| 释义 |
a·blu·tions /əˈbluːʃənz/ noun [plural] formal DHCif you perform your ablutions, you wash yourself – sometimes used humorously 沐浴；漱洗〔有时为幽默用法〕Examples from the Corpusablutions• At twelve o'clock the class was dismissed, and there followed a rush for the toilets and ablutions.• Hurriedly she finished her ablutions, pulled on her clothes and went to investigate.• As with all my ablutions, the shave follows a definite and predetermined pattern.• If by chance he does he purges himself by religiously prescribed ablutions.• The ablutions, cookhouse and accommodation are checked for cleanliness, these jobs being a major headache in a platoon location.Origin ablutions (1300-1400) Old French ablution, from Latin, from abluere, from ab- “away” + lavere “to wash”a·blu·tions nounChineseSyllable you wash you – Corpus your ablutions, if yourself perform |