Definition of washed-up in English:

washed-up

adjectivewɒʃtˈʌpwɑʃt əp

1Deposited by the tide on a shore.
潮汐冲到岸上的
washed-up jellyfish
潮汐冲到岸上的水母。
Example sentencesExamples
- I walked the tide line to find the morning's washed-up gifts; stepped carefully between jellyfish the size of dinner plates; dug for escaping mole crabs and wiggling coquinas in hand-made tidal pools.
- Flat as a washed-up jellyfish, the 217 hectare sand cay is only 4m above sea level at its highest point.
- The carcass of the 27 ft mammal was washed-up and became stuck on rocks at Oxwich Bay in the Gower peninsula.
- Most of these insects colonized the margins of the sea: places such as mangrove forests, salt marshes, tide pools, sandy beaches, clumps of washed-up seaweed, and crevices at the upper reaches of rocky shores.
Synonyms
ruined, finished, destroyed, broken, wrecked, undone, doomed, lost, defeated, beaten, foiled, frustrated, thwarted
2informal No longer effective or successful.
〈非正式〉不再有效的；不再成功的
a washed-up actress
一个不再走红的女演员。
Example sentencesExamples
- I went there to laugh at the washed-up child star, and I'm sorry that I ever thought like that.
- He plays a boozy, washed-up lawyer who takes an 18-year-old legal whiz kid under his wing.
- His performance is also a tour de force, and it is a measure of how much the viewer buys in to his character, a washed-up TV actor, that you are left doubting the sincerity of his big emotional scene.
- Yet somehow, in French director Benoit Jacquot's latest feature, Sade, the Marquis seems more washed-up old rebel than intriguing and sexy personality.
- Some Marvel staffers, in terms they now regret or deny, denounced his work as the ravings of a washed-up, senile old man.
- The world does not need another washed-up metal musician.
- Bill Murray is a washed-up actor doing commercials in Japan.
- Just as the sea looks ready to submerge the coastal burgh of Montrose, so has its football club become a harbour for washed-up professionals.
- He beat Keating in 1996, partly by casting himself as a champion of ordinary Aussies and Keating as representative of a washed-up elite.
- Private eye Harry Moseby is hired by a washed-up actress to find her runaway teenage daughter.
- Both her tone and her tune epitomize soul and bring her character, a washed-up cabaret dancer, to life.
- The judge asks him if he can think of any reason he shouldn't be shipped off to prison and if there's anyone out there who cares about a washed-up has-been.
- At an interview for a job writing material for a serious stand-up comic, Jerry meets David Dobel, a washed-up comic writer in his sixties reduced to teaching at a Manhattan high school.
- The world would be a much better place if today's washed-up actresses saw patriotism as the route to respectability.
- As far as I know, none of them are washed-up, alcoholic, chain smoking, horny celebrities.
- He's a compellingly close-to-the-bone pastiche of washed-up stand-ups.
- It's funny how most of that generation of comedians have transformed into washed-up has-beens or else are producing safe, unchallenging cosy comedy for the 35-55 age group.
- Luke Wilson, as Richie, the washed-up tennis champion in love with his sister, offers some of the most moving scenes in the film, and manages it all while sporting sunglasses and a sweatband.
- In a matter of a few weeks, William Hague, once head of a struggling gathering of washed-up, latter-day Tories, has seen his fortunes miraculously transformed.
- Kiki is a washed-up, boozed-up chanteuse whose middle age passed her by some time ago and Herb, her piano-battering, lifelong accompanist provides musical underscoring to her rants and raves.

Definition of washed-up in US English:

washed-up

adjectivewɑʃt əpwäSHt əp

1Deposited by the tide on a shore.
潮汐冲到岸上的
washed-up jellyfish
潮汐冲到岸上的水母。
Example sentencesExamples
- I walked the tide line to find the morning's washed-up gifts; stepped carefully between jellyfish the size of dinner plates; dug for escaping mole crabs and wiggling coquinas in hand-made tidal pools.
- Flat as a washed-up jellyfish, the 217 hectare sand cay is only 4m above sea level at its highest point.
- Most of these insects colonized the margins of the sea: places such as mangrove forests, salt marshes, tide pools, sandy beaches, clumps of washed-up seaweed, and crevices at the upper reaches of rocky shores.
- The carcass of the 27 ft mammal was washed-up and became stuck on rocks at Oxwich Bay in the Gower peninsula.
Synonyms
ruined, finished, destroyed, broken, wrecked, undone, doomed, lost, defeated, beaten, foiled, frustrated, thwarted
1. 1.1informal No longer effective or successful.
  〈非正式〉不再有效的；不再成功的
  a washed-up actress
  一个不再走红的女演员。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His performance is also a tour de force, and it is a measure of how much the viewer buys in to his character, a washed-up TV actor, that you are left doubting the sincerity of his big emotional scene.
  Some Marvel staffers, in terms they now regret or deny, denounced his work as the ravings of a washed-up, senile old man.
  He plays a boozy, washed-up lawyer who takes an 18-year-old legal whiz kid under his wing.
  Private eye Harry Moseby is hired by a washed-up actress to find her runaway teenage daughter.
  He's a compellingly close-to-the-bone pastiche of washed-up stand-ups.
  The world would be a much better place if today's washed-up actresses saw patriotism as the route to respectability.
  In a matter of a few weeks, William Hague, once head of a struggling gathering of washed-up, latter-day Tories, has seen his fortunes miraculously transformed.
  At an interview for a job writing material for a serious stand-up comic, Jerry meets David Dobel, a washed-up comic writer in his sixties reduced to teaching at a Manhattan high school.
  He beat Keating in 1996, partly by casting himself as a champion of ordinary Aussies and Keating as representative of a washed-up elite.
  Both her tone and her tune epitomize soul and bring her character, a washed-up cabaret dancer, to life.
  It's funny how most of that generation of comedians have transformed into washed-up has-beens or else are producing safe, unchallenging cosy comedy for the 35-55 age group.
  I went there to laugh at the washed-up child star, and I'm sorry that I ever thought like that.
  The world does not need another washed-up metal musician.
  Bill Murray is a washed-up actor doing commercials in Japan.
  Kiki is a washed-up, boozed-up chanteuse whose middle age passed her by some time ago and Herb, her piano-battering, lifelong accompanist provides musical underscoring to her rants and raves.
  The judge asks him if he can think of any reason he shouldn't be shipped off to prison and if there's anyone out there who cares about a washed-up has-been.
  Yet somehow, in French director Benoit Jacquot's latest feature, Sade, the Marquis seems more washed-up old rebel than intriguing and sexy personality.
  As far as I know, none of them are washed-up, alcoholic, chain smoking, horny celebrities.
  Luke Wilson, as Richie, the washed-up tennis champion in love with his sister, offers some of the most moving scenes in the film, and manages it all while sporting sunglasses and a sweatband.
  Just as the sea looks ready to submerge the coastal burgh of Montrose, so has its football club become a harbour for washed-up professionals.

