Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #26387
commode
马桶；坐便器
A toilet fixture used for urination and defecation.
- 1.
A low chest of drawers on short legs.
带短腿的低矮抽屉柜。
- 2.
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
用于排便和排尿的卫生设备
- 3.
A stand for a washbowl and jug.
放置脸盆和水罐的架子。
- 4.
a tall elegant chest of drawers
高雅的抽屉柜
- 5.
A chair containing a chamber pot.
内含便盆的椅子。
便桶椅；坐便椅；抽屉柜；五斗柜；脸盆架；盥洗台；带短腿的低矮抽屉柜。；用于排便和排尿的卫生设备
In use
The elderly patient needed a commode placed next to her bed.
They replaced the old commode with a modern toilet.
After the renovation, the bathroom had a stylish new commode.
use the commode
commode 在此指便桶或马桶，常用于医疗或老年护理语境。
The patient needed help using the commode.
病人需要帮助使用便桶。
a commode with + noun
commode 在此指五斗橱，一种带抽屉的柜子。
She bought a commode with three drawers.
她买了一个有三个抽屉的五斗橱。
on the commode
commode 在此指洗脸台，通常带有水盆。
The washbowl was on the commode.
Connections
Collocations
- commode chair
- 坐便椅；便桶椅
- The patient needs a commode chair in the bathroom.病人需要在浴室里有一个坐便椅。
- antique commode
- 古董抽屉柜；古董五斗柜
- They sold an antique commode at the auction.他们在拍卖会上卖了一个古董抽屉柜。
- French commode
- 法式抽屉柜；法式五斗柜
- The French commode in the bedroom was a family heirloom.卧室里的法式抽屉柜是传家宝。
- marble-top commode
- 大理石台面抽屉柜
- A marble-top commode sat in the corner.一个大理石台面抽屉柜放在角落里。
- commode pan
- 便桶；坐便器内桶
- The caregiver emptied the commode pan every morning.护理员每天早上清倒便桶。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 commode 拆成 com+mode：家里的矮柜和马桶都是常见‘模式’的家具或设备。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：医疗护理、家居家具 该词有两个常用义：医疗护理场景多指移动坐便椅/便桶，语气较正式委婉；家具语境指抽屉柜，常见于书面或旧式描述。实际使用时应根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All of these words rhyme with commode /kəˈmoʊd/: mode, code, ode, node, load, and road all end in /oʊd/. Be careful not to confuse commode with common /ˈkɑːmən/ or comma /ˈkɑːmə/, which look similar at the start but sound different.
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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