Lavatory
[ 'lævətɔri ]
其它 Other
n. 厕所;盥洗室;<宗>洗礼盆;
💡 词根助记
lav洗,冲洗+atory场所→冲洗的地方→洗手间
📝 例句
The lavatory is vacant.
厕所现在无人使用.
The lavatory won' t flush.
抽水马桶不灵。
Is the lavatory vacant?
厕所里没有人吧?
Where is the ladies' lavatory please?
请问女卫生间在哪儿？
May I use your lavatory I'm bursting! ie I need to urinate urgently.
我可以用用你们的厕所吗--我实在憋不住了.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ laboratory-实验室,lavatory-盥洗室:他在实验室工作后到盥洗室洗手
※ la-拼音“拉”,va-谐音“蛙”,tory- story故事:这是一个关于厕所里拉出青蛙的故事
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-lav-表示“冲洗”
常见变体有-lus-
📖 牛津释义
lavatory
n
1 (also dated 旧亦作 `water-closet) device, usu consisting of a bowl connected to a drain, used for disposing of waste matter from the body 抽水马桶.
2 room, building, etc equipped with this device （有抽水马桶的）厕所. =>Usage at toilet 用法见toilet.
🎯 考研助记
lava(拉屋)+tory(名缀):拉屎的屋即 厕所 网友：yqy 补充：“来我”（谐音）：我来上厕所
🔁 扩展释义
*['lævәtәri]n. 洗脸盆, 厕所
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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Be merciful! Let me destroy this paper.
慈悲一点吧！让我撕毁这张借约吧。
In 1893 New Zealand was the first nation in modern times to allow women to vote, long before many other countries.
3年，新西兰是第一个在近代就允许妇女参加选举的国家，这比许多其他国家要早得多。
After working with bees for many years, Professor Von Frisch was puzzled by something he had noticed again and again.
在和蜜蜂打了多年的交道后，冯·弗里施教授对他反复注意到的事感到迷惑。