bathroom

IPA/ˈbɑːθruːm/
KK[bˈæθrˌum]IPA/ˈbæθruːm/

bathroom — 名詞

  • bathroomsingular
  • bathroomsplural

1. a room in a home or hotel used for bathing and washing, usually with either a ba

1.名詞A1
釋義

浴室

家中或旅館裡洗澡梳洗的房間

a room in a home or hotel used for bathing and washing, usually with either a bath or a shower; many also include a toilet and sink

例句

The kids left wet towels on the bathroom floor again.

孩子們又把濕毛巾留在浴室地板上了。

collocation: bathroom floor

Our hotel room had a small bathroom with a shower.

我們的旅館房間裡有一間帶淋浴的浴室。

bathroom + with + shower

常見搭配
  • guest bathroom
  • shared bathroom
  • upstairs bathroom
  • bathroom wall
  • bathroom mirror
同義詞
  • washroom

    similar, but in some places it more often means a public toilet

  • shower room

    narrower; it emphasizes the place for showering

  • lavatory

    more formal and usually used for a toilet room, not a home bathroom

文法句型

in the bathroom

bathroom with a shower

clean the bathroom

用法筆記

Often used for a room in a home or hotel. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense refers to the whole washing room, not only the toilet facility.

常見錯誤

I took a shower in the toilet.
I took a shower in the bathroom.
toilet usually focuses on the toilet itself or the toilet room, not the whole washing room.

2. in North American English, a room people use to go to the toilet, even if there

2.名詞A2
釋義

廁所

美式英語裡指可如廁的房間

in North American English, a room people use to go to the toilet, even if there is no bath there

例句

Excuse me, where is the bathroom near the ticket office?

不好意思，售票處附近的廁所在哪裡？

polite question for a toilet room

Lena asked the waiter if customers could use the bathroom.

Lena 問服務生客人能不能使用廁所。

use the bathroom

常見搭配
  • public bathroom
  • men's bathroom
  • women's bathroom
  • bathroom break
  • bathroom sign
同義詞
  • restroom

    very common in public places in American English

  • washroom

    common in Canadian English and some public signs

  • toilet

    more direct and used widely outside North America

  • lavatory

    formal and often seen on signs or in transport

文法句型

use the bathroom

go to the bathroom

where is the bathroom?

用法筆記

Common in American English as a polite way to mean a toilet room. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense does not require a bath or shower to be present.

常見錯誤

Where is the bathroom?' (in British English, when you only need the toilet)
Where is the toilet?
bathroom is the usual polite word in American English, but toilet is clearer in many other varieties.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • bathroom door
  • bathroom floor
  • bathroom mirror
  • bathroom sink

常用片語

介系詞搭配

  • in the bathroom
  • from the bathroom
  • into the bathroom