"washout" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 徹底失敗
• 沖毀

Definition

“Washout” 可以指徹底失敗（比如被天氣毀掉的活動），也可以指被水沖毀的東西，比如洪水中被毀的道路或橋樑。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式用語，常用於描述因天氣不好而失敗的活動，或被水沖毀的實體。不要和動詞片語 'wash out' 混淆。

Examples

The school picnic was a washout because it rained all day.

學校的野餐因為一整天都在下雨成了個**徹底失敗**。

The flood caused a washout on the main road.

洪水導致主路**被沖毀**。

The concert turned into a washout because of the storm.

由於暴風雨，音樂會成為了一個**徹底失敗**。

Our camping trip was a total washout—we spent the whole time hiding from the rain.

我們的露營旅行完全**失敗**了——我們整天都在躲雨。

Last night's match was a washout; not a single goal was scored, and the field was a mess.

昨晚的比賽**徹底失敗**，一球未進，場地一團糟。

Due to the washout, the train couldn’t reach the next station, and all passengers had to wait for hours.

由於**被沖毀**，火車無法到達下一個車站，所有乘客都等了好幾個小時。