Definition of washout in English:

washout

nounˈwɒʃaʊt

1informal An event or period that is spoiled by constant or heavy rain.
〈非正式〉因雨而受影响的活动
last summer was a bit of a washout here
what had looked in the grey morning to be a washout turned into a great day
as modifier the washout summer has hit trade
Example sentencesExamples
- If we'd had a more settled weekend, no doubt the numbers would have been higher, but we certainly didn't have a washout.
- After a washout on Wednesday, the queue down Church Road was encouragingly huge and inside the All England Club players were hurrying to the practice courts.
- The Hack and I recently took an overnight trip to the Grampians which ended up being a washout.
- But the rain came down again, leading to two further washouts, and the players christened the game the Match that Refused to Die.
- Yesterday was a bit of a washout - it rained on and off most of the day so I spent my time in museums.
- And the odds are stacked in favour of a washout next week, too.
- Norths and Easts were forced to endure their second washout in three weeks and will be keen to get some game time in coming weeks.
- The washout heightened expectations for the five-match series against the world's top-ranked teams starting at Wellington tomorrow.
- The Glenpark side are one of several teams whose campaign has thus far been blighted by a total washout.
- The only thing that was a washout was the Torchlight Procession planned for Sunday evening, which had to be cancelled because of the weather.
- The vagaries of the British weather render many summer song spectaculars a washout.
- After all, there are no guarantees that a summer wedding in the middle of June won't be a washout.
- But those hopes were scuppered by Friday's torrential rain which also made Saturday a total washout, and even prevented any play until after lunch yesterday.
- But now, after four wins and a washout in their last five games, they have climbed from seventh to fifth, and have overtaken England in the process.
- We then went on to Sri Lanka where the one-day part of the tour was virtually a washout and it meant I played very little cricket at all.
- Through no fault of the organisers, last year's River Festival was a total washout, with torrential rain and flooding.
- But far from being a washout, the fun continued with revellers and entertainers singing and dancing in the rain.
- We didn't lose a single Test, and but for two terrible washouts we might have won 6-0.
1. 1.1 A disappointing failure.
  令人失望的失败
  the film was branded a colossal washout
  这部电影被认为是个大失败。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But when it comes to human relations, he's a washout.
  Fortunately, the duo's shining moments - even if they occasionally seem accidental - emerge with just enough frequency to justify the prudent skipping of the album's outright washouts.
  This series will be neither a washout nor a classic - about as good as the last one.
  But he suffered several injuries, and his year was a washout.
  Last season was a washout because of injuries (right hand and thumb).
  There will be a day when some nice fish are caught, but the next day, in the same place, it will be a near washout.
  The spring rolls are actually pretty good, but the tamarind dipping sauce is a washout.
  I was able to get a lot of reading done last week because television, outside the final episode of The Sopranos, was a washout.
  New Years was a bit if a washout, which was a bit of a shame.
  The truth is, when it comes to high school draft picks, there are many more successes than washouts.
  What others might call a washout was exactly what she wanted.
  To prospective employers, let me say that I'd be willing to fail for a fraction of the cost of other corporate washouts.
  I wouldn't say that the band is actually a washout, or even really that bad, but listening to all of their best hits back-to-back makes you realize just how little they experimented with their sound.
  He may be charming but he is willful, thoroughly spoiled and a washout in politics.
  The first trip was a real washout with the river actually being in the farmers' field in most places.
  Synonyms
  failure, disappointment, let-down, loser, non-achiever, ne'er-do-well
  fiasco, setback, blow, misfortune, disaster, catastrophe, mess, debacle, damp squib
  informal flop, dud, non-starter, no-hoper, lead balloon, fail
  North American clinker
2A breach in a road or railway track caused by flooding.
（道路、桥梁被洪水）冲溃处
chores like repairing washouts in the gravel access road
Example sentencesExamples
- The railway went through some of Australia's most desolate and flood prone country, often suffering washouts with passengers marooned for several days.
- There were washouts, hairpin turns, all kinds of logistical problems, food problems, and fuel problems, but it was a great adventure.
