washed up

英 [ˌwɒʃt ˈʌp]

美 [ˌwɑːʃt ˈʌp]

adj.  (事业等)告吹的; 完蛋

牛津词典

adj.

• （事业等）告吹的；完蛋
  no longer successful and unlikely to succeed again in the future
  1. Her singing career was all washed up by the time she was 27.
     她到27岁时歌唱生涯就告终了。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 彻底失败的;事业到头的
  If you say that someone iswashed up, you mean that their career or success has ended.
  1. He's all washed up, but he still yells at everyone.
     他彻底完蛋了，但仍旧对每个人大吼大叫。

双语例句

• They were engaged to be married, but I hear they're washed up.
  他们原本订了婚，不过，我听说他们的婚事已吹了。
• Just last year, workers at Nder washed up to400 tons of coffee and exported up to80 tons.
  仅去年一年，工人们就清洗了400吨咖啡，其中，出口量高达80吨。
• He's all washed up, but he still yells at everyone.
  他彻底完蛋了，但仍旧对每个人大吼大叫。
• I ran some hot water and washed up
  我放了一些热水把餐具洗了。
• The things had been washed up by the sea.
  这些东西都是海水冲上来的。
• Last night's tide washed up some quite beautiful shells.
  昨晚的潮水冲上来一些相当漂亮的贝壳。
• I feel all washed up.
  我感到精疲力竭了。
• Her singing career was all washed up by the time she was27.
  她到27岁时歌唱生涯就告终了。
• But in reality it can cause serious injury, when broken glass is washed up on the beach.
  但在现实生活中，如果这些碎玻璃被冲到海滩上来，有可能会造成严重的伤害。
• So, I also picked up a pair of shorts washed up.
  于是，我又拿起一条短裤洗了起来。