launder

英 [ˈlɔːndə(r)]

美 [ˈlɔːndər]

v.  洗熨(衣物); 洗(钱)
n.  [矿]槽洗机; 流槽

过去分词：laundered　现在分词：laundering　过去式：laundered　复数：launders　第三人称单数：launders　

Collins.1 / BNC.18852 / COCA.15531

牛津词典

verb

• 洗熨（衣物）
  to wash, dry and iron clothes, etc.
  1. freshly laundered sheets
     刚洗的被单
• 洗（钱）
  to move money that has been obtained illegally into foreign bank accounts or legal businesses so that it is difficult for people to know where the money came from

柯林斯词典

• VERB 洗熨（衣物）
  When youlaunderclothes, sheets, and towels, you wash and iron them.
  1. 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净毛巾用的客人，有多少会在家里每天洗烫自己的毛巾呢？
  2. She wore a freshly laundered and starched white shirt.
     她穿一件刚刚浆洗熨烫过的白色衬衣。
• VERB 洗（钱）
  Tolaundermoney that has been obtained illegally means to process it through a legitimate business or to send it abroad to a foreign bank, so that when it comes back nobody knows that it was illegally obtained.
  1. The House voted today to crack down on banks that launder drug money.
     众议院今天表决打击为毒资洗钱的银行。

英英释义

verb

• convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones
• cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
  1. Wash the towels, please!
  Synonym:wash

双语例句

• Daughters were taught early to cook, sew, knit, launder and care for younger children, often serving as little mothers to their siblings.
  那时，女孩子们很小就开始学习做饭，缝纫，编织，清洗和照顾更小的孩子，经常象个小母亲一样照看她们的弟妹。
• He is planning to launder the money through Nathan's campaign.
  他正计划透过铁栏清洗黑钱的活动。
• The transformation of fortunes is not confined to the food sector; a remarkable phenomenon in UK high street retailing is the rise of Primark, which sells clothes for less than a hotel charges to launder them.
  发生境遇转变的不仅是食品业；Primark的崛起在英国商业街零售业中创造了一个不同寻常的奇迹，这家店以低于酒店洗衣费的价格售卖服装。
• Earlier this year, America took aim at banks that were helping Mr Kim's regime to launder money, a pinch that may have caused North Korea to hit back with the nuclear test.
  今年上半年，美国瞄准了帮助金正日政权洗钱的那些银行，可能正是这一打击令朝鲜想以核试验作为回击。
• According to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a wildlife group, smugglers can easily launder illegal ivory through that market.
  据国际爱护动物基金会（InternationalFundforAnimalWelfare）表示，走私贩很容易就可通过这个市场将非法象牙洗白。
• 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净毛巾用的客人，有多少会在家里每天洗烫自己的毛巾呢？
• In addition, China has joined the United States in seeking to crack down on North Korean counterfeiting of American dollars and Chinese yuan, as well as on the use of Chinese banks to launder profits from illicit North Korean exports of drugs including amphetamines.
  此外，中国还同美国一道打击朝鲜制造假美元和假人民币的活动，以及打击利用中国银行给朝鲜非法出口包括安非他命在内的毒品所赚取利润来洗钱的活动。
• The criminals begin to take some new methods including using legal professionals to help them launder money after many states take effective countermeasures.
  随着国际社会采取多种措施打击洗钱犯罪，犯罪分子转而采取了借助专业人员特别是法律服务专业人员的帮助等方法来洗钱。
• But there are increasing concerns that Hong Kong property could become an attractive vehicle for mainland Chinese to launder money.
  但越来越多的人担心香港的地产会成为大陆人一项诱人的洗钱工具。
• I really need to launder my sofa throw.
  我是该洗洗我的沙发套了。