- It was conceivable the washout could have occurred only an hour before the boys drove down the track.
- There were three days of waiting at Port Augusta due to a washout further up the line.
- So far this year, we've gotten the construction completed on the Weiskopf layout before the rains hit, but there's been a few washouts.
- Especially if you're a hiker, for whom the after effects of the resultant washouts, debris flows, landslides and more mean that this summer's range of destinations won't be quite the same.
- Freezing temperatures, blowing snow, landslides and washouts all keep the maintenance of way crews busy on the pass.
- The railway was plagued early on by frequent landslides and washouts, especially during the severe rainy season of 1979.
- You also want to be sure you don't set up your trailer and the generator in an area that might be subject to washouts or runoff from a slope.
- The result is an oxymoron: a mountainous minimalist design, where ridge lines tumbling off mountain flanks are carried through as fairway contours and washouts serve as hazards and even bunkers.
- There were burned trees felled along the way and six foot deep washouts.
- The washout was caused by heavy rains on Thursday but did not become apparent until the Des Moines track started to dry out on Friday afternoon.
- It can wheel through thick mud and washouts without getting stuck and without leaving behind big ruts.
- What had actually happened was that she had encountered an unseen, unmarked washout across the road more than three feet wide.
- This is the Dairy State, after all, and milk is money; washouts, deep mud, and other excuses for missing the daily udder-to-market runs are unacceptable to farmfolk.
1. 2.1Geology A channel cut into a sedimentary deposit by rushing water and filled with younger material.
  〔地质〕冲刷沟
3Medicine
The removal of material or a substance from the body or a part of it, especially by washing with a fluid.
〔医〕（体内物质的）清洗，清除
Example sentencesExamples
- Two developed postoperative infection one of which required bilateral antral washout, the other settled with medical treatment.
- The severity of this interaction necessitates a five-week washout when switching a patient from fluoxetine to an MAOI to allow complete elimination of the fluoxetine.
- She returned to the operating room 5 times for washouts of her open abdomen within the first week after admission.
- Arthroscopic debridement and washout has a role as a temporising procedure in early osteoarthritis associated with mechanical symptoms.
- The abdomen was left open to allow for additional debridements and washouts of necrotizing fasciitis of the abdominal wall.

Definition of washout in US English:

washout

noun

1informal An event or period that is spoiled by constant or heavy rain.
〈非正式〉因雨而受影响的活动
last summer was a bit of a washout here
what had looked in the gray morning to be a washout turned into a great day
Example sentencesExamples
- After all, there are no guarantees that a summer wedding in the middle of June won't be a washout.
- The only thing that was a washout was the Torchlight Procession planned for Sunday evening, which had to be cancelled because of the weather.
- After a washout on Wednesday, the queue down Church Road was encouragingly huge and inside the All England Club players were hurrying to the practice courts.
- If we'd had a more settled weekend, no doubt the numbers would have been higher, but we certainly didn't have a washout.
- But now, after four wins and a washout in their last five games, they have climbed from seventh to fifth, and have overtaken England in the process.
- Through no fault of the organisers, last year's River Festival was a total washout, with torrential rain and flooding.
- We didn't lose a single Test, and but for two terrible washouts we might have won 6-0.
- But far from being a washout, the fun continued with revellers and entertainers singing and dancing in the rain.
- But the rain came down again, leading to two further washouts, and the players christened the game the Match that Refused to Die.
- The washout heightened expectations for the five-match series against the world's top-ranked teams starting at Wellington tomorrow.
- The Hack and I recently took an overnight trip to the Grampians which ended up being a washout.
- The Glenpark side are one of several teams whose campaign has thus far been blighted by a total washout.
- We then went on to Sri Lanka where the one-day part of the tour was virtually a washout and it meant I played very little cricket at all.
- And the odds are stacked in favour of a washout next week, too.
- But those hopes were scuppered by Friday's torrential rain which also made Saturday a total washout, and even prevented any play until after lunch yesterday.
