| 释义 |
洗手不干xǐ shǒu bù gàn❶be through with sth;hang up one’s axe; have not anything more to do with; wash one’s hands of sth
❷stop (/give up)doing sth wrong and reform oneself
❍ 大甸子里被释放五十四名俘虏，有的想～，又怕落在老百姓的手里； ……(曲波《林海雪原》477) In the village,the fifty-four prisoners who had been released,pondered their futures.Some who wanted to give up being bandits were afraid of falling into the hands of the people.
❍ 我们有几个兄弟想～了，跟四爷借个盘缠；枪就送给你。(袁静《新儿女英雄传》99) Some of us have decided to wash our hands and quit. We’ll give you our guns,but we’d like to borrow a little travel money. 洗手不干xǐ shǒu bù ɡàn比喻对某项职业不再继续干了。back out of, wash one’s hands of the matter, be done with, hang up one’s axe |