eyewash

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The washing out of the eyes with copious solution (usually water alone) to quickly remove an irritant, as for example in laboratories and industrial plants; the washing solution itself. countable,uncountable,usually
    — an eyewash station on every floor of the building
  2. A soothing medicated lotion for the eyes. countable,uncountable,usually
  3. Camouflage; disguise; false front; pretense; nonsense. figuratively,slang,uncountable,usually
    — Near-synonyms: whitewash, window dressing
动词 v.
  1. To fool with nonsense or flattery.
  2. To keep information secret by sending false information to many people in one's own organization, and correct information to a select few.
    — But others said that eyewashing was a standard security practice that had been in existence for decades.

词形变化

eyewashes plural eyewashes present,singular,third-person eyewashing participle,present eyewashed participle,past eyewashed past

词汇关系

相关词
eye bleach eyecare eyedrops eyebath

词源

词源 1
From eye + wash.
Compare typologically Russian глаз замы́лился (glaz zamýlilsja) (akin to мы́ло (mýlo), мыть (mytʹ)).
词源 2
From eye + wash.
Compare typologically Russian глаз замы́лился (glaz zamýlilsja) (akin to мы́ло (mýlo), мыть (mytʹ)).
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