bathroom
bathroom — noun
1. a room in a home or hotel used for bathing and washing, usually with either a ba
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.
collocation: bathroom floor
Our hotel room had a small bathroom with a shower.
bathroom + with + shower
Mia painted the bathroom wall pale blue last spring.
A narrow bathroom sits between the kitchen and the bedroom.
By the door, the bathroom mirror was still full of steam.
- 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
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?
polite question for a toilet room
Lena asked the waiter if customers could use the bathroom.
use the bathroom
The bathroom at the gas station was closed for cleaning.
On the train, one bathroom was out of order.
A sign by the hall pointed to the men's bathroom.
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.