英语词汇“wash one's hands of”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wash one's hands of

Disclaim responsibility for: the social services washed their hands of his daughter...

Like some libertarian Pontius Pilate, he washed his hands of any responsibility, skillfully uncoupling the role of the executive from execution.
It was a show they had virtually washed their hands of and abandoned, but one which they didn't actually realise was, in itself, a sensation.
By this time the American representatives of the governing body had washed their hands of all responsibility and even stopped attending board meetings.

Synonyms

disown, disclaim, renounce, reject, abjure, forswear, disavow, have nothing to do with, have done with, be finished/through with, give up on, turn one's back on, cast aside, end relations with, abandon;

Law disaffirm

Originally with biblical allusion to Matt. 27:24

See parent entry: wash

单词	wash one's hands of
释义	wash one's hands of Disclaim responsibility for: the social services washed their hands of his daughter... Like some libertarian Pontius Pilate, he washed his hands of any responsibility, skillfully uncoupling the role of the executive from execution. It was a show they had virtually washed their hands of and abandoned, but one which they didn't actually realise was, in itself, a sensation. By this time the American representatives of the governing body had washed their hands of all responsibility and even stopped attending board meetings. Synonyms disown, disclaim, renounce, reject, abjure, forswear, disavow, have nothing to do with, have done with, be finished/through with, give up on, turn one's back on, cast aside, end relations with, abandon; Law disaffirm Originally with biblical allusion to Matt. 27:24 See parent entry: wash
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