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

• She was completely washed up with her husband.
  她同她丈夫一刀两断了。
• I ran some hot water and washed up
  我放了一些热水把餐具洗了。
• It's about a washed up pro-wrestler trying to make a comeback.
  这是一个冲到了亲摔跤试图东山再起。
• Big logs are washed up every day on the West coast.
  每天波涛将许多大原木冲到西岸上。
• Let me tell you, boy, you're all washed up in this company!
  我告诉你吧，小子，你在这个公司里一点儿奔头也没有了。
• What did you do before dinner, Billy? I washed up before dinner.
  比利，晚饭前你做了什么？晚饭前我先洗了洗。
• Overnight the sea had washed up a lot of rubbish.
  一夜之间海水把许多垃圾冲上了岸。
• I feel all washed up.
  我感到精疲力竭了。
• 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。
• 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。