/ˈwɒʃbɔːrd/ (UK), /ˈwɑːʃbɔːrd/ (US)
She scrubbed the shirt on a washboard.
她在洗衣板上用力搓洗那件衬衫。
After the storm, the dirt road turned into a washboard, and the car rattled the whole way home.
暴风雨过后,土路变得像搓衣板一样凹凸不平,车一路颠得咯咯作响回到家。
由 wash(洗)+ board(板) 直接构成,字面意思就是“用来洗的板”。最初指家务清洗衣物的工具;后来因其表面常有规则的波纹/棱纹,词义扩展到形容类似的路面起伏(washboard road),并进一步被用作打击乐器名称。