launder
英 ['l??nd?]
美['l?nd?]
- vt. 洗滌；清洗；洗黑錢（把來路可疑的錢弄得貌似合法）
- vi. 洗滌；洗熨；耐洗
- n. 流水槽
低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?launders;過去式:?laundered;過去分詞:?laundered;現在分詞:?laundering;
中文詞源
launder 洗熨衣物，洗錢
來自拉丁語lavandaria,洗衣工，詞源同lava,lavatory.引申詞義洗錢。
英文詞源
- launder (v.)
- 1660s, "to wash linen," from noun launder "one who washes" (especially linen), mid-15c., a contraction of lavender, from Old French lavandier "washer, launderer," from Medieval Latin lavandaria "a washer," ultimately from Latin lavare "to wash" (see lave). Criminal banking sense first recorded 1961, from notion of making dirty money seem clean; brought to widespread use during U.S. Watergate scandal, 1973. Related: Laundered; laundering.
雙語例句
- 1. The House voted today to crack down on banks that launder drug money.
- 眾議院今天表決打擊為毒資洗錢的銀行。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. How many guests who expect clean towels every day in an hotel launder their own every day at home?
- 希望在酒店里天天有干凈毛巾用的客人，有多少會在家里每天洗燙自己的毛巾呢？
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The gang launder the steal money through their chain of restaurants.
- 這幫匪徒通過他們的連鎖飯店洗贓款.
來自互聯網
- 4. Properly launder and fold clothes for your family for one week.
- 妥善地為自己的家庭洗熨衣服一星期.
來自互聯網
- 5. I'm afraid we cannot launder embroidered items, ma'am.
- 夫人, 恐怕我們不能洗繡花衣物.
來自互聯網
