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washing-up

noun
🔊/ˌwɒʃɪŋ ˈʌp/
🔊/ˌwɑːʃɪŋ ˈʌp/
 [uncountable] (British English)
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  1. the act of washing plates, glasses, pans, etc. after a meal（饭后）刷洗餐具
    • If you cook, I'll do the washing-up.如果你做饭，我就洗碗。🔊🔊
    • a washing-up bowl洗碟盆
    Topics Cooking and eatingb1, Houses and homesb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + washing-up
    • do
    • leave
    washing-up + noun
    • bowl
    • liquid
    See full entry
  2. the dirty plates, glasses, pans, etc. that have to be washed after a meal（饭后的）待洗餐具
    • The sink was still full of last night's washing-up.洗涤槽里仍然摆满了昨天晚上没洗刷的餐具。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + washing-up
    • do
    • leave
    washing-up + noun
    • bowl
    • liquid
    See full entry