washout

washout
noun

[usu. in sing.](informal)an event that is spoiled by constant or heavy rain
(非正式)因雨而受影响的活动
■a disappointing failure
令人失望的失败
the film was branded a colossal washout.
这部电影被认为是极失败的。
a breach in a road or railway track caused by flooding
（道路、桥梁被洪水）冲溃
■(Geology)a channel cut into a sedimentary deposit by rushing water and filled with younger material
(地质)冲刷沟
(Medicine)the removal of material or a substance from the body or a part of it, either by washing with a fluid, or by allowing it to be eliminated over a period
(医)（体内物质的）清除

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