use an earth-closet
earth-closet 指一种户外厕所，通常用土覆盖排泄物。
In rural areas, many families still use an earth-closet.
在农村地区，许多家庭仍在使用撒土厕所。
土厕所；旱厕
撒土厕所
撒土厕所
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
The old farmhouse still has an earth-closet at the end of the garden.
那座老农舍的花园尽头还有一个土厕所。
用法提示：earth-closet 是名词，指用土覆盖排泄物的简易户外厕所。
Before modern plumbing was installed, every cottage in the village relied on an earth-closet.
在安装现代管道之前，村里每间小屋都靠土厕所。
用法提示：earth-closet 作可数名词，在句中作 relied on 的宾语。
They cleaned the earth-closet every week and sprinkled fresh soil inside after each use.
他们每周清理土厕所，每次使用后在里面撒上新土。
用法提示：earth-closet 是名词，这里作 cleaned 的宾语。
earth-closet 指一种户外厕所，通常用土覆盖排泄物。
In rural areas, many families still use an earth-closet.
在农村地区，许多家庭仍在使用撒土厕所。
He went to the earth-closet behind the house.
他去了屋后的撒土厕所。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need to clean the earth closet.
正确表达I need to clean the earth-closet.
earth-closet 是复合名词，应保留连字符以表示它是一个整体概念。
grammar · medium
易错句子They earth-closet in the backyard.
正确表达They use an earth-closet in the backyard.
earth-closet 是名词，不能用作动词；应添加动词 'use' 并加上冠词。
outhouse 泛指独立的户外厕所，不特指用土覆盖的干式系统；earth-closet 强调用土覆盖排泄物的干式厕所。
privy 是正式或古语词，指任何厕所，不特指干式土覆盖系统；earth-closet 专指用土覆盖的特定厕所类型。
latrine 多指公共、临时或集体使用的厕所，而 earth-closet 是单个家庭用的干式土厕所。
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