| 单词 | pre-wash | 
| 释义 | pre-washn.  A preliminary wash. Also: a program or setting for this in a washing machine or dishwasher. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > 			[noun]		 > preliminary wash, soak, or rinse pre-wash1902 presoak1919 pre-rinse1924 1902    Times 16 June 6/6  				One was in the pre-wash tank situated in the same building as the nitrator and separator. 1948    Syracuse 		(N.Y.)	 Herald 4 June 16/3  				A conveyer carries the dirty dishes through the pre-wash gadget. 1966    D. V. Davis New Domest. Encycl. iv. 131  				If you have a fully-automatic washing machine, use the Pre-wash or Rinse programme. 1970    Which? May 143/2  				The Bendix LTA had a pre-wash that could be included in the automatic cycle. 1991    Offshore Engineer Sept. 169 		(advt.)	  				No damage to bearings, seals or delicate substrates. Removes oil and grease without pre-wash. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pre-washv.  transitive. To wash (a thing) before some other procedure; spec. to wash (an item of clothing) before sale or packing. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > wash clothes			[verb (transitive)]		 > pre-wash pre-wash1926 1926    Appleton 		(Wisconsin)	 Post Crescent 30 Dec. 18/3 		(advt.)	  				Blendown, a wool-mixed outing flannel... Pre-washed, ready for use. 1953    Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 40 32/1  				The solution was chromatographed on a No. 6 chromatographic column containing 25 cm. of 2/1 silicic acid-Celite (prewashed with 10 per cent acetone-90 percent benzene). 1993    Globe & Mail Rep. on Business Feb. 40/2  				Forsyth would have to pre-wash a completed shirt before packaging it for shipping. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < | 
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