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单词 washed up
释义
washed up
adjective
uk
/ˌwɒʃt ˈʌp/us
/ˌwɑːʃt ˈʌp/
If you arewashedup, you are nolongersuccessfuland you have nochanceofsuccessin thefuture:
（工作）不会再有成功的希望的，没有前途的
Thetragedyof being adanceris that you'reallwashedup by thetimeyou're 35.当一个舞蹈演员的悲哀就在于，到了35岁你的事业就都结束了。
[before noun]abunchof washed-upcelebrities一群光环不再的明星
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not achieving wealth, popularity, or success
  • unsuccessfulHe tried for years to get his work published before accepting he was a commercially unsuccessful writer.
  • failedShe was a failed singer.
  • frustratedHe was a legendary actor, but a frustrated director.
  • strugglingThe struggling actor was cut from yet another film.
  • on the ropesAfter that scandal, the MP is really on the ropes.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unsuccessful (people and things)
  • abortive
  • achiever
  • be dead in the wateridiom
  • botched
  • counterproductive
  • flatline
  • frustrated
  • futile
  • go/get/head nowhereidiom
  • inauspicious
  • lame duck
  • redemption
  • rope
  • small-time
  • small-timer
  • stillborn
  • struggling
  • up and downidiom
  • vain
  • vainly
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(Definition ofwashed upfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

washed-up| American Dictionary

washed-up
adjective[not gradable]
infml
us/ˈwɑʃtˈʌp,ˈwɔʃt-/
nolongersuitablefor orableto do what you did in the past:
a washed-upcomic
(Definition ofwashed-upfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We are dealing with awashed-uprelic of an idea from the last decade that has outlived its usefulness.
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The rips and marks on the bodies ofwashed-upcarcases are evidence of the horrific final minutes of one of humankind's closest relatives.
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Word of the discovery and mystery of thewashed-upcreature spread and many people came to see the carcass.
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He ended his career on a dismal losing streak, and waswashed-upby age 22.
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I'd rather be a beginner that's on fire than be awashed-upveteran.
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Jaworski belabored with marginal players andwashed-upveterans in trying to earn respectability during this period.
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Name thewashed-updirector and interfering actress who will be dead in a matter of minutes.
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Divers on the southside of the atoll in the path of the tsunami were later foundwashed-up100 mi away.
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He is simply awashed-upactor who decides to be a costumed criminal for a living.
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Residents gather on the beach to throw oranges and lemons, in reference to thewashed-upcargo, and prizes are given for the longest throws.
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Dingoes in coastal regions regularly patrol the coast for dead fish, seals, penguins and otherwashed-upbirds.
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The wreck was discovered in the 1970s when portions of it washed ashore (reports indicate that some of thewashed-updebris had been used for beach campfires).
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The film is about awashed-uprock singer who makes a deal with a mysterious doctor who promises to return his voice to its prime, with horrifying consequences.
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