"launder" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 洗（衣服）- 洗钱

Definition

清洗衣服、床单或类似物品。也可以指通过合法生意掩盖非法所得的钱，这被称为洗钱。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

谈到衣物时，'launder'比'wash'更正式。最常用于“launder money”（洗钱），这是法律和新闻中的常用表达，表示将非法资金伪装成合法资金。

Examples

I need to launder these shirts before the trip.

我需要在旅行前**洗**这些衬衫。

They launder towels every day at the hotel.

酒店每天都会**洗**毛巾。

Criminals sometimes launder money through fake businesses.

犯罪分子有时会通过虚假企业**洗钱**。

We dropped off our clothes at the dry cleaner to get them laundered and pressed.

我们把衣服送到了干洗店去**清洗**和熨烫。

The government is working to stop people who launder money from drug sales.

政府正努力打击通过贩毒**洗钱**的人。

You don't really hear people say 'I need to launder my jeans'—they usually say 'wash' instead.

人们通常不会说“我需要**洗**我的牛仔裤”用'lauder'，而是用'洗'。