go to the lavatory
She went to the lavatory to wash her hands.
她去洗手间洗手。
卫生间;洗手间;厕所
抽水马桶;马桶;洗手池;盥洗盆;洗脸盆;配有一个或多个厕所的房间或建筑;永久安装并连接到水源和排水管的洗手池;用于洗手和洗脸;通过水流清洁废物的厕所
a room or building containing one or more toilets
配有一个或多个厕所的房间或建筑
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
永久安装并连接到水源和排水管的洗手池;用于洗手和洗脸
a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
通过水流清洁废物的厕所
a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it
Could you tell me where the nearest lavatory is?
请问最近的洗手间在哪里?
用法提示:lavatory 作名词,指公共洗手间或厕所。
The flight attendant pointed to the lavatory at the back of the plane.
空乘人员指了指飞机后部的洗手间。
用法提示:lavatory 作名词,指飞机上的厕所。
Public lavatories in this park are cleaned every two hours.
这个公园里的公共洗手间每两小时打扫一次。
用法提示:lavatory 作名词,此处用复数 lavatories,指公共厕所。
She went to the lavatory to wash her hands.
她去洗手间洗手。
He used the lavatory before boarding the plane.
他在登机前用了厕所。
通常表示某人在厕所内的状态。
He is in the lavatory at the moment.
他现在在洗手间里。
最通用词,但lavatory更正式
美国常用,但原意包含洗浴设施
美国公共场所用法,较正式
加拿大及正式场合用法
英式非正式用语
grammar · medium
易错句子I need to go to lavatory.
正确表达I need to go to the lavatory.
中文缺乏冠词,学习者常遗漏冠词。英语中可数名词'lavatory'需要冠词或限定词。
grammar · medium
易错句子I washed my hands in the lavatory.
正确表达I washed my hands in the sink.
'Lavatory'在现代英语中通常指厕所房间,而非洗手盆。表示洗手盆应用'sink'。
拼写上易混淆,但lavatory指厕所,laboratory指科学实验室。
在美式英语中bathroom常指厕所,但lavatory多用于公共场所或较正式语境。
toilet更具体指马桶或简陋的厕所,而lavatory是较文雅的说法。
公共厕所
There is a public lavatory near the park entrance.
公园入口附近有一个公共厕所。
卫生间设施
The station has clean lavatory facilities.
车站有干净的卫生间设施。
马桶座圈
Please put the lavatory seat down after use.
使用后请放下马桶座圈。
飞机厕所
The aircraft lavatory is located at the rear of the cabin.
飞机厕所位于客舱后部。
lav(lavatory 的截短词)
lavator(y) + -ial
lavatory + paper
lavatory + attendant
lavatory + seat
lav- (拉丁词根:洗) + -atory (名词后缀:…的场所);同根词:lavish (奢侈的), lave (洗浴);同后缀词:laboratory (实验室), observatory (天文台)
洗手间内的主要卫生设备
用于洗手和洗脸的固定设备
控制水流出的装置,通常安装在洗手池上
用于清洁的纸质用品
用于观察自身形象的玻璃制品
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.