| 釋義 |
洗手不干xǐ shǒu bù gàn?be through with sth;hang up one’s axe; have not anything more to do with; wash one’s hands of sth
?stop (/give up)doing sth wrong and reform oneself
? 大甸子里被釋放五十四名俘虜，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.
? 我們有幾個兄弟想～了，跟四爺借個盤纏；槍就送給你。(袁靜《新兒女英雄傳》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比喻對某項職業(yè)不再繼續(xù)干了。back out of, wash one’s hands of the matter, be done with, hang up one’s axe |