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单词 ablutions
释义
ablutionsa‧blu‧tions /əˈbluːʃənz/ noun [plural] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINablutions
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French ablution, from Latin, from abluere, from ab- ‘away’ + lavere ‘to wash’
Examples
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  • As with all my ablutions, the shave follows a definite and predetermined pattern.
  • At twelve o'clock the class was dismissed, and there followed a rush for the toilets and ablutions.
  • Hurriedly she finished her ablutions, pulled on her clothes and went to investigate.
  • If by chance he does he purges himself by religiously prescribed ablutions.
  • The ablutions, cookhouse and accommodation are checked for cleanliness, these jobs being a major headache in a platoon location.
if you perform your ablutions, you wash yourself – sometimes used humorously
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