If you call a person or a company washed-up, you are saying their good days are over and they are not coming back — they had success once, and now no one wants them.

If you call如果你說 a person or a company一個人或一家公司 washed-up是 washed-up, you are saying你的意思是 their good days are over他們的好日子已經過去了 and而 they are not coming back不會再回來了 — they had success once他們曾經成功過, and而 now no one wants them現在沒有人要他們了。

It is used most about people whose work depends on being popular: singers, actors, athletes, politicians. The picture behind it is rubbish that the sea throws onto the beach: no longer moving, no longer any use to anyone.

It它 is used most about用得最多的是 people whose work depends on being popular工作要靠受歡迎的人: singers歌手, actors演員, athletes運動員, politicians政治人物。The picture behind it它背後的畫面 is rubbish垃圾 that the sea throws onto the beach被海沖上岸的: no longer moving不再移動, no longer any use to anyone對誰都沒用了。

That makes it a genuinely unkind word, much harder than "he is not doing so well", so be careful who you say it about — people say it about strangers and celebrities far more often than to someone's face.

That makes it這讓它成了 a genuinely unkind word一個真的很不客氣的字, much harder than比…嚴重得多 "he is not doing so well"「he is not doing so well」他最近不太好, so所以 be careful who you say it about要小心你用在誰身上 — people say it about strangers and celebrities far more often than to someone's face人們說陌生人和名人時比當面說多得多。

It is informal, common in American English, and often strengthened: "all washed-up", "a washed-up old boxer". Note that it usually carries a hint of self-inflicted decline, of a career wasted rather than simply ended.

It它 is informal是非正式用語, common in American English在美式英語中很常見, and而 often strengthened常被加強語氣: "all washed-up"「all washed-up」完全過氣了, "a washed-up old boxer"「a washed-up old boxer」一個過氣的老拳擊手。Note that請注意 it usually carries通常帶有 a hint of self-inflicted decline一點自己造成衰落的意味, rather than simply ended而不只是單純結束, of a career wasted而是浪費掉的職涯。

Written with a hyphen before a noun ("a washed-up actor") and often without after "be" ("he's washed up").

Written with a hyphen加連字號 before a noun在名詞前 ("a washed-up actor"「a washed-up actor」一個過氣演員), and而 often without after "be"「be」後面常不加 ("he's washed up"「he's washed up」他已經過氣了)。