"washboard" in Chinese (Simplified)
搓衣板
Definition
搓衣板是一种有沟槽表面的工具,用于手洗衣物。也可以形容线条分明的腹肌。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
原义为洗衣工具,现在多用于比喻腹肌非常明显('washboard abs')。在一些民俗或爵士乐队中,搓衣板还是一种打击乐器。
Examples
My grandmother used a washboard to clean clothes.
我的奶奶用**搓衣板**洗衣服。
There is a washboard by the river for people to wash clothes.
河边有一个**搓衣板**,人们可以用来洗衣服。
The old house still has a washboard in the bathroom.
那栋老房子的浴室里还有一个**搓衣板**。
He works out every day and now he has washboard abs.
他每天锻炼,现在有了**搓衣板**腹肌。
During the folk music show, someone played the washboard for rhythm.
在民谣音乐表演中,有人用**搓衣板**打节奏。
That gravel road is so bumpy—it feels like driving over a giant washboard!
那条碎石路太颠簸了——感觉像开在巨大的**搓衣板**上一样!