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toilet

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n.盥洗室,梳洗

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toilet


/'tɔɪlɪt; `tɔɪlɪt/
n
1 [C] (room containing a) lavatory 厕所; 卫生间; 盥洗室; 恭桶
*Can you tell me where the toilets are? 您能告诉我洗手间在哪儿吗? =>Usage 见所附用法.
2 [U] (dated 旧) process of washing and dressing oneself, arranging one's hair, etc 化妆; 梳洗; 打扮
*[attrib 作定语] a `toilet set 一套梳妆用具
* `toilet articles, ie hairbrushes, combs, hand-mirrors, etc 梳妆用具(发刷、梳子、手镜等).

NOTE ON USAGE 用法
*In British English the toilet in private houses is called the lavatory, toilet, WC (dated), or loo (informal). 在英式英语中, 私人住宅中的厕所称为the lavatory、toilet、WC(已陈旧)或loo(用于口语). In public places it is called the Gents/the Ladies or public conveniences. 公共场所的厕所称为the Gents/the Ladies或public conveniences. In US English it is called the lavatory, toilet or bathroom in private houses and the washroom or rest-room in public buildings. 在美式英语中私人住宅中的厕所称为 the lavatory、toilet 或 bathroom, 在公共建筑物中的称为 the washroom 或 rest-room.

toilet


n

[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin: toilette 'cloth put around the shoulders while arranging the hair or shaving, toilette, toilet', from toile 'net, cloth', from Latin tela 'something woven']
[C]
a large bowl that you sit on to get rid of waste liquid or waste matter from your body
 He flushed the toilet (=made water go through the toilet to clean it) .
[C]BrE
a room or building containing a toilet
American Equivalent: bathroom, restroom
 public toilets
go to the toilet
especially BrE to pass waste liquid or waste matter from your body
 Mummy, I need to go to the toilet!
[U]old-fashioned the act of washing and dressing yourself
1. The toilet is at the end of corridor.
    厕所在走廊尽头.

2. The first flush toilet (抽水马桶), the first radio, the first hat with a fan.
    第一个抽水马桶,第一部收音机,第一顶装有扇子的帽子。

3. ´Tommy´s been to the toilet three times this morning,
    "今天上午汤米去了3次厕所了,

4. 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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