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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I shall not have you killed.
我将不处死你。
Once on the boat, they were taken bolow and their chains were fixed to two bars that ran the length of the ship.
一上船，他们就被带进底舱，他们的镣铐就被拴在两根从船的一头伸到另一头的铁杆上。
The sides of the deer were coloured with a reddish-brown paint.
鹿的四周用一种淡棕带红的颜色勾勒。