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

• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• So, I also picked up a pair of shorts washed up.
  于是，我又拿起一条短裤洗了起来。
• The things had been washed up by the sea.
  这些东西都是海水冲上来的。
• She was completely washed up with her husband.
  她同她丈夫一刀两断了。
• Birds were picking over the rubbish washed up on the beach.
  鸟儿们仔细挑啄着被冲上沙滩的垃圾。
• It's about a washed up pro-wrestler trying to make a comeback.
  这是一个冲到了亲摔跤试图东山再起。
• After the storm, there was a lot of driftwood washed up on the shore.
  暴风雨过后，许多杂物被冲上了岸。
• 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。