lavatory
美音:
[´lævə´tɔ:rı
]英音:
[´lævə´tɔ:rı
]n.厕所,<主英>抽水马桶,<美>洗脸盆,浴室
难易程度:
lavatory为六级词汇
词形变化:
名词复数:lavatories
词根
lav,lau=to wash(洗)
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lavatory
/'lævətrɪ; [US] -tɔ:rɪ; `lævə,tɔrɪ/
n
1 (also dated 旧亦作 `water-closet) device, usu consisting of a bowl connected to a drain, used for disposing of waste matter from the body 抽水马桶.
2 room, building, etc equipped with this device (有抽水马桶的)厕所. =>Usage at toilet 用法见toilet.
lavatory
nplurallavatories[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Medieval Latin;Origin: lavatorium 'bowl for washing in', from Latin lavare 'to wash']
formal a toilet or the room a toilet is in
1. Tommy´s been to the lavatory three times this morning, but I haven´t had any change yet! 今天上午汤米上了三次厕所, 但是我还没有找到小硬币.
2. In it, I often find so many toys that there's almost no room — even for my small lavatory or toilet kit. 我经常发现孩子房间里玩具实在太多了,甚至几乎连我小小的梳妆盒也无处可放。
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