rinse
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rinse1 /rɪns/ ●●○ verb [transitiveT] 1 DHCto wash clothes, dishes, vegetables etc quickly with water, especially running water, and without soap 冲洗,〔用流动的水〕清洗 Let me just rinse my hands. 让我冲个手。
Rinse the vegetables under a cold tap. 把蔬菜放在冷水龙头下冲洗。
rinse something out Don’t forget to rinse out your swimsuit. 别忘了把你的泳衣冲洗一下。
► see thesaurus at clean 2 to remove soap, dirt etc from something by washing it quickly with water 把〔肥皂、污垢等〕冲洗掉,漂洗rinse something off/out/away etc Leave the shampoo for two minutes, then rinse it off with warm water. 让洗发液停留两分钟,然后用温水冲洗干净。
I rinsed the mud out under the tap. 我在水龙头下把泥巴冲掉。
The cream rinses off easily. 这种乳液容易洗净。
4. if you rinse your mouth, or rinse your mouth out, you wash it by filling it with water and then spitting (spit) the water out 漱〔口〕 → gargle rinse• As Polly rinsed and dried her hands she was aware of being studied.• Start with fresh, ripe fruit, then rinse carefully in cold water and drain well or pat dry with paper towel.• It is then removed from the etch tank, rinsed, dried, and finally tested by making five current measurements.• Rachaela rinsed her hair and wrapped it up in another towel.• Rosie rinsed her mouth to get rid of the taste.• He constantly rinsed his eyes with cold water.• Apply to face and neck, leave on for 10-15 minutes and rinse off with cool water.• He rinsed out a glass and poured himself a whiskey.• All of the above can be rinsed out and used over and over again.• Keith stood by the sink, rinsing the dishes.• I'll just rinse the lettuce under the tap.• Drain and rinse the noodles under cold water.• I rinsed the sponge as well as I could, lathered it, squeezed much black water out of it. rinse2 noun 1 DHCWASH[countableC] when you rinse something 漂洗,冲洗 I gave my hands a quick rinse. 我很快地冲了一下手。
2 [countableC, uncountableU]DC a product you use to change the colour of your hair or to make it more shiny 染发剂 SYN dye a blue rinse for grey hair 灰白头发用的蓝色染发剂
Origin rinse1 (1200-1300) Old French rincer, perhaps from
Vulgar Latin recentiare, from
Latin recens;
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