Wash hands frequently - 英语词汇详解

Meaning 1：Wash hands frequently (Wash hands frequently)

Wash hands frequently 🔊

/wɒʃ hændz ˈfriːkwəntli/

v. phr.

To clean your hands with soap and water often, especially to remove germs and stay healthy.

Wash hands frequently 🔊

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/wɒʃ hændz ˈfriːkwəntli/

v. phr.

To regularly clean your hands with soap and water, especially to prevent the spread of germs and maintain hygiene.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'wascan' (to wash) + 'hand' + Latin 'frequentem' (often).

💡 Mnemonic

Remember: Wash hands frequently to stay healthy, think 'soap + water = germ free'.

📖 Example

Wash hands frequently is the first rule my mom taught me when I started learning to cook in the kitchen. 🔊 Wash hands frequently is the first rule my mom taught me when I started learning to cook in the kitchen.

🔗 Collocations

wash hands with soap – wash hands with soap

frequent handwashing – frequent handwashing

hand hygiene practice – hand hygiene practice

🔄 Synonyms

clean hands regularly (v. phr.) – To maintain cleanliness of hands on a routine basis.

practice hand hygiene (v. phr.) – To follow procedures for keeping hands clean, including washing.

🚫 Antonyms

neglect handwashing (v. phr.) – To fail to clean hands when necessary.

🌱 Derivatives

handwashing (n.) – The act of cleaning hands with soap and water.

frequent (adj.) – Happening often.

📖 Cultural Story

Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis in the 1840s proved handwashing reduces infection, now a global health practice.