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  1. backwash

    • IPA[ˈbakwɒʃ]

    英式

    • n.
      the motion of receding waves;a backward current created by an object moving through water or air
    • v.
      clean (a filter) by reversing the flow of fluid through it
    • verb: backwash, 3rd person present: backwashes, gerund or present participle: backwashing, past tense: backwashed, past participle: backwashed

    • noun: backwash

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. the motion of receding waves the backwash is reduced in energy by the percolation of water into the shingle 同義詞 wake, wash, slipstream, backflow, path, ... 更多
    • a backward current created by an object moving through water or air the backwash of a truck on the autobahn
    • the unpleasant after-effects of an event the backwash of the Cuban missile crisis 同義詞 repercussions, reverberations, after-effects, aftermath, fallout, ... 更多
    • the liquid that flows back into a bottle, glass, etc. after someone has taken a drink, assumed to contain that person's saliva Can you please stop drinking straight from the milk carton? I don't want your backwash!

    動詞

    • 1. clean (a filter) by reversing the flow of fluid through it the very fine mesh is backwashed to remove solids
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    • IPA[ˈbakˌwôSH]

    美式

    • n.
      the motion of receding waves: the backwash is reduced in energy by the percolation of water into the shingle
    • v.
      clean (a filter) by reversing the flow of fluid through it: the very fine mesh is backwashed to remove solids

    Oxford American Dictionary