- The vagaries of the British weather render many summer song spectaculars a washout.
- Yesterday was a bit of a washout - it rained on and off most of the day so I spent my time in museums.
- Norths and Easts were forced to endure their second washout in three weeks and will be keen to get some game time in coming weeks.
1. 1.1 A disappointing failure.
  令人失望的失败
  the film was a washout
  Example sentencesExamples
  This series will be neither a washout nor a classic - about as good as the last one.
  To prospective employers, let me say that I'd be willing to fail for a fraction of the cost of other corporate washouts.
  The spring rolls are actually pretty good, but the tamarind dipping sauce is a washout.
  I wouldn't say that the band is actually a washout, or even really that bad, but listening to all of their best hits back-to-back makes you realize just how little they experimented with their sound.
  The first trip was a real washout with the river actually being in the farmers' field in most places.
  The truth is, when it comes to high school draft picks, there are many more successes than washouts.
  New Years was a bit if a washout, which was a bit of a shame.
  Last season was a washout because of injuries (right hand and thumb).
  I was able to get a lot of reading done last week because television, outside the final episode of The Sopranos, was a washout.
  He may be charming but he is willful, thoroughly spoiled and a washout in politics.
  But when it comes to human relations, he's a washout.
  Fortunately, the duo's shining moments - even if they occasionally seem accidental - emerge with just enough frequency to justify the prudent skipping of the album's outright washouts.
  What others might call a washout was exactly what she wanted.
  But he suffered several injuries, and his year was a washout.
  There will be a day when some nice fish are caught, but the next day, in the same place, it will be a near washout.
  Synonyms
  failure, disappointment, let-down, loser, non-achiever, ne'er-do-well
2A breach in a road or railroad track caused by flooding.
（道路、桥梁被洪水）冲溃处
chores like repairing washouts in the gravel access road
Example sentencesExamples
- Especially if you're a hiker, for whom the after effects of the resultant washouts, debris flows, landslides and more mean that this summer's range of destinations won't be quite the same.
- There were three days of waiting at Port Augusta due to a washout further up the line.
- You also want to be sure you don't set up your trailer and the generator in an area that might be subject to washouts or runoff from a slope.
- There were burned trees felled along the way and six foot deep washouts.
- Freezing temperatures, blowing snow, landslides and washouts all keep the maintenance of way crews busy on the pass.
- The railway was plagued early on by frequent landslides and washouts, especially during the severe rainy season of 1979.
- The railway went through some of Australia's most desolate and flood prone country, often suffering washouts with passengers marooned for several days.
- This is the Dairy State, after all, and milk is money; washouts, deep mud, and other excuses for missing the daily udder-to-market runs are unacceptable to farmfolk.
- It can wheel through thick mud and washouts without getting stuck and without leaving behind big ruts.
- The result is an oxymoron: a mountainous minimalist design, where ridge lines tumbling off mountain flanks are carried through as fairway contours and washouts serve as hazards and even bunkers.
- It was conceivable the washout could have occurred only an hour before the boys drove down the track.
- What had actually happened was that she had encountered an unseen, unmarked washout across the road more than three feet wide.
- So far this year, we've gotten the construction completed on the Weiskopf layout before the rains hit, but there's been a few washouts.
- There were washouts, hairpin turns, all kinds of logistical problems, food problems, and fuel problems, but it was a great adventure.
- The washout was caused by heavy rains on Thursday but did not become apparent until the Des Moines track started to dry out on Friday afternoon.
1. 2.1Geology A channel cut into a sedimentary deposit by rushing water and filled with younger material.
  〔地质〕冲刷沟
3Medicine
The removal of material or a substance from the body or a part of it, either by washing with a fluid, or by allowing it to be eliminated over a period.
〔医〕（体内物质的）清洗，清除
Example sentencesExamples
- Arthroscopic debridement and washout has a role as a temporising procedure in early osteoarthritis associated with mechanical symptoms.
- The severity of this interaction necessitates a five-week washout when switching a patient from fluoxetine to an MAOI to allow complete elimination of the fluoxetine.
