英语词汇“washout”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	washout
释义	washout (wɒʃaʊt) Word forms: plural washouts countable noun If an event or plan is a washout, it fails completely. [informal] The mission was a washout. Synonyms: failure, disaster, disappointment, flop [informal] More Synonyms of washout More Synonyms of washout washout in American English (ˈwɔʃˌaʊt) noun 1. US the washing away of soil, earth, rocks, etc. by a sudden, strong flow of water 2. US a hole or gap made by such washing away, as in a railroad bed 3. Slang a complete failure Examples of 'washout' in a sentence washout The first half was a total and utter washout. The Sun (2011) But the first day is a total washout. Times, Sunday Times (2009) BRITAIN'S washout summer was yesterday declared the wettest for 100 years. The Sun (2012) Last year was a complete washout with few show-stopping performances and some disastrous technical problems. The Sun (2008) This summer is turning into another washout, the fifth successive wet summer. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The film is no masterpiece, but nor is it a total washout. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It will not be a total washout for Britain. Times, Sunday Times (2012) This summer seems to have been written off as another washout, but was it really so bad? Times, Sunday Times (2015) Does this mean that we are heading for another washout summer, just in time for the school holidays? Times, Sunday Times (2010) The village is sheltered by gentle hills and seems immune from much of the washout summer that has afflicted Britain. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The pound has plummeted, the summer was a washout and your house is now worth less than your shed. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It may feel as if this summer has been a complete washout, but far worse has happened in the past. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Many people face a washout. The Sun (2008) Last summer was a washout. The Sun (2013) After such an abysmal summer it hardly seemed that the weather could get much worse, but the weekend was yet another great washout. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We had a washout summer, followed by a winter that was so wet half the country was turned into a gigantic boating lake. The Sun (2014) August was always going to be difficult, up against hot weather and good trading a year before and containing the washout summer bank holiday. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It was a complete washout and another high-profile failure will not reflect well on Woodward. The Sun (2016) Thankfully, it isn't a total washout. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The country's first spell of sunny spring weather will be in stark contrast to yesterday 's washout. The Sun (2012) The summer rains in Britain may feel like a complete washout, but they look puny compared with elsewhere in the world. Times, Sunday Times (2012) THREE lonely lifeguards keep watch on a deserted beach - with no one to rescue during yesterday 's holiday washout. The Sun (2006) If summer sun is supposed to turn thoughts to romance, this year 's washout must be making the unattached feel as downcast as the overcast skies. Times, Sunday Times (2007) After years of washout summers, this should all come as a welcome relief, but does hot weather really make for a good mood across the nation? Times, Sunday Times (2013) 1 (noun) in the sense of failure Definition a total failure or disaster The concert was a total washout. Synonyms failure The policy is doomed to failure. disaster The whole production was a disaster. disappointment The defeat was a bitter disappointment. flop (informal) The public decide whether a film is a hit or a flop. mess fiasco The party was a bit of a fiasco. dud (informal) He's been a dud from day one. clunker (informal) Opposites success , winner , victory , triumph , feat , conquest 2 (noun) in the sense of loser As a player, he's a complete washout. Synonyms loser the winners and losers of this year's Super Bowl failure I just felt I had been a failure in my personal life. incompetent no-hoper saddo (British, slang) Additional synonyms in the sense of disappointment Definition a person or thing that disappoints The defeat was a bitter disappointment. Synonyms letdown, blow, disaster, failure, setback, fiasco, misfortune, calamity, whammy (informal), choker (informal), washout (informal), anticlimax in the sense of disaster Definition something, such as a project, that fails or has been ruined The whole production was a disaster. Synonyms failure, mess, flop (informal), catastrophe, rout, debacle, cock-up (British, slang), balls-up (taboo, slang), non-starter, fuck-up (offensive, taboo, slang), washout (informal) in the sense of dud Definition an ineffectual person or thing He's been a dud from day one. Synonyms failure, flop (informal), washout (informal), clinker (slang, US), clunker (informal) Nearby words of washout wash up washed out washing washout washy wasp waspish Synonyms of 'washout' washout Explore 'washout' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of fiasco Definition an action or attempt that fails completely in a ridiculous or disorganized way The party was a bit of a fiasco. Synonyms flop (informal), failure, disaster, ruin, mess (informal), catastrophe, rout, debacle, cock-up (British, slang), balls-up (taboo, slang), fuck-up (offensive, taboo, slang), washout (informal) in the sense of flop Definition a complete failure The public decide whether a film is a hit or a flop. Synonyms failure, disaster, loser, fiasco, debacle, washout (informal), cockup (British, slang), nonstarter
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