プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
あらう【洗う】
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❶〔汚れを落とす〕wash；〔化学薬品などで〕cleanse；〔ゆすいで〕rinse
冷たい水で顔を洗う
wash one's face in cold water
体を洗う
wash oneself
自動車を洗っている
He is washing his car.／He is giving his car a wash.
食器を洗う
《米》 do [wash] the dishes／《英》 wash up
髪を洗う
wash [shampoo] one's hair
「この布地は洗っても大丈夫ですか」「洗うといたみます」
“Is this material washable?” ― “It doesn't wash well.”
冷水で目を洗う
bathe one's eyes with cold water
傷を洗う
clean [cleanse] a wound
茶殻を捨てて急須を洗う
rinse tea leaves out of a teapot
水夫たちが甲板を洗っていた
The sailors were swabbing down the deck of the ship.
❷〔水や波が寄せてかかる〕wash
急流が絶壁のすそを洗っている
A rapid stream washes the base of the cliff.
波が岸を洗っていた
Waves were washing [lapping on] the beach.（▼lapは小さい波がひたひたと洗う意）
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❶〔影響を受ける〕
経済界は不景気の波に洗われている
The business world is being hit by the effects of the recession.
❷〔調べる〕
警察は彼の身元を洗った
The police made a thorough investigation of his past.
❸〔心が〕
その美しい音楽を聞くと心が洗われるようだった
Listening to that beautiful music, I felt as though my heart [soul] were being 「washed clean [purified].