- The abdomen was left open to allow for additional debridements and washouts of necrotizing fasciitis of the abdominal wall.
- She returned to the operating room 5 times for washouts of her open abdomen within the first week after admission.
- Two developed postoperative infection one of which required bilateral antral washout, the other settled with medical treatment.

词汇	washout
释义	Definition of washout in English: washout nounˈwɒʃaʊt 1informal An event or period that is spoiled by constant or heavy rain. 〈非正式〉因雨而受影响的活动 last summer was a bit of a washout here what had looked in the grey morning to be a washout turned into a great day as modifier the washout summer has hit trade Example sentencesExamples If we'd had a more settled weekend, no doubt the numbers would have been higher, but we certainly didn't have a washout. After a washout on Wednesday, the queue down Church Road was encouragingly huge and inside the All England Club players were hurrying to the practice courts. The Hack and I recently took an overnight trip to the Grampians which ended up being a washout. But the rain came down again, leading to two further washouts, and the players christened the game the Match that Refused to Die. Yesterday was a bit of a washout - it rained on and off most of the day so I spent my time in museums. And the odds are stacked in favour of a washout next week, too. Norths and Easts were forced to endure their second washout in three weeks and will be keen to get some game time in coming weeks. The washout heightened expectations for the five-match series against the world's top-ranked teams starting at Wellington tomorrow. The Glenpark side are one of several teams whose campaign has thus far been blighted by a total washout. The only thing that was a washout was the Torchlight Procession planned for Sunday evening, which had to be cancelled because of the weather. The vagaries of the British weather render many summer song spectaculars a washout. After all, there are no guarantees that a summer wedding in the middle of June won't be a washout. But those hopes were scuppered by Friday's torrential rain which also made Saturday a total washout, and even prevented any play until after lunch yesterday. But now, after four wins and a washout in their last five games, they have climbed from seventh to fifth, and have overtaken England in the process. We then went on to Sri Lanka where the one-day part of the tour was virtually a washout and it meant I played very little cricket at all. Through no fault of the organisers, last year's River Festival was a total washout, with torrential rain and flooding. But far from being a washout, the fun continued with revellers and entertainers singing and dancing in the rain. We didn't lose a single Test, and but for two terrible washouts we might have won 6-0. 1.1 A disappointing failure. 令人失望的失败 the film was branded a colossal washout 这部电影被认为是个大失败。 Example sentencesExamples But when it comes to human relations, he's a washout. Fortunately, the duo's shining moments - even if they occasionally seem accidental - emerge with just enough frequency to justify the prudent skipping of the album's outright washouts. This series will be neither a washout nor a classic - about as good as the last one. But he suffered several injuries, and his year was a washout. Last season was a washout because of injuries (right hand and thumb). There will be a day when some nice fish are caught, but the next day, in the same place, it will be a near washout. The spring rolls are actually pretty good, but the tamarind dipping sauce is a washout. I was able to get a lot of reading done last week because television, outside the final episode of The Sopranos, was a washout. New Years was a bit if a washout, which was a bit of a shame. The truth is, when it comes to high school draft picks, there are many more successes than washouts. What others might call a washout was exactly what she wanted. To prospective employers, let me say that I'd be willing to fail for a fraction of the cost of other corporate washouts. I wouldn't say that the band is actually a washout, or even really that bad, but listening to all of their best hits back-to-back makes you realize just how little they experimented with their sound. He may be charming but he is willful, thoroughly spoiled and a washout in politics. The first trip was a real washout with the river actually being in the farmers' field in most places. Synonyms failure, disappointment, let-down, loser, non-achiever, ne'er-do-well fiasco, setback, blow, misfortune, disaster, catastrophe, mess, debacle, damp squib informal flop, dud, non-starter, no-hoper, lead balloon, fail North American clinker 2A breach in a road or railway track caused by flooding. （道路、桥梁被洪水）冲溃处 chores like repairing washouts in the gravel access road Example sentencesExamples The railway went through some of Australia's most desolate and flood prone country, often suffering washouts with passengers marooned for several