wash up(短语动词)常见意思:
/ˌwɒʃ ˈʌp/(英)
/ˌwɑːʃ ˈʌp/(美)
I need to wash up before dinner.
我得在晚饭前洗洗手(简单洗漱) 。
After the party, we washed up all the dishes and cleaned the kitchen, even though we were exhausted.
聚会结束后,我们把所有餐具都洗了,还打扫了厨房,尽管我们已经很累了。
wash 源自古英语 wæscan,意为“清洗”;up 有“完成、彻底”的语感。合在一起时,wash up 常带有“把该洗的收尾洗干净/洗完”的意思,因此既可指人“洗漱一下”,也可指把碗盘“洗干净并收拾好”。