Word
clotheshorse
/ˈkloʊzˌhɔːrs/
noun
晾衣架
A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.
- 1.
A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.
晾衣架；晾晒衣物的架子。
晾衣架；晾晒衣物的架子。
In use
After washing the shirts, she hung them on the clotheshorse in the backyard.
I need to buy a sturdy clotheshorse for drying heavy winter coats.
The wooden clotheshorse collapsed under the weight of the wet laundry.
place [clothes] on a clotheshorse
She placed the wet towels on a clotheshorse.
她把湿毛巾放在晾衣架上。
hang [clothes] on a clotheshorse
常用搭配
He hung his shirts on a clotheshorse to dry.
他把衬衫挂在晾衣架上晾干。
use a clotheshorse
作为名词，clotheshorse 是可数名词
I use a clotheshorse for drying delicate fabrics.
我用晾衣架晾干精致面料。
Common mistakes
She hung the wet clothes in the clotheshorse.She hung the wet clothes on the clotheshorse.
汉语中'在衣架上'常用'在...上'，但英语中挂衣服在晾衣架上要用介词"on"，表示在表面上。
I need clotheshorse for drying.I need a clotheshorse for drying.
clotheshorse是可数名词，单数形式前需要冠词a或the。
Connections
Confusing words
- clothesline
- 晾衣绳 · clotheshorse是晾衣架，一种框架；clothesline是晾衣绳，一条绳子。
- clothespin
- 晾衣夹 · clotheshorse是晾衣架，用于支撑衣服；clothespin是晾衣夹，用于固定衣服在绳上。
Word family
- clothesline
- 晾衣绳 · noun
- clothespin
- 晾衣夹 · noun
- clothes hanger
- 衣架 · noun
- clothes brush
- 衣刷 · noun
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用单数形式
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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