awash 英文意思
单词: awash
发音: /əˈwɒʃ/
定义:
- 形容词: 被水淹没或充满水的状态;四面受水围绕的。
- 形容词: 充满或倾覆于某种事物(如感情、情况、信息等)。
用法:
- 通常用于描述一个地方被水覆盖或某种状态被大量的事物所充裕。
- 可以用于比喻,用来形容一种心理或情感的状态,表示某种情感或情况占据了大部分的注意或意识。
例句:
- The beach was awash with tourists during the summer.(夏天时,海滩上游人如织。)
- She felt awash with a sense of joy after the good news.(在听到好消息后,她感到充满了喜悦。)
词源: 这个词源自中世纪英语“awasche”,意为“被水流动冲击”,发源自老英语“āwæscan”,由“ā-”表示“在……上”与“wæscan”意为“冲洗、洗净”组成。
同义词:
- inundated(洪水泛滥的;充满的)
- flooded(被淹没的)
- overflowing(溢出的)
反义词:
- barren(贫瘠的;不毛的)
- empty(空的)
通过以上信息,awash的含义和用法得以全面理解。
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The city was awash with celebrations during the festival.
这个城市在节日期间沐浴在庆祝的氛围中。 -
The beach was awash with colorful seashells after the storm.
风暴过后,海滩上满是五颜六色的贝壳。 -
Her mind was awash with memories of their past adventures.
她的脑海中充满了他们过去冒险的回忆。 -
The garden was awash with blooming flowers in spring.
春天,花园里百花齐放,生机盎然。 -
The report was awash with details about climate change.
报告中充满了关于气候变化的细节。