Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #3550
toilet
马桶；坐便器
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.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
配有一个或多个厕所的房间或建筑
- 3.
A very shabby or dirty place.
- 4.
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
用于排便和小便的管道设施
- 5.
misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
导致努力或金钱损失的不幸
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
In use
The toilet won't flush, so I called the landlord.
Please put the toilet seat down after you use it.
We need to buy a new toilet because the old one is cracked.
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
May I use your toilet?
我可以用你的厕所吗？
flush the toilet
Connections
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
- She went to the toilet during the break.她在休息时间去上厕所。
- toilet bowl
- 马桶
Learner notes
Memory Tip
音似“拖衣了”，联想上厕所要脱衣。
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。
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'.
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。
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。
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。
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