dishwater

英 ['dɪʃwɔːtə] 美 ['dɪʃ'wɔtɚ]
  • n. 洗碗水;洗碟的水;(美)味道蹩脚的汤

英文词源


dishwater (n.)
also dish-water, "water where dishes have been washed," late 15c., from dish (n.) + water (n.1). Used figuratively of weak broth, coffee, etc., from 1719.

双语例句


1. That's why kids aren't drinking milk anymore: tastes like fat - free dishwater.
这为什么孩子们都不再喝牛奶了,那玩意儿喝起来就像不含脂肪的洗碗水.

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2. Those people all year, and you want to give them this dishwater.
全国上下盼了一整年, 你难道就给他们喝洗碗水.

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3. Harry is just a face man and as dull as dishwater.
哈里长得不错,可就像涮碗水一样令人乏味无趣.

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4. You tell me to swim in dishwater!
你要我在洗碗池里游泳吗!

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