washbasin

IPA/ˈwɒʃbeɪsn/
KK[wˈɑʃbˌesən]IPA/ˈwɑːʃbeɪsn/

washbasin — 名詞

  • washbasinsingular
  • washbasinsplural

1. A container made of ceramic or other hard material, fixed to a bathroom wall, wi

1.名詞B1
釋義

洗臉盆

固定在浴室的洗臉容器,附水龍頭及排水管

A container made of ceramic or other hard material, fixed to a bathroom wall, with faucets that bring in water and a drain that lets used water flow out, used for cleaning the hands and face.

例句

Gita filled the washbasin with warm water to wash her face.

Gita 把洗臉盆裝滿溫水來洗臉。

collocation: fill a washbasin with [water]

The plumber fixed a leaky pipe under the washbasin in the guest bathroom.

水管工人修好了客用浴室洗臉盆下方漏水的水管。

常見搭配
  • fill a washbasin
  • clean a washbasin
  • washbasin with hot and cold taps
  • ceramic / porcelain washbasin
  • washbasin in the bathroom
  • under the washbasin
  • drain of the washbasin
同義詞
  • sink

    The everyday word in American English; also refers to kitchen fixtures, which a washbasin does not.

  • basin

    A more general term for any bowl-shaped container, not necessarily plumbed or fixed to a wall.

  • washbowl

    Usually a movable, unplumbed bowl used for washing; less common in modern homes and slightly old-fashioned.

  • hand basin

    A common British synonym, especially in public restroom contexts.

文法句型

a/the washbasin

possessive + washbasin

用法筆記

Washbasin is more common in British English. In American English, sink (or bathroom sink) is the usual word for the same fixture. A washbasin is only found in bathrooms or cloakrooms, not in kitchens.

常見錯誤

I washed the dishes in the washbasin.
I washed the dishes in the kitchen sink.
A washbasin is for personal washing (hands, face), not for cleaning dishes or clothes.
Please use the washbasin in the kitchen.
Please use the sink in the kitchen.
Kitchen fixtures are called sinks, not washbasins, in all varieties of English.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • ceramic washbasin
  • porcelain washbasin
  • bathroom washbasin
  • pedestal washbasin

常用片語

  • washbasin and mirror
  • washbasin with pedestal

介系詞搭配

  • in the washbasin
  • under the washbasin
  • into the washbasin