Word · Frequency #19355
laundromat
自助洗衣店；投币式自助洗衣店
a self-service laundry with coin-operated washing machines
Laundromat 原为注册商标，现常泛指自助洗衣店。
- 1.
A money laundering operation.
洗钱活动。
- 2.
a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers
自助洗衣店(投币式洗衣机)
洗钱活动。；自助洗衣店(投币式洗衣机)；自助洗衣店；自动洗衣店
In use
I usually take my laundry to the laundromat on Saturday mornings.
She put her clothes into a machine at the laundromat and waited for the cycle to finish.
There is a laundromat near our apartment, so we don't need to buy a washing machine.
go to the laundromat
laundromat 是可数名词，常用 the 指附近或特定的那家洗衣店。
I need to go to the laundromat to wash my clothes.
我需要去自助洗衣店洗衣服。
be at the laundromat
He was at the laundromat when I called.
我打电话时他在自助洗衣店。
run a laundromat
复数形式是 laundromats。
Connections
Collocations
- go to the laundromat
- 去自助洗衣店
- I go to the laundromat every Friday.我每个星期五去自助洗衣店。
- do laundry at the laundromat
- 在自助洗衣店洗衣服
- Since my apartment has no washing machine, I do laundry at the laundromat.因为我的公寓没有洗衣机，我在自助洗衣店洗衣服。
- laundromat attendant
- 自助洗衣店服务员
- The laundromat attendant showed me which machine was free.自助洗衣店服务员告诉我哪台机器空着。
- neighborhood laundromat
- 社区自助洗衣店
- The neighborhood laundromat is a short walk from my house.社区自助洗衣店离我家只有几步路。
- laundromat owner
- 自助洗衣店老板
- The laundromat owner keeps the place clean and safe.自助洗衣店老板把店里保持得干净又安全。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆法：laundro像laundry（洗衣），mat是垫子；想象自助洗衣店的洗衣机下垫着垫子，投币即洗。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday errands、storefront signs 该词属于日常用语，多用于口语和一般书面语，语气比较中性；在非常正式的场合可考虑说 self-service laundry，但平常对话中用 laundromat 很自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
共同拼写部分是 mat。mat、doormat、bathmat、placemat、automat 末尾的 /mæt/ 与 laundromat 末尾读音相同；format 虽也以 -mat 拼写，但重音在首音节，末音节无重音，读音模式不同，不要当作押韵词。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.