washed up

英 [ˌwɒʃt ˈʌp]

美 [ˌwɑːʃt ˈʌp]

adj.  (事业等)告吹的; 完蛋

牛津词典

adj.

• （事业等）告吹的；完蛋
  no longer successful and unlikely to succeed again in the future
  1. Her singing career was all washed up by the time she was 27.
     她到27岁时歌唱生涯就告终了。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 彻底失败的;事业到头的
  If you say that someone iswashed up, you mean that their career or success has ended.
  1. He's all washed up, but he still yells at everyone.
     他彻底完蛋了，但仍旧对每个人大吼大叫。

双语例句

• But in reality it can cause serious injury, when broken glass is washed up on the beach.
  但在现实生活中，如果这些碎玻璃被冲到海滩上来，有可能会造成严重的伤害。
• I feel all washed up.
  我感到精疲力竭了。
• 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。
• We all washed up after dinner.
  饭后我们大家一起洗碗。
• They were engaged to be married, but I hear they're washed up.
  他们原本订了婚，不过，我听说他们的婚事已吹了。
• What did you do before dinner, Billy? I washed up before dinner.
  比利，晚饭前你做了什么？晚饭前我先洗了洗。
• After that performance, john is all washed up as a singer.
  在那场演出后，约翰作为歌唱家是彻底完蛋了。
• After the storm, there was a lot of driftwood washed up on the shore.
  暴风雨过后，许多杂物被冲上了岸。
• I ran some hot water and washed up
  我放了一些热水把餐具洗了。
• After an ordinary day at the office I feel completely washed up.
  在办公室是熬过了平凡的一天后，我精疲力竭了。