[predic.]covered or flooded with water, especially seawater or rain 被水(尤指海水或雨水)淹没的,冲刷的 the boat rolled violently, her decks awash. 船晃得厉害,水冲上了甲板。 the city was awash with journalists. 新闻记者纷纷涌进这座城市。 ■level with the surface of water, especially the sea, so that it just washes over 与水面齐平的;被(海)水冲打着的 a rock awash outside the reef entrance. 沙洲入口外侧一块被海水冲打着的岩石。