Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #3550
toilet
马桶；坐便器
核心释义
a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture with a seat, used for urination and defecation, usually flushed with water
- 1.
A fixture used for urination and defecation, particularly one with a large bowl and ring-shaped seat which uses water to flush the waste material into a septic tank or sewer system.
- 2.
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
- 3.
A very shabby or dirty place.
- 4.
用于排便和小便的管道设施
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
- 5.
导致努力或金钱损失的不幸
misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
卫生间；洗手间；厕所；付诸东流；化为乌有；肮脏邋遢的地方；配有一个或多个厕所的房间或建筑；用于排便和小便的管道设施
用法In use
The toilet won't flush, so I called the landlord.
用法提示：toilet 是名词，这里指马桶/坐便器，在句中作主语。
Please put the toilet seat down after you use it.
用法提示：toilet 是名词，修饰 seat，构成常用搭配 toilet seat。
We need to buy a new toilet because the old one is cracked.
用法提示：toilet 是名词，指马桶/坐便器，作 buy 的宾语。
pensions are in the toilet
go to the toilet
I need to go to the toilet.
我需要去厕所。
use the toilet
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- public toilet
- 公共厕所
- There is a public toilet near the park.公园附近有一个公共厕所。
- flush the toilet
- 冲马桶
- Please remember to flush the toilet after use.使用后请记得冲马桶。
- toilet paper
- 卫生纸
- We ran out of toilet paper.我们的卫生纸用完了。
- toilet seat
- 马桶座圈
- He lifted the toilet seat.他掀起了马桶座圈。
- go to the toilet
- 去上厕所
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
音似“拖衣了”，联想上厕所要脱衣。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 公共场所, 家庭; note_zh: 通常指厕所或马桶，英式英语常用，美式英语略显正式，多用于公共场所或家庭。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The stressed vowel /ɔɪ/ matches 'boil', 'coil', 'soil', 'spoil'. The spelling '-let' appears in 'wallet' and 'violet', but their vowel sounds differ: /ɒ/ or /ɑː/ in 'wallet', /aɪ/ in 'violet'. No exact rhymes for 'toilet'.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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