1
do the laundry
I need to do the laundry.
我需要洗衣服。
待洗衣物；洗好的衣物
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
待洗衣物；洗好的衣物
clothes or household linen that are washed or need washing
I need to do the laundry.
我需要洗衣服。
指衣物，不是“洗衣店”。
洗涤；清洗
A laundering; a washing.
可通过洗涤清洁的衣物或白色家用纺织品
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
进行洗涤的地方或房间,包括衣物以外的洗涤
A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.
洗衣店,衣物清洗和熨烫的工作场所
workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
I need to sort the laundry before putting it in the washing machine.
我需要在把待洗衣物放进洗衣机之前把它们分类。
She hung the clean laundry on the line to dry in the sun.
她把洗好的衣物挂在绳子上，让它们在阳光下晾干。
This detergent is specially made for baby laundry.
这种洗涤剂是专门为清洗婴儿衣物而制的。
I need to do the laundry.
我需要洗衣服。
这种结构表示与洗衣相关的物品或场所。
Please put the towels in the laundry basket.
请把毛巾放进洗衣篮里。
表示衣物的数量或堆叠。
There is a huge pile of laundry to fold.
有一大堆要叠的衣物。
这种结构中的laundry指洗衣店或洗衣房。
He dropped off his shirts at the laundry.
他把衬衫送到洗衣店。
Not this
I need to laundry my clothes.
Use this
I need to launder my clothes.
'laundry' 是名词，不能用作动词。表示‘洗衣服’应用动词 'launder' 或短语 'do the laundry'。
Not this
I need to do a laundry before the trip.
Use this
I need to do laundry before the trip.
'do laundry' 是固定短语，表示‘洗衣服’这个活动，不需要加不定冠词。加上 'a' 会被误解为‘一家洗衣店’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
洗衣服
I need to do the laundry tonight.
我今晚需要洗衣服。
洗衣房
The laundry room is in the basement.
洗衣房在地下室。
脏衣服
Put your dirty laundry in the basket.
把你的脏衣服放进篮子里。
洗衣液
We're out of laundry detergent.
我们没有洗衣液了。
叠衣服
She folded the laundry after it dried.
衣服干后她叠好了。
洗衣篮
The laundry basket is full.
洗衣篮满了。
公开谈论家丑
He was upset because she aired their dirty laundry in public.
他很生气，因为她公开了他们的家丑。
不可告人的秘密
The company's dirty laundry was exposed by the media.
公司的丑闻被媒体曝光了。
详细清单
She gave me a laundry list of things to buy.
她给了我一张长长的购物清单。
Use laundry naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将 'laundry' 拆分为 'lawn'（草坪）和 'dry'（干），想象草坪上晾晒的干净衣物。
“laundry”作为名词，通常用于日常口语和书面语，注册为中性（neutral），常见于家庭（指衣物）或商业（指洗衣店）场景。具体含义可根据上下文选择，无需特别标注语域。
这些词拼写以-ndry或-ntry结尾，但重读音节元音不同，没有与laundry押韵的词。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.