Phrase
chamber pot
夜壶；便壶
A portable container used for urination and defecation, especially before the invention of the flush toilet.
现多指旧式便器
- 1.
A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.
便壶；冲水马桶问世前用于大小便的容器。
便壶；冲水马桶问世前用于大小便的容器。；便壶
In use
In the old castle, each bedroom had a chamber pot under the bed.
My grandmother kept a porcelain chamber pot in her closet as a memento.
During the power outage, we used a chamber pot to avoid going outside.
use a chamber pot
便壶是旧时的卫生用具。
Before indoor plumbing, people used a chamber pot.
在室内管道出现之前，人们使用便壶。
empty a chamber pot
The maid emptied the chamber pot into the outhouse.
女仆将便壶倒入户外厕所。
keep a chamber pot under the bed
They kept a chamber pot under the bed for nighttime use.
他们把便壶放在床下，供夜间使用。
Common mistakes
I need to chamber pot.I need to use a chamber pot.
将名词短语'chamber pot'误用作动词。英语中名词不能直接作谓语，需加动词'use'。
I have chamber pot in my room.I have a chamber pot in my room.
可数名词前缺少不定冠词'a'。中文没有冠词，导致学习者遗漏。
Connections
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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