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

• Last night's tide washed up some quite beautiful shells.
  昨晚的潮水冲上来一些相当漂亮的贝壳。
• But in reality it can cause serious injury, when broken glass is washed up on the beach.
  但在现实生活中，如果这些碎玻璃被冲到海滩上来，有可能会造成严重的伤害。
• This beach goes on for hundreds of miles, and thousands of starfish get washed up every day!
  你在做什么？这个海滩有数百英里长，每天都会有成千上万只海星冲上岸！
• Let me tell you, boy, you're all washed up in this company!
  我告诉你吧，小子，你在这个公司里一点儿奔头也没有了。
• Overnight the sea had washed up a lot of rubbish.
  一夜之间海水把许多垃圾冲上了岸。
• Their marriage was washed up long ago.
  他的婚姻关系早已结束了。
• 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。
• We all washed up after dinner.
  饭后我们大家一起洗碗。
• 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。
• 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。