go to the lav
常用口语表达。
He went to the lav.
他去了洗手间。
洗手间；厕所
配备一个或多个厕所的房间或建筑；盥洗室；洗脸盆
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
Excuse me, where is the lav?
请问，洗手间在哪里？
用法提示：lav 是名词，指洗手间或厕所，常用于口语问路。
The lav is at the end of the hall.
洗手间在走廊尽头。
用法提示：lav 作名词，在句中作主语，表示带马桶的房间。
He went to the lav to wash his hands.
他去洗手间洗手。
用法提示：lav 作名词，作介词 to 的宾语，指盥洗室或厕所。
常用口语表达。
He went to the lav.
他去了洗手间。
礼貌用语。
May I use your lav?
我可以用一下你的洗手间吗？
She is in the lav.
她在洗手间里。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need to go to lav.
正确表达I need to go to the lav.
“lav”是可数名词，表示“厕所”时通常需要加冠词“the”或“a”，因为它是特指某个具体的设施。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need to lav.
正确表达I need to use the lav.
“lav”是名词，不能直接用作动词。表达“使用厕所”需要用动词短语“use the lav”。
发音相似，但'lava'指火山熔岩，与'lav'（厕所/盥洗室）意义完全不同
语义重叠，但'lavatory'是完整形式，更正式，而'lav'是口语缩写
拼写和发音相似，但'lavender'指一种植物或颜色，与'lav'（洗手间）无关
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