Lavatory
[ 'lævətɔri ]
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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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Do you wish to say anything, Antonio?
安东尼奥，你还想说什么吗？
She understood I was begging for new words, for the names of the things I touched.
她懂得我是在求她教新单词--我所触摸的东西的名称。
We ate our sandwiches and a bar of chocolate each and began to feel better.
我们俩都吃了三明治和一块巧克力才感到舒服些了。