15秒了解
- Cleaning plates, cutlery, and pots after a meal.
- A common household chore used in daily conversation.
- Often used to negotiate help after eating dinner.
意思
This phrase describes the act of cleaning everything you used to eat or cook. It includes washing plates, bowls, forks, and even heavy pots and pans.
关键例句
3 / 6Talking to a roommate
It's your turn to do the dishes tonight.
It's your turn to wash the plates tonight.
Offering help after dinner
That was a great meal! Let me help you do the dishes.
That was a great meal! Let me help you wash the plates.
Explaining a delay in a professional email
I was finishing up some household chores like doing the dishes before logging on.
I was finishing some chores like washing plates before starting work.
文化背景
Dishwashers are very common, so 'doing the dishes' often means loading the machine. People often say 'washing up' instead of 'doing the dishes'.
Use 'the'
Always use 'the' before 'dishes' in this phrase.
15秒了解
- Cleaning plates, cutlery, and pots after a meal.
- A common household chore used in daily conversation.
- Often used to negotiate help after eating dinner.
What It Means
To do dishes means to wash and dry the items used for a meal. It is a very common daily chore. It covers everything from a tiny spoon to a large frying pan. When you say this, you mean the whole process. This includes scrubbing, rinsing, and putting things away. It is the final step of any meal at home.
How To Use It
You can use this phrase as a verb. It is very flexible. You might say I'm doing the dishes while your hands are in the soapy water. You can also use it for the future, like I will do dishes later. It usually takes the article the, as in do the dishes. Sometimes, people just say do dishes in a general way. It is a simple, hardworking phrase for a simple, hardworking task.
When To Use It
Use this in any casual or home setting. It is perfect when talking to roommates or family. You can use it to offer help after a dinner party. It works well when planning chores. If you are at a friend's house, asking Can I help do the dishes? makes you a great guest. It shows you are helpful and polite.
When NOT To Use It
Avoid this in very fancy professional kitchen settings. A head chef does not do dishes; they have a dishwasher (the person) or use a commercial machine. Do not use it if you only cleaned one single cup. In that case, just say I washed my mug. Also, do not use it for cleaning the table or the floor. It is strictly for the items you eat from.
Cultural Background
In English-speaking cultures, doing the dishes is the classic 'hated chore.' There are many jokes about who has to do them. Usually, the rule is: 'If I cook, you do the dishes.' It is a way of balancing work in a household. Many families have a rotation or a schedule for this specific task. It is seen as a basic life skill everyone should have.
Common Variations
You will often hear wash the dishes. This is exactly the same thing. Some people say do the washing up, especially in the UK or Australia. If you have a machine, you might say load the dishwasher. However, do the dishes remains the most common way to describe the manual task in American English. It is short, punchy, and everyone understands it immediately.
使用说明
This is a neutral, everyday phrase. It is most commonly used with the definite article as `do the dishes`. It is perfectly acceptable in almost all social situations except for extremely formal service environments.
Use 'the'
Always use 'the' before 'dishes' in this phrase.
例句
6It's your turn to do the dishes tonight.
It's your turn to wash the plates tonight.
A common way to assign household chores.
That was a great meal! Let me help you do the dishes.
That was a great meal! Let me help you wash the plates.
A polite gesture when you are a guest.
I was finishing up some household chores like doing the dishes before logging on.
I was finishing some chores like washing plates before starting work.
Briefly mentions a chore to show a human side in a remote work setting.
Don't worry about the kitchen, I'll do dishes when I get home.
Don't worry about the kitchen, I'll wash the plates when I get home.
Shortened for a quick text message.
I'd rather run a marathon than do the dishes.
I would prefer to run a marathon than wash the plates.
Exaggerating how much one dislikes the chore.
No video games until you do the dishes!
No video games until you wash the plates!
Setting a condition for a reward.
自我测试
Fill in the blank.
I hate ________ the dishes.
The collocation is 'do the dishes'.
🎉 得分： /1
视觉学习工具
Formality of 'Do the Dishes'
Used with friends and family.
I'll do dishes later.
Standard daily conversation.
Who is doing the dishes?
Rarely used; 'wash the dinnerware' is preferred.
The staff will clean the dishes.
When to say 'Do the Dishes'
After dinner
I'll do the dishes tonight.
Chores list
Don't forget to do dishes!
Being a guest
Can I help do the dishes?
Roommate talk
Whose turn is it to do dishes?
练习题库
1 练习I hate ________ the dishes.
The collocation is 'do the dishes'.
🎉 得分： /1
常见问题
1 个问题Yes, it is perfectly correct and very common.
相关表达
wash up
synonymTo clean dishes.
