bathroom
/ˈbɑːθruːm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbæθruːm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbath-ˌrüm -ˌru̇m, ˈbäth-/ (ame, mw)
bathroom — 名詞
1. a room in a home or hotel used for bathing and washing, usually with either a ba
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
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
Mia painted the bathroom wall pale blue last spring.
Mia 去年春天把浴室牆壁漆成淡藍色。
A narrow bathroom sits between the kitchen and the bedroom.
一間狹窄的浴室就在廚房和臥室之間。
By the door, the bathroom mirror was still full of steam.
門邊那面浴室鏡子上還滿是水氣。
- 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
2. in North American English, a room people use to go to the toilet, even if there
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
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
The bathroom at the gas station was closed for cleaning.
加油站的廁所當時因為清潔而關閉。
On the train, one bathroom was out of order.
在火車上，有一間廁所故障不能用。
A sign by the hall pointed to the men's bathroom.
走廊旁的一個標示牌指向男廁所。
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.