For most of the time it didn't mean the stuff that got washed but the action of washing and the place where you did the washing.
在大部分的时间里,它并不是指所洗的衣物而是指洗这个动作和你洗东西的地方。
A ship got stranded along the shore, but last night sea waves washed it away again.
有条船在岸边搁浅了,可昨天晚上海浪又把它冲走了。
What if it rained and the Dirt Road got washed out?
那么要是碰上了下雨的天气而土路被冲没了怎么办?
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