days. There were washouts, hairpin turns, all kinds of logistical problems, food problems, and fuel problems, but it was a great adventure. It was conceivable the washout could have occurred only an hour before the boys drove down the track. There were three days of waiting at Port Augusta due to a washout further up the line. So far this year, we've gotten the construction completed on the Weiskopf layout before the rains hit, but there's been a few washouts. Especially if you're a hiker, for whom the after effects of the resultant washouts, debris flows, landslides and more mean that this summer's range of destinations won't be quite the same. Freezing temperatures, blowing snow, landslides and washouts all keep the maintenance of way crews busy on the pass. The railway was plagued early on by frequent landslides and washouts, especially during the severe rainy season of 1979. You also want to be sure you don't set up your trailer and the generator in an area that might be subject to washouts or runoff from a slope. The result is an oxymoron: a mountainous minimalist design, where ridge lines tumbling off mountain flanks are carried through as fairway contours and washouts serve as hazards and even bunkers. There were burned trees felled along the way and six foot deep washouts. The washout was caused by heavy rains on Thursday but did not become apparent until the Des Moines track started to dry out on Friday afternoon. It can wheel through thick mud and washouts without getting stuck and without leaving behind big ruts. What had actually happened was that she had encountered an unseen, unmarked washout across the road more than three feet wide. This is the Dairy State, after all, and milk is money; washouts, deep mud, and other excuses for missing the daily udder-to-market runs are unacceptable to farmfolk. 2.1Geology A channel cut into a sedimentary deposit by rushing water and filled with younger material. 〔地质〕冲刷沟 3Medicine The removal of material or a substance from the body or a part of it, especially by washing with a fluid. 〔医〕（体内物质的）清洗，清除 Example sentencesExamples Two developed postoperative infection one of which required bilateral antral washout, the other settled with medical treatment. The severity of this interaction necessitates a five-week washout when switching a patient from fluoxetine to an MAOI to allow complete elimination of the fluoxetine. She returned to the operating room 5 times for washouts of her open abdomen within the first week after admission. Arthroscopic debridement and washout has a role as a temporising procedure in early osteoarthritis associated with mechanical symptoms. The abdomen was left open to allow for additional debridements and washouts of necrotizing fasciitis of the abdominal wall. Definition of washout in US English: washout noun 1informal An event or period that is spoiled by constant or heavy rain. 〈非正式〉因雨而受影响的活动 last summer was a bit of a washout here what had looked in the gray morning to be a washout turned into a great day Example sentencesExamples After all, there are no guarantees that a summer wedding in the middle of June won't be a washout. The only thing that was a washout was the Torchlight Procession planned for Sunday evening, which had to be cancelled because of the weather. After a washout on Wednesday, the queue down Church Road was encouragingly huge and inside the All England Club players were hurrying to the practice courts. If we'd had a more settled weekend, no doubt the numbers would have been higher, but we certainly didn't have a washout. But now, after four wins and a washout in their last five games, they have climbed from seventh to fifth, and have overtaken England in the process. Through no fault of the organisers, last year's River Festival was a total washout, with torrential rain and flooding. We didn't lose a single Test, and but for two terrible washouts we might have won 6-0. But far from being a washout, the fun continued with revellers and entertainers singing and dancing in the rain. But the rain came down again, leading to two further washouts, and the players christened the game the Match that Refused to Die. The washout heightened expectations for the five-match series against the world's top-ranked teams starting at Wellington tomorrow. The Hack and I recently took an overnight trip to the Grampians which ended up being a washout. The Glenpark side are one of several teams whose campaign has thus far been blighted by a total washout. We then went on to Sri Lanka where the one-day part of the tour was virtually a washout and it meant I played very little cricket at all. And the odds are stacked in favour of a washout next week, too. But those hopes were scuppered by Friday's torrential rain which also made Saturday a total washout, and even prevented any play until after lunch yesterday. The vagaries of the British weather render many summer song spectaculars a washout. Yesterday was a bit of a washout - it rained on and off most of the day so I spent my time in museums. Norths and Easts were forced to endure their second washout in three weeks and will be keen to get some game time in coming weeks. 