eyewash

n. 洗眼水, 无稽之谈, 骗局 [医] 洗眼药水(洗眼剂)

发音

AU

词形变化

eyewashes 复数 eyewashes eyewashed eyewashes 三单 eyewashing eyewashing 现在分词 eyewashed 过去式 eyewashed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Camouflage; disguise; false front; pretense; nonsense.

    比喻 俚语 不可数

    Near-synonyms: whitewash, window dressing

  2. 2.

    The washing out of the eyes with copious solution (usually water alone) to quickly remove an irritant, as for example in laboratories and industrial plants; the washing solution itself.

    可数 不可数

    an eyewash station on every floor of the building

    a bottle of eyewash

  3. 3.

    A soothing medicated lotion for the eyes.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To fool with nonsense or flattery.

  2. 2.

    To keep information secret by sending false information to many people in one's own organization, and correct information to a select few.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

collyrium

上位词 2

application lotion

词源

From eye + wash. Compare typologically Russian глаз замы́лился (glaz zamýlilsja) (akin to мы́ло (mýlo), мыть (mytʹ)).

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