词汇	washed-up
释义	Definition of washed-up in English: washed-up adjectivewɒʃtˈʌpwɑʃt əp 1Deposited by the tide on a shore. 潮汐冲到岸上的 washed-up jellyfish 潮汐冲到岸上的水母。 Example sentencesExamples I walked the tide line to find the morning's washed-up gifts; stepped carefully between jellyfish the size of dinner plates; dug for escaping mole crabs and wiggling coquinas in hand-made tidal pools. Flat as a washed-up jellyfish, the 217 hectare sand cay is only 4m above sea level at its highest point. The carcass of the 27 ft mammal was washed-up and became stuck on rocks at Oxwich Bay in the Gower peninsula. Most of these insects colonized the margins of the sea: places such as mangrove forests, salt marshes, tide pools, sandy beaches, clumps of washed-up seaweed, and crevices at the upper reaches of rocky shores. Synonyms ruined, finished, destroyed, broken, wrecked, undone, doomed, lost, defeated, beaten, foiled, frustrated, thwarted 2informal No longer effective or successful. 〈非正式〉不再有效的；不再成功的 a washed-up actress 一个不再走红的女演员。 Example sentencesExamples I went there to laugh at the washed-up child star, and I'm sorry that I ever thought like that. He plays a boozy, washed-up lawyer who takes an 18-year-old legal whiz kid under his wing. His performance is also a tour de force, and it is a measure of how much the viewer buys in to his character, a washed-up TV actor, that you are left doubting the sincerity of his big emotional scene. Yet somehow, in French director Benoit Jacquot's latest feature, Sade, the Marquis seems more washed-up old rebel than intriguing and sexy personality. Some Marvel staffers, in terms they now regret or deny, denounced his work as the ravings of a washed-up, senile old man. The world does not need another washed-up metal musician. Bill Murray is a washed-up actor doing commercials in Japan. Just as the sea looks ready to submerge the coastal burgh of Montrose, so has its football club become a harbour for washed-up professionals. He beat Keating in 1996, partly by casting himself as a champion of ordinary Aussies and Keating as representative of a washed-up elite. Private eye Harry Moseby is hired by a washed-up actress to find her runaway teenage daughter. Both her tone and her tune epitomize soul and bring her character, a washed-up cabaret dancer, to life. The judge asks him if he can think of any reason he shouldn't be shipped off to prison and if there's anyone out there who cares about a washed-up has-been. At an interview for a job writing material for a serious stand-up comic, Jerry meets David Dobel, a washed-up comic writer in his sixties reduced to teaching at a Manhattan high school. The world would be a much better place if today's washed-up actresses saw patriotism as the route to respectability. As far as I know, none of them are washed-up, alcoholic, chain smoking, horny celebrities. He's a compellingly close-to-the-bone pastiche of washed-up stand-ups. It's funny how most of that generation of comedians have transformed into washed-up has-beens or else are producing safe, unchallenging cosy comedy for the 35-55 age group. Luke Wilson, as Richie, the washed-up tennis champion in love with his sister, offers some of the most moving scenes in the film, and manages it all while sporting sunglasses and a sweatband. In a matter of a few weeks, William Hague, once head of a struggling gathering of washed-up, latter-day Tories, has seen his fortunes miraculously transformed. Kiki is a washed-up, boozed-up chanteuse whose middle age passed her by some time ago and Herb, her piano-battering, lifelong accompanist provides musical underscoring to her rants and raves. Definition of washed-up in US English: washed-up adjectivewɑʃt əpwäSHt əp 1Deposited by the tide on a shore. 潮汐冲到岸上的 washed-up jellyfish 潮汐冲到岸上的水母。 Example sentencesExamples I walked the tide line to find the morning's washed-up gifts; stepped carefully between jellyfish the size of dinner plates; dug for escaping mole crabs and wiggling coquinas in hand-made tidal pools. Flat as a washed-up jellyfish, the 217 hectare sand cay is only 4m above sea level at its highest point. Most of these insects colonized the margins of the sea: places such as mangrove forests, salt marshes, tide pools, sandy beaches, clumps of washed-up seaweed, and crevices at the upper reaches of rocky shores. The carcass of the 27 ft mammal was washed-up and became stuck on rocks at Oxwich Bay in the Gower peninsula. Synonyms ruined, finished, destroyed, broken, wrecked, undone, doomed, lost, defeated, beaten, foiled, frustrated, thwarted 1.1informal No longer effective or successful. 〈非正式〉不再有效的；不再成功的 a washed-up actress 一个不再走红的女演员。 Example sentencesExamples His performance is also a tour de force, and it is a measure of how much the viewer buys in to his character, a washed-up TV actor, that you are left doubting the sincerity of his big emotional scene. Some Marvel staffers, in terms they now regret or deny, denounced his work as the ravings of a washed-up, senile old man. He plays a boozy, washed-up lawyer who takes an 18-year-old legal whiz kid under his wing. Private eye Harry Moseby is hired by a washed-up actress to find her runaway teenage daughter. He's a compellingly close-to-the-bone pastiche of washed-up stand-ups. The world would be a much better place if today's washed-up actresses saw patriotism as the route to respectability. In a matter of a few weeks, William Hague, once head of a struggling gathering of washed-up, latter-day Tories, has seen his fortunes miraculously transformed. At an interview for a job writing material for a serious stand-up comic, Jerry meets David Dobel, a washed-up comic writer in his sixties reduced to teaching at a Manhattan high school. He beat Keating in 1996, partly by casting himself as a champion of ordinary Aussies and Keating as representative of a washed-up elite. Both her tone and her tune epitomize soul and bring her character, a washed-up cabaret dancer, to life. It's funny how most of that generation of comedians have transformed into washed-up has-beens or else are producing safe, unchallenging cosy comedy for the 35-55 age group. I went there to laugh at the washed-up child star, and I'm sorry that I ever thought like that. The world does not need another washed-up metal musician. Bill Murray is a washed-up actor doing commercials in Japan. Kiki is a washed-up, boozed-up chanteuse whose middle age passed her by some time ago and Herb, her piano-battering, lifelong accompanist provides musical underscoring to her rants and raves. The judge asks him if he can think of any reason he shouldn't be shipped off to prison and if there's anyone out there who cares about a washed-up has-been. Yet somehow, in French director Benoit Jacquot's latest feature, Sade, the Marquis seems more washed-up old rebel than intriguing and sexy personality. As far as I know, none of them are washed-up, alcoholic, chain smoking, horny celebrities. Luke Wilson, as Richie, the washed-up tennis champion in love with his sister, offers some of the most moving scenes in the film, and manages it all while sporting sunglasses and a sweatband. Just as the sea looks ready to submerge the coastal burgh of Montrose, so has its football club become a harbour for washed-up professionals.
随便看	keepnet keepnets keep nit keep nit keep nose clean keep nose out of keep nose to the grindstone keep nothing back keep off keep off keep off keep off keep on keep on keep on keep on about keep on about keep on at keep on at keep on a tight rein keep on at someone keep one's bed keep one's bed keep one's cards close to one's chest keep one's chin up