1.1 A disappointing failure. 令人失望的失败 the film was a washout Example sentencesExamples This series will be neither a washout nor a classic - about as good as the last one. To prospective employers, let me say that I'd be willing to fail for a fraction of the cost of other corporate washouts. The spring rolls are actually pretty good, but the tamarind dipping sauce is a washout. I wouldn't say that the band is actually a washout, or even really that bad, but listening to all of their best hits back-to-back makes you realize just how little they experimented with their sound. The first trip was a real washout with the river actually being in the farmers' field in most places. The truth is, when it comes to high school draft picks, there are many more successes than washouts. New Years was a bit if a washout, which was a bit of a shame. Last season was a washout because of injuries (right hand and thumb). I was able to get a lot of reading done last week because television, outside the final episode of The Sopranos, was a washout. He may be charming but he is willful, thoroughly spoiled and a washout in politics. But when it comes to human relations, he's a washout. Fortunately, the duo's shining moments - even if they occasionally seem accidental - emerge with just enough frequency to justify the prudent skipping of the album's outright washouts. What others might call a washout was exactly what she wanted. But he suffered several injuries, and his year was a washout. There will be a day when some nice fish are caught, but the next day, in the same place, it will be a near washout. Synonyms failure, disappointment, let-down, loser, non-achiever, ne'er-do-well 2A breach in a road or railroad track caused by flooding. （道路、桥梁被洪水）冲溃处 chores like repairing washouts in the gravel access road Example sentencesExamples Especially if you're a hiker, for whom the after effects of the resultant washouts, debris flows, landslides and more mean that this summer's range of destinations won't be quite the same. There were three days of waiting at Port Augusta due to a washout further up the line. You also want to be sure you don't set up your trailer and the generator in an area that might be subject to washouts or runoff from a slope. There were burned trees felled along the way and six foot deep washouts. Freezing temperatures, blowing snow, landslides and washouts all keep the maintenance of way crews busy on the pass. The railway was plagued early on by frequent landslides and washouts, especially during the severe rainy season of 1979. The railway went through some of Australia's most desolate and flood prone country, often suffering washouts with passengers marooned for several days. This is the Dairy State, after all, and milk is money; washouts, deep mud, and other excuses for missing the daily udder-to-market runs are unacceptable to farmfolk. It can wheel through thick mud and washouts without getting stuck and without leaving behind big ruts. The result is an oxymoron: a mountainous minimalist design, where ridge lines tumbling off mountain flanks are carried through as fairway contours and washouts serve as hazards and even bunkers. It was conceivable the washout could have occurred only an hour before the boys drove down the track. What had actually happened was that she had encountered an unseen, unmarked washout across the road more than three feet wide. So far this year, we've gotten the construction completed on the Weiskopf layout before the rains hit, but there's been a few washouts. There were washouts, hairpin turns, all kinds of logistical problems, food problems, and fuel problems, but it was a great adventure. The washout was caused by heavy rains on Thursday but did not become apparent until the Des Moines track started to dry out on Friday afternoon. 2.1Geology A channel cut into a sedimentary deposit by rushing water and filled with younger material. 〔地质〕冲刷沟 3Medicine The removal of material or a substance from the body or a part of it, either by washing with a fluid, or by allowing it to be eliminated over a period. 〔医〕（体内物质的）清洗，清除 Example sentencesExamples Arthroscopic debridement and washout has a role as a temporising procedure in early osteoarthritis associated with mechanical symptoms. The severity of this interaction necessitates a five-week washout when switching a patient from fluoxetine to an MAOI to allow complete elimination of the fluoxetine. The abdomen was left open to allow for additional debridements and washouts of necrotizing fasciitis of the abdominal wall. She returned to the operating room 5 times for washouts of her open abdomen within the first week after admission. Two developed postoperative infection one of which required bilateral antral washout, the other settled with medical treatment.
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