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go to the john
非正式用法。
I need to go to the john.
我需要去一下厕所。
厕所；卫生间
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
厕所；卫生间
a toilet; a room or building with a toilet
I need to go to the john.
我需要去一下厕所。
口语说法；常写作 john（小写）。
公骡
A male mule.
失败者主要为其表现不佳而找的借口。
An excuse, chiefly made by a losing player for their poor performance.
配备一个或多个厕所的房间或建筑
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
亨利二世的幼子；1199年至1216年英格兰国王；在其兄理查德一世去世后继位；失去了法国领土；1215年被贵族迫使签署《大宪章》
youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
I need to use the john before we leave.
我们离开前我需要用一下厕所。
The public john is around the corner.
公共厕所在拐角处。
He went to the john to wash his hands.
他去厕所洗手。
非正式用法。
I need to go to the john.
我需要去一下厕所。
Can I use your john?
可以用一下你的厕所吗？
He's in the john.
他在厕所里。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
使用厕所
I need to use the john before we leave.
我们离开前我需要上厕所。
去厕所
He went to the john during the break.
他在休息期间去了厕所。
在厕所里
She is in the john right now.
她现在在厕所里。
从厕所出来
He came out of the john looking relieved.
他从厕所出来，看起来轻松了。
无名氏（法律或新闻中用于泛指一个身份不明的男子）
The police found a John Doe in the park.
警方在公园里发现了一个身份不明的男子。
亲笔签名
Please put your John Hancock on the dotted line.
请在虚线上签上你的大名。
绝交信（通常指女友写给男友的分手信）
He received a Dear John letter from his girlfriend.
他收到了女友的分手信。
Use john naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 'John' 联想成厕所，因为很多英文厕所门上写着 'John'。
Register: slang. Typical settings: informal conversation. In British English, 'john' commonly refers to a toilet. In American English slang, 'john' refers to a prostitute's client. 注：该词为俚语，多用于非正式场合。英式英语中常指“厕所”，美式俚语中指“嫖客”。
真正押韵（/ɑn/）: don, con, on（拼写略有不同）。拼写相似但发音不同: son (/sʌn/)。
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