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。
• We all washed up after dinner.
  饭后我们大家一起洗碗。
• Halfthe ocean washed up in there last night.
  昨晚一半的海水都冲到这里来了。
• 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。
• Birds were picking over the rubbish washed up on the beach.
  鸟儿们仔细挑啄着被冲上沙滩的垃圾。
• Their marriage was washed up long ago.
  他的婚姻关系早已结束了。
• 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。
• After an ordinary day at the office I feel completely washed up.
  在办公室是熬过了平凡的一天后，我精疲力竭了。
• The boat was washed up on this beach after being torn from its moorings by a storm.
  小船被暴风雨刮离泊地后，被冲到了这块海滩上。
• 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。