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Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chōngxǐ
"工作结束后需要对设备进行全面冲洗。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A thorough cleaning of a surface, area, or equipment by washing with water and often a detergent.
"The laboratory requires a daily wash-down to maintain strict sterility standards."
- 1
Designed or constructed to facilitate easy and thorough cleaning with water.
"The food processing plant is equipped with wash-down walls and drainage systems."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'wash down', combining the Old English 'wascan' (to wash) with the adverb/preposition 'down'. Originally emerging in maritime and industrial contexts during the 19th century to describe the thorough cleaning of decks or machinery using copious amounts of water.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wash-down" is said worldwide
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lavage
Transliteration: lavaʒ
"Le nettoyage complet nécessite un lavage à grande eau."
Abspritzen
Transliteration: ˈapˌʃprɪt͡sn̩
"Nach der Arbeit erfolgt das gründliche Abspritzen der Maschinen."
lavaggio
Transliteration: laˈvaddʒo
"È necessario un accurato lavaggio della pavimentazione industriale."
baldeo
Transliteration: balˈdeo
"El operario realizó el baldeo de la cubierta del barco."
lavagem
Transliteration: laˈvɐʒẽj̃
"A área de produção passa por uma lavagem completa todas as noites."
धुलाई
Transliteration: dhulaai
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कारखाने के फर्श की रोजाना धुलाई की जाती है।"
冲洗
Transliteration: chōngxǐ
Script: 中文汉字
"工作结束后需要对设备进行全面冲洗。"
물청소
Transliteration: mulcheongso
Script: 한국어 한글
"작업장이 끝나면 바닥 물청소를 해야 합니다."
水洗い
Transliteration: mizuarai
Script: 日本語
"作業終了後に床の水洗いを行います。"
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