laundry line
laundry line — 名詞
1. a long thin rope, wire, or plastic cord used for hanging wet clothes on outdoors
晾衣繩
戶外晾曬濕衣服用的繩索
a long thin rope, wire, or plastic cord used for hanging wet clothes on outdoors so that they dry naturally in the air and wind
Emre hung his wet jeans on the laundry line behind the house.
Emre 把溼牛仔褲掛在屋後的晾衣繩上。
collocation: hang + on a laundry line
A gust of wind blew a towel off the laundry line into the garden.
一陣強風把一條毛巾從晾衣繩上吹落，掉進了花園裡。
collocation: off the laundry line
Ravindra's grandmother still uses a laundry line instead of a machine dryer.
Ravindra 的祖母至今仍用晾衣繩晾衣服，不用烘乾機。
Yasmin clipped each sock to the laundry line with a small wooden peg.
Yasmin 用小木夾把每一隻襪子夾在晾衣繩上。
When rain started, Hoa ran outside to take the sheets off the laundry line.
天開始下雨時，Hoa 跑到外面把床單從晾衣繩上收下來。
- clothesline
the most common term in American English; same object
- washing line
the dominant term in British English; same object
- drying line
less common synonym; sometimes refers to an indoor line
- tumble dryer
a machine that dries clothes with hot air, opposite method of drying
- clothes dryer
appliance that dries laundry mechanically instead of by outdoor air
文法句型
a laundry line
on a/the laundry line
用法筆記
Often used interchangeably with 'clothesline'. In American English 'clothesline' is more common, while 'washing line' is the usual term in British English.