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Dishrag Meaning in English

word

ˈdɪʃˌræɡ
DISH-rag
ˈdɪʃˌræɡ
DISH-rag

释义

A small cloth used for washing or wiping dishes. Sometimes used informally to describe something very worn out or someone exhausted or weak.

用法与细微差别

'Dishrag' is informal, common in American English; in the UK 'dishcloth' is more frequent. Can also insultingly describe a very weak or exhausted person: 'He was as limp as a dishrag.' Usually refers to an absorbent cloth, not a sponge.

例句

Please hand me the dishrag so I can wipe the table.

basic

The dishrag is wet. Let it dry before using it again.

basic

She washed the plates with a soapy dishrag.

basic

After cleaning up, the dishrag smelled terrible.

natural

He was so tired, he just lay there like a used dishrag.

natural

Don’t leave the dishrag balled up in the sink or it’ll get moldy.

natural