wash up

verb

1. wash one's face and hands

e.g. She freshened up in the bathroom

Synonym: lave

2. wear out completely

e.g. This kind of work exhausts me
I'm beat
He was all washed up after the exam

Synonym: exhaustbeattuckertucker out

3. be carried somewhere by water or as if by water

e.g. The body washed up on the beach

4. wash dishes

e.g. I cook and my husband washes up after dinner

Synonym: do the dishes

5. carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)

e.g. The tide washed up the corpse

1. 洗餐具
If you wash up, you wash the plates, cups, cutlery, and pans which have been used for cooking and eating a meal.

e.g. I ran some hot water and washed up...
我放了一些热水把餐具洗了。
e.g. I bet you make breakfast and wash up their plates, too.
我肯定是你做的早餐并且清洗了他们的餐具。

2. 洗脸;洗手
If you wash up, you clean part of your body with soap and water, especially your hands and face.

e.g. He headed to the bathroom to wash up.
他走进洗手间去洗漱。

3. 退潮留下;(海水或河水)冲刷后留下
If something is washed up on a piece of land, it is carried by a river or sea and left there.

e.g. Thousands of herring and crab are washed up on the beaches during every storm...
每次暴风雨过后海滩上都会留下数不尽的鲱鱼和螃蟹。
e.g. The fossils appear to be an early form of seaweed washed up on a beach.
这些化石看上去是被海水冲上岸的一种早期的水藻。

4. see also: washed up;washing-up

1. wash up

1. 洗餐具;洗手洗脸：warm up 变温暖;变热 | wash up 洗餐具;洗手洗脸 | watch out for 密切注意;戒备,提防

2. 洗餐具：wash sales 虚伪交易 | wash up 洗餐具 | wash 洗

3. 洗碗碟等餐具;洗手脸; 洗手不干,不再过问：warn of警告(某人) | wash up洗碗碟等餐具;洗手脸; 洗手不干,不再过问 | wear off(病痛等)渐渐消失

4. 洗刷：watch TV看电视 | wash up洗刷 | go shopping去购物