

使い方： in the wash (My favourite shirt is in the wash.)

類義語： laundry, washing

よく使う表現： in the wash, the dirty wash, the clean wash

洗浄液、洗浄料

体の一部を洗ったり手入れしたりするための液体。

やさしい英語で： A liquid used to clean or treat part of the body.

• Use this wash on your face.
• The nurse applied an antiseptic wash to the cut.
• This gentle wash helps keep my skin clean.

類義語： cleanser, cleansing liquid

よく使う表現： antiseptic wash, face wash, medicated wash

一回分の洗濯物

一度にまとめて洗う衣類や布類の量。

やさしい英語で： The amount of clothes or other fabrics cleaned together at one time.

• This wash contains only towels.
• I did two washes this morning.
• Keep the red clothes for a separate wash.

類義語： load, load of laundry

よく使う表現： a full wash, a small wash, a separate wash

失敗、大失敗

試みや催しが完全に失敗すること。

やさしい英語で： An attempt or event that fails completely.

• The event was a complete wash.
• Without customers, the project became a total wash.
• Our first attempt was a wash, so we started again.

類義語： failure, washout, flop

反対語： success

よく使う表現： a complete wash, a total wash