| 单词 | wash one's hands |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto wash one's hands g. to wash one's hands: to rub the hands alternately one over the other, in imitation of the action of washing them. (Cf. Shakespeare Macbeth v. i. 33). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touching with the hand > touch or feel with the hand [verb (intransitive)] > touch or handle idly or restlessly finger1546 to wash one's hands1570 fibulate1640 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 1664/1 Rogers..was burned into ashes, washing hys handes in ye flame as he was in burning. 1840 T. Hood Miss Kilmansegg i, in New Monthly Mag. 60 89 He..Seem'd washing his hands with invisible soap, In imperceptible water. to wash one's hands p. to wash one's hands: euphemistic expression for ‘to go to the lavatory’. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > defecation or urination > [verb (intransitive)] to do one's business1596 to pluck a rose1613 to pay a call1648 to go backward1748 go1804 to do (one's) duty1935 to wash one's hands1938 to spend a penny1945 perform1963 1938 I. Goldberg Wonder of Words vi. 108 We are invited to wash our hands, or, if we wear dresses, to powder our noses. 1953 R. Warner Escapade 119 She pointed to a large oak tree... ‘Stupid woman,’ said Lady Average. ‘If she wants to wash her hands, why doesn't she go to the house?’ 1966 G. Greene Comedians i. iii. 84 He was out ‘washing his hands’, as he put it in polite English. 1974 J. Gardner Return of Moriarty 291 I wonder if Rosie could, perhaps, take Miss Malloney to, er, to wash her hands. < as lemmas |
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