| 释义 |
washed-outˌwashed-ˈout adjective   - Mr. Field always looked washed-out.
- The last time I saw Helena she was looking pretty washed-out. Is she alright?
- The photograph looks kind of washed-out.
- He'd swopped the black tracksuit for close-fitting washed-out denims and a loose crew-neck navy sweatshirt.
- His eyes are a washed-out blue.
- I wore one of his shirts, a shirt several sizes too big, a washed-out pool-bottom blue.
- The coach driver weaves his way through washed-out bits of road.
- The trail was gated due to several washed-out sections; government cutbacks have kept engineers from repairing the damage.
- Two men died and two boys were seriously injured as vehicles ran afoul of washed-out roads.
looking tired► tired · I've never seen him look so tired.tired eyes/face etc · Look at their tired little faces.· She had tired-looking bags under her eyes. ► washed-out especially British looking tired and unhealthy: · The last time I saw Helena she was looking pretty washed-out. Is she alright? ► bleary-eyed with red, half-open eyes, especially as a result of lack of sleep: · After twelve hours of driving Jean was bleary-eyed and stiff.· The bleary-eyed engineers were still hard at work when everyone else arrived the next day. ► drawn someone who looks drawn is tired from illness, worry, or working too hard, and their face looks thin and pale: · Terry's face was pale and drawn when she finally arrived.· The emergency meeting had lasted all night, and the President looked drawn as he read the statement. 1not brightly coloured anymore, usually as a result of being washed many times:  a washed-out shade of blue2[not before noun] feeling weak and looking unhealthy because you are very tired: Debbie’s looking a bit washed-out.3American English a washed-out road has been damaged by rain or floods and cannot be driven on |